I went out last Saturday morning to a spot I've been scouting. No deer, but I did see a good rub on a tree. Do big bucks start making rubs earlier, or was a deer just stripping his velvet?
When I walked my land line the other day I found a good size post oak that had the bark rubbed off of it. There were also several scrapes to. I expect to see a lot more over the next few weeks.