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what made this mark?

Post by biglever » Tue Jul 19, 2016 5:14 am

What raked this tree
Doesn't look like what Iam use to seeing from the deer around here.
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Re: what made this mark?

Post by biglever » Tue Jul 19, 2016 7:10 am

Iam not going to give away my age, but I have been hunting these woods sence rotary phones and
Deer whistle's were on the front bumpers of most
Trucks. And on the phone you didn't have to dial 1
For English.or dial 2 for tech support.
Never seen a tree this size marked. Most Of the deer around here are 4-5-6 pointers. And small 8 pointers. Nothing with heavy. Thick horns or wide
Spreads.
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Re: what made this mark?

Post by Sir Henry » Tue Jul 19, 2016 10:22 am

Looks like a bear mark to be.
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Re: what made this mark?

Post by Hitman » Tue Jul 19, 2016 3:12 pm

Sir Henry wrote:Looks like a bear mark to be.
That's what I'm thinking.
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Re: what made this mark?

Post by clovishound » Tue Jul 19, 2016 8:34 pm

I understand bears reach as far up a tree and claw it. They are saying "Look how big I am, stay away!".
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Re: what made this mark?

Post by Catherine » Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:12 pm

It looks like a bear clawed that tree to me too.

I have seen that myself back east and out here.

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Re: what made this mark?

Post by Travlin » Thu Jul 21, 2016 11:38 pm

Was it near a golf course?=Scratch Golfer
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Re: what made this mark?

Post by biglever » Fri Jul 22, 2016 6:43 am

Nope.
It was done next to an old tractor roadway on a farm. And was ment to be in your face.
And easy for everyone to see. If it was a bear
He would have to have been sitting down, not standing.
There have been big cats spotted around, and one
Hit by a car crossing a road about a yr ago.?
I know bears bite the trees as well as rake them
And you can see like puncture holes on this tree.
Don't know what cats do.?
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Re: what made this mark?

Post by Dennis H » Tue Mar 07, 2017 6:27 pm

Most bear scratchin I've seen is at an angle rather than plumb like that. I'd guess a buck that decided he didn't like rubbing that stout a tree and moved on. But I've been wrong plenty a times before! Any classic buck rubs nearby?
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Re: what made this mark?

Post by RanchRoper » Tue Mar 07, 2017 9:18 pm

If that was around here my money would be on a cougar. Not sure what you have for cats wherever you are.
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