Joe and I met awhile back and both share the same sort of craziness when it comes to bowhunting and monster whitetails - we live and breath bowhunting 365 days a year.

When I answered the phone I knew Joe was going to tell me about another one of the big buck's he just jumped in a new spot or how he just found the perfect tree for a double set up so we could film the hunt.

Well, I was half right! Last season Joe showed me some pictures of a few huge raspy rubs - then he took me to see them and my jaw dropped. These rubs were on trees at least 10 inches in diameter and really raspy.

Low and behold the other side of the property where we didn't get a chance to scout yet also holds some nice bucks. On an afternoon scouting trip yesterday evening Joe stumbled upon a fresh rub line made by a nice buck!

With his cell phone in hand he was able to snap these pictures and as you can see these rubs were not made by a small forkhorn!

There were a few things I noticed about this rub in particular. First the size of the rub. This wasn't a little buck polishing its horns, it was an aggravated buck taking some stress out on a thick tree.

The second thing I noticed about this rub was the length of the rub. Although hard to see from the picture the rub is about waist high - another sign that it was made by a big buck.

It's obvious that this is a fresh rub and to find one like this on September 2nd is crazy! I can't wait until the bowseason starts here in New York. I have a really good feeling about this year and I think it's surely going to be one to remember.

If any of you out there are scouting and finding anything interesting - such as rubs this early in the year - drop us a line at info@nybowhunter.com. We always enjoy hearing from our reader's and posting pictures and stories they have to share with us.