Is this from a bear?

[burmjohn]

Is this from a bear? My old man just saw this on a ride back in the property.

[josephmrtn]

WOW where'd you find that?!!?!

[Geno C]

i would think so, i mean what else would do that that high?

 

you have them on cam by you so thats a good possibility 

[burmjohn]

WOW where'd you find that?!!?!

 

Cochecton,NY

[burmjohn]

i would think so, i mean what else would do that that high?

 

you have them on cam by you so thats a good possibility 

 

Yeah we had a few big ones, but man never saw this on a tree... 

[First-light]

I have never seen it like that, meaning so concentrated in one area. Who knows, its spring they are hungry, there could of been a swarm of bugs in that tree the bear found tasty.

[robw]

Bigfoot???

 

http://www.bfro.net/

[burmjohn]

This bear was taken about 400 yards from my property line last year and was the same bear I had on the trail camera (at least we think).

 

[Culvercreek hunt club]

how high up was the tree ripped up?

[ants]

Could be a tree lynch....

[burmjohn]

Could be a tree lynch....

What?

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[G-Man]

looks like it bears mark trees ...

[Paula]

cool, get some cameras out there

[DeerStalker22]

Yeah I would say a bear also, I have seen them where I hunt usually near a lot of bear sign.

[burmjohn]

how high up was the tree ripped up?

 

My dad said the scrape was 6 to 7 feet high on the tree. 

[Culvercreek hunt club]

I have seen this before and many times it happens from now into June. It was explained to me as a marking post of a territory. It is probably scent marked as well. A competing bear coming into this area can stand and reach up to the tree and scale his size to the one that has laid claim to the area. If they can't reach the marks made then they know a bigger bear owns the area.  They are traveling more now and may be a good time to set up cameras since their mating season is around the beginning of June.

 

If it is 7' in the air it should be a decent sized bear. I have seen it twice on property I hunt and since I am tall I could just touch the marks and I can touch a 8' high ceiling.

[wooly]

Kinda tough to tell from that pic. If there are claw marks on the trunk, hair, or muddy bark where he has rubbed, I would say the culprit is obviously a bear.

Without any dead giveaway sign, it could be from a big ol' pileated woodpecker.

[burmjohn]

Whats odd is was right on the big main trail we have going up to the level part of our property.  The trail is wide enough I can drive a truck up it. 

[fasteddie]

Looks like someone shot up the tree with an AR-15 .........

[ants]

What?

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Just made it up....sorry..

[burmjohn]

Just made it up....sorry..

 

I figured as much after I googled it like a champ. 

[jesse.james]

up at my camp there is a telephone pole that is shredded like that.