BarnesX.308

Yeah, he could be gouging the tree with his brow tines while his left beam is rubbing the side of the tree.

About 100 yards away is a bale of alfalfa in a field that has a million tracks around it. I set up a trail camera there on Sunday. Hopefully he shows and still has his antlers. I'd love to see this joker

2robinhood

Where I hunt in Ohio, I have seen multiple telephone poles torn up.

GTOHunter

I would definetly keep an eye on any pictures out of that trail camera...that will tell You if its a Big Buck or a small Buck with a Big attitude?

GregH

That's from a big buck. Smaller bucks usually don't pick on trees of that size. I hope you get some pics of that thing.

BarnesX.308

Most rubs we see are on 2-3" trees. A few 5-6" here and there and an 8" or so every few years. I think a lot of the bucks like some of the smaller trees because many of them are black birch. That seems to be their favorite to rub.

cynikalHC

nope. Has to be a bear... Or at least thats what I am telling myself so I am not worried about getting killed by an outrageously huge whitetail next time I go out in the woods.

halfbakedi420

definitely looks like brow tines

BOWHUNTINGisLIFE

most likely the two vertical guges are from the brow tines i have seen deer do this many times. but on that 2nd pic posted.... i think that is a sign post rub...and we have one like that we put the trail cam on this fall and we had a couple small 1 1/2 yyear old bucks rubing and a big 14 pt. and a couple other 2 1/2..so i believe multiple deer are rubing that tree.

BarnesX.308

This tree is on a logging road I travel often. I just noticed it this weekend. It must have been made in January. Definitely not during the rut itself. I guess bucks can always rub while they have hard antlers.

Hunt4Life23

thats from a big buck, has to have a lot of neck strength to rub a tree that big and he is making a statement to other deer in the area.