Jim Boyd
Senior Member
Folks,
I have a project I would propose to you and get some opinions.
We have long known that cedars prove almost irresistable to bucks when they want to make a rub.
Historically, also, some of the most prominent rubs I have ever seen have been on cedars.
I have a lot of cedars on my lease - and a lot of them get hit as "rubs" - but I also have a lot of these that have branches all the way down low and these seem not to get used as rubs.
I saw a few last year where the buck simply shredded the lower branches to get to the trunk of the tree - but - here comes the question:
Do you folks feel like we could entice bucks to use cedar trees if we cleanly removed the lower branches up to about 3.5 to 4.0 feet?
I am going to identify about 12-15 like this, trim them and then see which ones actually get used.
Thoughts or ideas?
Best of luck this year.
Jim
I have a project I would propose to you and get some opinions.
We have long known that cedars prove almost irresistable to bucks when they want to make a rub.
Historically, also, some of the most prominent rubs I have ever seen have been on cedars.
I have a lot of cedars on my lease - and a lot of them get hit as "rubs" - but I also have a lot of these that have branches all the way down low and these seem not to get used as rubs.
I saw a few last year where the buck simply shredded the lower branches to get to the trunk of the tree - but - here comes the question:
Do you folks feel like we could entice bucks to use cedar trees if we cleanly removed the lower branches up to about 3.5 to 4.0 feet?
I am going to identify about 12-15 like this, trim them and then see which ones actually get used.
Thoughts or ideas?
Best of luck this year.
Jim