Is exactly what I'd be saying if I could find any.   :(   Has anyone else noticed this year that there isn't as much sign or no sign at all. I really talking about rubs/scrapes. It seems this year in NE  Ohio that there just aren't any deer rubbing. I have only seen 2 small rubs so far and probably walked 15 miles in the woods.

Anybody know what's going on or having the same problem??

I just spent about 3 hours this morning scouting a new patch of public land. I know the deer are there, and there are plenty of acorns on the ground. But very little sign. I only found one trail even worth sitting by, but it was right on the edge of the property. I'd rather avoid the hassle of trailing a deer onto private property. Not a single rub or scrape anywhere.

Finally seeing some rubs here in NY and a couple scrapes in Jersey this past weekend. Did notice some smaller bucks chasing does though.

My son had a 6 pt nose to the ground dogging 2 does Friday morning, his shot was a tad low and all he ended up with was hair....

My buddy Bamboo and I will be in CT all week and we feel the timing is just about right. Last year we hit it perfect and came home with a few nice whitetails.

seeing a lot of rubs but no scrapes here in NY. no acorns or beech nuts at all which is where i usally set up. have saw MANY deer, all does and 1 button buck. heavy wind and rain killed this weekend pretty much.

Have a scrape & rubs in my back yard...

Yesterday Larry [recurve50lbs] and myself hunted state land and found a "honey hole" so to speak..There's a 3" diameter tree rubbed up pretty good.On the edge of a grassy field there    were scraps under at least four trees. The biggest  had a broken licking branch over it.The rain stopped around two yesterday afternoon we figured the buck or bucks had to come in and freshen them . No deer showed . It has to be the full moon and the swirling winds that must have kept the deer away.

scraping everywhere here in the Hoosier State

hmmm this is very confusing

TJ,

Down here in Central Ohio I am seeing rubs everywhere, a few scrapes and then a few really big rubs.  Don't know why the deer up your way aren't doing the same.

I have seen scrapes earlier this year compared to past seasons.

I am seeing a few rubs but no sign of rutting activity. I believe both you and I in NY will start to see things pick up by the end of the week and by the 4th. of Nov. it will be starting up pretty good. It had been warm this fall and the Full Moon hit us a tad early so pushed things back a bit as far as scrapes and rubs and such, but will start the actual breeding phase a bit earlier believe it or not, so look out the second and start of the third week of November. Shawn

TJ,

Don't worry.  I'm about 15 miles from you.  Trust me when I tell you the switch will get thrown around the 4th-6th of November.  No sign early is a good thing.  This year, when it's on, it'll be on hard and fast.  Shawn pretty much nailed it.  This whole month, especially the second and third weeks, are going to be hot.

One scrape and one rub in my tiny hunting area here in Indiana. See "Big ol Narly Horned Buck" for a pic of a big rub.

Despite searching high and low, I haven't seen the tiniest bit of whitetail sign; just the usual pig sign and a wallow made by a wandering buffalo. Okay, I'll stop being a silly bugger...

Good hunting, and I hope you guys connect with the deer. Cheers!

Thanks guys! I thought I was loosing my mind. I'll be out later this week looking hard

I was out yesterday and had a large buck come by after some does. The rut is starting!

MD

Had 4 bucks come off a ridge right by my stand last Sunday evening.  That's pretty good sign I guess.  I'm seeing the same thing here too.  I have yet to find a fresh rub.  I've got a pretty good idea where there are some rubs on the property, but I don't want to go into that area just yet.  Still, I am a little surprised that I have not seen any rubs in some other areas.

The rubs and fresh scrapes just recently started showing up everywhere here. The does have been pestered by the younger bucks for over 2 weeks though. I'm taking most of next week off to hunt all day.

I'm just now seeing sign, but this looks pretty good to me...  :-p

Looks good to me to! Hopefully we see plenty of that down at the deer camp