I need a second opinion. Rub?

[TheTruth2]

I'm not sure, is this a rub? I can't figure it out lol

[TheTruth2]

Ik it's crooked.

[dirt_a_KISS]

I think it might be.

[Zag]

I kinda looks it could be one. 4yrs ago I got a nice buck with the bow, with sometime b4 gun season I decided id take the camera and take a hike in Mendon Ponds. I found a few trees that were very large in diameter that were rubbed. Right after inspecting these I see a huge buck 30-40yrds away. I turn the camera on, start to zoom in and it shut off... batteries were dead. That sucked.

[nyantler]

Very well could be... I've seen them on trunks that big... usually big cedars though...

[Lawdwaz]

That is a heck of a buck doing that!  Probably make Boone & Sprocket Club.

 

 

Here is one on a cedar tree I snapped a picture of a few years ago in Wyoming County................................

 

[TheTruth2]

Yeah I figured it was I just needed second thoughts because it's such a massive tree lol. This property is loaded with rubs

[Zag]

If u want I can sit over that tree and let u know for sure!!

[MACHINIST]

Is this near a farm?If so on the farm I hunt I had a bunch of trees that looked like that only to find out it was cows rubbing against it with their bodies

[TheTruth2]

No its in a thick transition between clover and corn

[PREDATE]

I hope it was made by a deer, but be careful out there! This is possible!

[MACHINIST]

No its in a thick transition between clover and corn

 

 

Yea but is there a farm with cows nearby.When cattle(or pigs for that matter) get into woods they can make a mess of it really quick

[Zag]

By dumb luck I just stumbled on the rub I mentioned in the earlier post.

Edited October 9, 2013 by zag

[Water Rat]

Bobcat scratch post ?

[Zag]

Close but probably a mountain lion

[PREDATE]

Close but probably a mountain lion

 

Regarding the probability of a mountain lion, if the green line was feasible then why is the red line not plausible?   

[BizCT]

No claw marks, doesn't resemble a cat scratch at all.

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[Four Season Whitetail's]

Looks like it could be bear also!

[Doc]

It is hard to tell just how big around that tree is, but I believe it is not a rub. Deer usually rub on trees that they can get their antlers around. I frequently see these scratching marks on the bases of some large trees and have come to believe that it is something that squirrels or some other small-game critters do.

[Cabin Fever]

I don't think it's a buck rub. It's some kind of "scuff" mark though... Man-made? Maybe where a climber was attached at the bottom of the tree?

[TheTruth2]

The tree is part of a cluster of three, no way a climber can get in there. Theres farm animals around for like a mile. My guess is either a bear or a buck lol If its a buck, hopefully ill be posting a pic soon!