Favorite Sign

[Long Cut]

Give me a 3-4’ tall rub going from thick stuff to open stuff is all I need.

The cedar on the right is an “average” shin to knee height rub.
The rub in the background is above my belly button and has tine marks at neck height.
I’m 5’11 for reference.

A Spike can rub a basketball diameter sized tree, but he won’t rub it 3-4’ height.

 

[ChrisS]

Big tracks in 1 1/2 to 3 inches of fresh snow and about 38 degrees out.

 

[Brushcreekbill]

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This is my favorite sign by far. DEFINITELY tells me deer in the area.

Sometimes those signs need a little editing

 

[Fogalo]

Food. Deer eat everyday of the year.

 

[PlumberED]

this is my favorite, it tells me there are deer in the area.

Nyou stole my thought.

 

[eaglemountainman]

A blood trail, as wide as a garden rake, in the snow.

 

[Mtns2hunt]

"Curious to hear what everyone’s favorite/confidence sign is to hunt? I.e. if you could only pick one, would you setup on a game trail, rub, scrape, fresh poop, chewed up acorns, etc.

Still after my first whitetail, but so far trail intersections have led to the most deer sightings for me (all does and spikes). Get me pretty fired up when I find multiple converging in an area while scouting."

Depends on what kind of deer you are after. Heavily used trails are going to provide a lot of does and spikes as you mentioned. Maybe during the rut larger deer will use these trails following does.

Generally I like thickets and the trails leading out. They don't need to be heavily used (but a nice large track in them is a confidence builder) but it helps to be near a food source. Hunt early and late. Just my opinion.

 

[Honyock]

Antlers, big antlers.

 

[AHorst]

During pre-rut stages, once scrapes start opening up I hunt those. If you can find one that a buck is hitting during the daylight that is your best bet. I hit a big 8 last Friday after he made a scrape line.

 

[notamos]

Scrapes. No question.

 

[snowymtnwolf]

Tracks in snow (if there’s any snow)


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[barracudadave67]

Scrapes, and rubs. If im lucky I cancatch the tail end of the rut, in gun season, here in the north woods.

Dave

 

[long hunter]

KILL ZONE IN THE CENTER OF THE CROSS HAIRS WORKS FOR ME.

 

[PlumberED]

I wake up.

 

[Rober2wt]

this is my favorite, it tells me there are deer in the area.

and you know where they cross!

 

[long hunter]

and you know where they cross!

even better if there's a bunch of bullet holes in that sign.