Is this tree rub from a deer?
09-30-2015, 07:52 PM
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Is this tree rub from a deer?
I found one of the largest tree rubs I have ever found but is it from a deer or bear? The reason I ask is because it is near a line of rubs but all the other rub are on trees 1/3rd the size.
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Last edited by ABarOfSoap; 09-30-2015 at 07:58 PM.
09-30-2015, 07:57 PM
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Well, a picture would kind of be a little bit needed to be able to tell you 
Okay you added pic, thanks. Now, that may or may not be a rub from a big boy. It LOOKS like it could be marked up from brow tines. Bear markings tend to be slanted rather than straight up and down as well as they tend to be higher up on the tree.
Okay you added pic, thanks. Now, that may or may not be a rub from a big boy. It LOOKS like it could be marked up from brow tines. Bear markings tend to be slanted rather than straight up and down as well as they tend to be higher up on the tree.
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10-01-2015, 04:03 AM
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Cougars and bobcats mark trees as well, not often, have also seen black bear markings in the up and down direction but all three are generally rough and shredded in their markings. Since the outer section of the damage looks smoother so I am also led to believe could be a big buck.
