Is it too early to see rubs?

[Allegheny Tom]

Is this normal or a little early for your area?


Spencer

This is a little early for here.
Normally starts around September 1st.
It seems like the younger bucks shed velvet earlier than older bucks.
This buck looked like a 2.5 year old. His body looked a little more developed than a yearling.

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[Dewey]

Early rubs especially near known bedding is exactly what you want to find. Likely in his core area. No better intel than that for killing an early season buck.

 

[BTaylor]

We checked cams on a buddy's farm this weekend and had a 5.5 y/o buck that was hard horned. Earliest I ever remember here and for sure would not have been expecting a mature buck to be shed this early. Shedding normally starts early Sept here as well.

 

[SCHunter85]

Found a good rub and a couple scrapes in upstate south carolina today. They were on a saddle between two bedding areas.