what predator made this scrape?

[pianoman9701]

once you learn how to recognize sign you will become a much better hunter...this type of sign is to be taken seriously if you are wanting to fill your tags ...Blacktail are like whitetail when it comes to marking their territory ...if you seen these rubs in a straight line heading down a road of old grade that is where I would be spending my time 

What seems odd though is that is the only visible rub on the road.

Maybe it's on an animal trail that will betray more rubs?

[Kowsrule30]

That's a rub... Those razor blade marks you speak of are more then likely a hell of a set of eyegaurds.... Look how the wood is peeled.. I bet if you snooped around a little more you'd find some tracks staggered around the tree...

[addicted2hunting]

wow, learning experience for sure. I have never seen rubs that big. good stuff to know. like bowhunter45 said the more you learn the better the hunter you will be.

[steeliedrew]

I'll be spending some time in there for the off season for sure. At least now I've got a land mark to start my scouting.

[addicted2hunting]

I'll be spending some time in there for the off season for sure. At least now I've got a land mark to start my scouting.
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Just dont be worried about the truck parked there when you get there, its just me already there......

[BOWHUNTER45]

Here ya go ..I will round up some of the photos I have taken in last few years  when you see these it means buck deer in the area 

[addicted2hunting]

awesome! that is tore up!

[KFhunter]

wait till you see some huge bull rubs higher up that you can reach

[bobcat]

I think I posted the wrong video earlier. Here are a couple more. These trees are actually a little bigger than they appear to be in the video. They are all about 6 inches in diameter. They've been rubbed by bucks in at least the last two previous years.


http://s1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/bdan68/ONeill%20East%202012/?action=view&current=WGI_0067.mp4

http://s1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/bdan68/ONeill%20East%202012/?action=view&current=WGI_0053.mp4

http://s1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/bdan68/ONeill%20East%202012/?action=view&current=WGI_0030.mp4

[hornhunter1987]

really cool video. i didnt think a forky would rub a tree that big. learn something new every day. thanks for sharing

[billythekidrock]

Wow.....I have to say I am confused as to why some would answer porcupine, or anything other than deer for that matter.

It is clearly a buck rub and fairly recent to boot.

What seems odd though is that is the only visible rub on the road.

Blacktails often travel the roads during the rut and will rub/hook/horn every so often but they don't always make a rub line like whitetails.

[Arnbo]

I wouldbe waiting for that critter..Trailcam time........

[BOWHUNTER45]

Here is last years buck ...I killed him the last day of the season @ around 11:30 am ...just about gave up on him  Notice the rub behind him !!!

[Kowsrule30]

Bobcats vids show it very well... Notice (you can really tell on the last vid with the smaller 3x) how every buck rubbed and went off to the side of the tree a little slower while closing their eye.. They're all scent marking the tree with the glands below their eye's... One reason why the big buck sniffed all the trees... Great vids!!        

[bobcat]

Bobcats vids show it very well... Notice (you can really tell on the last vid with the smaller 3x) how every buck rubbed and went off to the side of the tree a little slower while closing their eye.. They're all scent marking the tree with the glands below their eye's... One reason why the big buck sniffed all the trees... Great vids!!     

Thanks! A lot of work went into getting those videos!