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Post by Woody Williams on Aug 19, 2015 18:58:25 GMT -5
Cedar landscape timber work? Dunno.. Bucks like cedar to rub on.. I've seen pictures where they wore down fence poles to nothing...
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Aug 19, 2015 19:01:35 GMT -5
Cedar landscape timber work? You know it will. This is what I'm going to try if I can get an extra $30 together.
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Post by scrobertson on Aug 19, 2015 20:41:21 GMT -5
I think the scrape and licking branch is what bring more deer in during daylight hours than just a post to rub since the majority of rubs are made in the dark. Put the "post" near bedding areas and theres a good chance you will see deer.
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Aug 19, 2015 20:44:09 GMT -5
I'd like to do what Woody said, drill holes at an angle for cut limbs with leaves at 4'.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Aug 20, 2015 7:24:28 GMT -5
I'd probably just cut a sapling and stick it out there. I guess that could technically be considered baiting though, since deer sometimes eat leaves and woody browse
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Post by bartiks on Aug 27, 2015 19:38:48 GMT -5
Is it to late to put one out? I've never done it but I've heard that it's a good way to get them to come where you want them to. Does it matter what the size of it is? How tall and the like? If I'm still within the window of putting one out I think I might put one out this weekend. Thanks all and god bless.
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Post by Woody Williams on Aug 27, 2015 20:09:59 GMT -5
Is it to late to put one out? I've never done it but I've heard that it's a good way to get them to come where you want them to. Does it matter what the size of it is? How tall and the like? If I'm still within the window of putting one out I think I might put one out this weekend. Thanks all and god bless. Not too late at all.. Mine is not out yet either. Waiting on one from down in KY.. Pre-rut rubbing is more important than velvet rubbing..
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Post by tenring on Aug 28, 2015 7:50:47 GMT -5
There was an article in one of the outdoor mags a couple of years ago [forget which one] where the author placed several posts of different species to see which worked or didn't. The Cedar post worked hands down. The main trick is to use a "scented" post. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DznKhA_amukIf a Cedar tree or post is not readily available, you might try this. www.texarome.com/cedarwood_oil_uses.htm
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Post by Woody Williams on Aug 31, 2015 16:40:02 GMT -5
My food plot rubbing post.. spade for reference Close up of the limb secured in the post Getting some green even with no rain. Ground had good moisture Oats are sprouting up Turkey dustings ..
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Post by HuntMeister on Aug 31, 2015 18:36:58 GMT -5
First rubbing post that I have tried, whitetail1 and I got it in our future food plot this past weekend. This is going to be so much fun, hope they like it. We have a cam nearby to catch all the action! We picked out several possible stand sites just inside the timber.
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Aug 31, 2015 19:37:30 GMT -5
First rubbing post that I have tried, whitetail1 and I got it in our future food plot this past weekend. This is going to be so much fun, hope they like it. We have a cam nearby to catch all the action! We picked out several possible stand sites just inside the timber. Did you make a mock scrap or use scrap scent?
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Post by Woody Williams on Aug 31, 2015 21:15:57 GMT -5
Looks good HM!!
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Post by HuntMeister on Sept 1, 2015 6:28:51 GMT -5
Thanks WW! It is modeled after the one you did and shared with us. Jon, We did not do any scrape yet or any scent, hoping the deer will do so on their own. This coming weekend we will be seeding the plot, I plan to take some short 2X4's to drive along the post to help firm it in place a little better...kind of wobbly now and afraid that it will get taken down as it is right now.
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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 1, 2015 7:37:40 GMT -5
As you can see mine is a lot taller than it needs to be. The gent that cut it for me cut down the whole tree and left the top on. I cut the top off and I guess the total length is 10 foot.. I put approximately 2 to 2 1/2 feet in the ground using a post hole digger . The diameter of the tree made a pretty tight fit ..
I didn't put any scent out and wil put out a camera on it in a couple weeks...
Interesting concept for drawing and positioning a buck..
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Sept 1, 2015 13:42:20 GMT -5
I really want to do put one up. I think it's a wonderful idea. I'll have to get a cedar post as I might lose my hunting ground if I plucked up one of my land owners trees. If nothing else, it will make a distance marker for me.
I'm not thinking it would hurt to make a mock scrape. I've seen those scent drips, but I don't know if they do any good or scare them off.
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Post by bartiks on Sept 4, 2015 12:54:11 GMT -5
I really want to do put one up. I think it's a wonderful idea. I'll have to get a cedar post as I might lose my hunting ground if I plucked up one of my land owners trees. If nothing else, it will make a distance marker for me. I'm not thinking it would hurt to make a mock scrape. I've seen those scent drips, but I don't know if they do any good or scare them off. I did a magnum scent drip last year and I noticed a little more activity that I normally do. I'm not saying there was a line waiting to check it out from what my pictures shown but I did notice a little more activity.
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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 4, 2015 13:22:43 GMT -5
I'm considering doing a scent drop on the post. What scent should I use?
Thanks
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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 4, 2015 13:25:26 GMT -5
Thanks WW! It is modeled after the one you did and shared with us. Jon, We did not do any scrape yet or any scent, hoping the deer will do so on their own. This coming weekend we will be seeding the plot, I plan to take some short 2X4's to drive along the post to help firm it in place a little better...kind of wobbly now and afraid that it will get taken down as it is right now. Woodmaster told me that they had one in Illionois that wasn't buried deep enough and the buck knocked it out of the ground. But those big old Illinois bucks would probably uproot a telephone pole.. .
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Sept 4, 2015 16:23:19 GMT -5
I'm considering doing a scent drop on the post. What scent should I use? Thanks As far as brand, I wouldn't know the difference, but you'd want an intruder buck scent, IMO. I did try those scent sticks like deodorant and rubbed it on a tree, and got photos of young bucks going over to check it out. I think a drip is nice in theory as it provides a slow release and keeps the scent around.
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Post by bartiks on Sept 5, 2015 11:46:59 GMT -5
From what I remember from putting it out last year, which isn't much since my memory is getting bad. It had like a mix of doe in heat and buck in rut. It would only drip during the day since the bottle was a darker color and the sun would warm it up enough that it would drip during the day. Kind of got me excited about hunting near it, however the game camera just showed pictures in the middle of the night. Might work out for you better than it did me. Thanks and god bless
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