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What Early Season Rub Lines Really Tell You About Buck Movement

Early season rub lines aren’t random scars on trees—they’re timestamps. A fresh rub with moist shavings and bleeding sap tells you a buck was there hours ago, not weeks. The side of the tree that’s shredded points to his direction of travel, and a series of them strung together is a breadcrumb trail from bedding to feed. Read them right, and you’re not just admiring bark—you’re intercepting a deer in one of his most vulnerable windows.

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Blackout Hunting: The Visual Science Behind the Ultimate Ambush

Born from blind-side conversations with Bill Winke, the MatrXX Hoodie in BlindBlack is built to vanish. Its grid-knit Merino blend, matte finish, and light-absorbing Neutral-LR™ tech eliminate silhouette and shine—while staying dead silent. Designed to exploit deer vision limitations and bypass sensory gating, this is the hoodie for hunters who want to mimic nothing and be noticed by no one.

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