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It seems to be the opposite here. More times than not it gets hammered the first night it is out. When I put in the first ones last year it was 90 degrees. I was sweating up a storm after digging the holes and really stunk up the trees putting them in. I figured it would take awhile to get rid of my smell, but they were all shredded the first night, and hit everyday after. The bucks here seem to go crazy when a tree pops up in the foodplot overnight.
 
Totally agree.( Not trying to claim idea but I use to do this all the time back in the mid-nineties. Have old Cam Trakker print pics of devastated trees shortly after planting them 18 " deep in a half bag of Sakrete......that way the bucks usually wouldn't push them over.) I would find a cedar or other preferred rub tree species and cut it off then dig a hole,plant the tree about 18 yards from my fields edge stand. I would also make sure there was an overhead branch approx. 5-1/2 to 6 feet high on the tree (I would sometimes nail the limb in place and it needed to be pointing towards my treestand. That way you would have an better chance that the buck would be broadside,or, better yet quatering away with his face buried in the overhead branch, completely preoccupied as you settle your pin)...I would usually plant the trees around velvet shedding time, first week in Sept......like a dog that can't walk past a fire hydrant, both does and bucks would often scent check, rub or scrape at the rub/licking branch mock tree.......not always, but enough time to make it a fun thing to do.....give it a try and put a camera on it and share your pics...oh yeah, I would sometimes pee in the scrape under the branch or,if I had any type of commercial deer scent i would lace the scrape......usually can't go wrong with almost any scent.....they are curious animals.
 
Medicine Man said:
Totally agree.( Not trying to claim idea but I use to do this all the time back in the mid-nineties. Have old Cam Trakker print pics of devastated trees shortly after planting them 18 " deep in a half bag of Sakrete......that way the bucks usually wouldn't push them over.)
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If you put some Sakrete out in a field, that I assume may have been a farmer's field that you were hunting, did you come back in the early spring and remove the concrete chunk or did you leave it out there? I ask, because I would presume that a farmer running a disc or planter over something like this would cause them to suspend your future hunting privileges. :grin:

This is an informative thread, thanks for the ideas guys.
 
Cam Trakkers, boy does that bring back memories of all the money I used to spend back then on film and developing for 36 pictures at a time.
 
If you put some Sakrete out in a field, that I assume may have been a farmer's field that you were hunting, did you come back in the early spring and remove the concrete chunk or did you leave it out there? I ask, because I would presume that a farmer running a disc or planter over something like this would cause them to suspend your future hunting privileges. :grin:

Farmer knew about all the locations. Most were inside corners and he just worked around them. I had total hunting rights on the farm, he was a friend, never had a problem......but I sure see your point if you were an invited guest.
 
6x6 (or anyone else) - does this have to be in a food plot???

I had the landowner do some heavy mowing just outside a big chunk of timber along a travel route (actually in some heavy pheasants forever mix - looks just like CRP)...this way they could see the lone tree....

Wonder if it will have the same effect?

I have a cam on it, so I guess we'll find out in due time! ;)

Thanks for the advice to speak on this topic...many guys hide this stuff to theirselves. Much appreciated. Can't wait to see if it works on my property. :way:
 
Should work great. The main draw is just being out in the open, whether its a foodplot, picked field or a mowed travel route. I would bet it should make a good sign post that all the bucks should scent up and check to see who else has been thru. Did you leave any over hanging branches? They really spend alot of time working them. They also seem to prefer forked trees, but that makes it easier to pull up out of the ground. Once they start really hitting the tree it will get real loose in the ground, but they seem to like it even more when it shakes and turns from getting loose. I am going with bigger trees this year so I dont have to replace them when they get too tore up and the overhanging branch or branches busted off. I use willow trees and get them as deep in the ground as possible. If the ground is moist enough the willows will stay alive and not start drying out. I have had some take off growing the next spring below where the rubbing is.
 
i am going to try this this year. I read about this on the qdma sight also some great tips and a fun project to try thanks.

Those pics would be great. They must have originally been posted but dont show up now??:confused:
 
6x6 said:
Did you leave any over hanging branches?
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Yes...I actually got a cedar to have a couple, and also the willow that I put in next to the rubbing post has one or 2 as well....

Ground was hard but we really packed it in deep - couple feet at least...hope it survives a little while!

I placed it just outside the "big" timber where they exit and walk to the food source....it's the only "thing" to rub on in a big 20 acre field.

I'll try to get some pics up from the video...

Thanks again for posting this stuff 6x6...can't wait to check the cams in 2 weeks. :way:
 
6x6 - here are a few still shots taken from the video clips....

Making the scrape...
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Didn't know Brooks was filming, but since he did, I'm putting VERY DOMINANT urine on the scrape...careful, this stuff sells for lots of cash. :thrwrck:
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The rubbing post and willow put together (and putting rub marks on the willow)....
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We'll see if it works...I have a 2MP camera pointed at them both right into the sun... :thrwrck: It was the only tree I could get it on....I tried to put it high and angle it down.

Highlight of my day was getting my buddy to pee in a scrape and then having him realize that he was pointed right at my Bushnell. Bwaaaaahahahaha....he zipped up in a hurry let me tell you!! :D

Good thing I had that baby turned off....phew.

Again, don't know if this will work, but thanks for the ideas on this...
 
Anyone know what happened to the original photos that 6x6 posted? I want to show this to my brother to get him to help me put a couple of these out, but he wants to see proof and when i went to show him the pics they were gone. They were up last time I looked, but now I can't see them. This is a brilliant idea.
 
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Here is a couple good sets of pictures. The 2010 pics are the same day I put it in a weedy part of a cornfield that I just mowed an area out. It was hot and I sweated all over that tree getting it set, but they came in and started on it before dark. The am should be pm on the pictures. The 2009 set really shows how much they love the branches then go to town on the tree. I am cutting bigger trees this week with plenty of smaller branches for them to start working as the velvet comes off. I will let you guys know how well it works this early.
 
Sounds like a great idea. I think i may try to give this a try this year. I am going to have to get creative where i put them because i am an invited guest on the farm i hunt.
Will this work if it is only about 10 yards from the woodline? There area few spots where the farmer doesnt plant right up against the woods that i think i could get one put in at.
 
Great pics guys! Definitely putting these out this year, just been waiting for hard horn! Can't wait to see the pics.
 
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