EDIT: see below. I'm a convert to the deer camp. Animals love to prove there are no absolutes.
You can *see* the gap between paws, distinct claw marks and height. This is from a **bobcat**. Does no one have house/barn cats any more?
Deer rubs do not typically present as straight up and down. As others have pointed out, the tree is too large for what the deer are after. The tips of the antlers are not this fine and sharp, would not be so close together yet evenly spaced, and the gap in the middle of the lines would be just bizarre.
EDIT: u/julie_1111 Okay, I've spent way too much time looking at these photos. I think I've talked myself into being wrong.
This tree looks far too large for what deer typically rub on. And since they rub all over, you don't generally see even lines like this and that gap in the middle.
BUT! When I actually look at all the marks together, they form a pattern that I can't ignore. I think I see what's going on. This is a buck with a rack large enough for the outer tines to be on either side of the tree, but only just wider than the tree. He literally has no option but straight up and down, and the outer damage shows why. The outer tines are raking on the right side, the left is clear of the tree, just catching at the top when he tries to twist his head, which is why only the upper left has a few scratches and not the big rakes like the right.
How wide do you estimate this tree to actually be?
It’s hard to tell from the photo but the way the leaves were moved around the tree made me picture it being done by a cat, because of the way my goddamn cats stand when they scratch low on my couch.
Yup. My cat almost never touches my couch. She just lays on them. I have a ton of sisal wrapped scratching posts and cat trees that she enjoys. She does a little on an old carpet that is all scraggly that we got for free. I think it's a texture and position thing.
My cat shredded my couch before I found a scratching post she likes. Now she only goes for the couch when she's ticked off at me haha. I do think texture and position/height makes a big difference
Haha. Mine will only do it on the front edge of the recliner while I'm reclined. I haven't seen her do it in months.
They also get extra aggressive and "asshole-ish" when they aren't stimulated properly. I litter the floor with toys, and I try to play with her. She loves strings and feathers, and she knows exactly what the laser pointer is. She smacks it when she wants me to use it.
u/OshetDeadagain Yep this is what I think it is too, just went back out to look at it again. A buck big enough for the tree to fit between his antlers. There are light scratches on the left side and deeper on the right. The tree is 8-10 inches wide at this point and quickly narrows, I’m gonna go against tree stand guy even though I definitely don’t know shit about tree stands and say this tree is too small for one of those. It’s about five inches wide at the height it seems you’d hunt from.
Now I'm just confused. You think tree stand was set at ground level? Or you think someone who set it up mangled the tree only to less than 3 feet high? I'm not sure how many tree stands you've set up, but I've sure never damaged a tree that much doing so, and you don't touch the bottom of the tree at all...
And in the interest of education, bobcat paws are on average twice the size of a house cats, my dude. Even a small one is 14 lbs, which puts it bigger than most domestic cats. A big one can weigh as much as 40 lbs, and at that size people often swear they must be larger as size can be deceiving.
You're calling me clueless, but you sound like you've never even set foot in the woods, so maybe jumping straight to insults isn't your best look.
You’re not confused, just still clueless. Climbing stands make those marks when people are trying to get settled into them.
Your bobcat info is also way off. I know, you found numbers on the internet, so they must be true.
Use the internet to find video of climbing stands, you might even find out what I’m talking about.
(I’m in a treestand (ladder type) as I type this, waiting to set out bobcat traps tomorrow evening)
Here, I will do your research for you-
https://youtu.be/Tc9WOQlkwgI?si=yraOb2soP8IH5Xwe
When a person who’s inexperienced or out of shape (or both) is getting settled into one of these from the ground, the metal teeth will slip and slide and make the marks in OP’s picture before they get their weight styled and make their way up the tree. And then a chorus of absolutely clueless morons will say it’s a bobcat. Or a bear. Or whatever the hell else their indoor-only imaginations come up with.
The 5:30 mark is the part of the video you want to pay attention to. The guy using the climber in OP’s picture had a tough time getting settled into it. That’s what made the marks.
Hey so you do really have mountain lions in south Texas(though not as many as in the western US). I don’t think this post is showing puma sign, but *you* might find some someday!
[sauce](https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/mlion/): check out the first pdf for a distribution map
I’ve spent a lot of time in central texas exploring the wilderness and going into any cave or cave-like land protuberance I can spot and I’ve only seen tracks once. My understanding is they’re extremely solitary creatures with large territories.
I find comedy in you asking *who* and not *what*. Like, WHO…DID this to this TREE!?
But, because there’s two rows shredded vertically it definitely says large cat of some kind to me.
Bobcats and for that matter mountain lions more often, in my experience, choose scratching posts on horizontal or angled surfaces. They also have extremely sharp claws so their scratching posts can appear a little more subtle, though sometimes large pieces of bark flake off in certain tree species. It’s hard to see the details when I zoom in, but the inner bark looks like it may be frayed in both directions (material torn both upward and downward), which would narrow things down quite a lot. It also looks recent (made this year) due to the bright color, it hasn’t dried out fully and the inner tissue is still living.
It’s super fresh, walk these woods every day and it’s in the last week. The material is frayed going up and down for sure. I posted a comment with more photos.
Interesting about wild cats! I def don’t think it’s a cat, the marks are too wide.
Absolutely 100% a buck rub. This time of year when mating season comes to be causes them to scrape trees with their antlers as a means of spreading their scent, marking their territory, and intimidating other male deer into staying tf away from the buck’s territory.
Could also be a large cat tho, not gonna discount that possibly.
That's my take too. Whatever it is, the 'scratching' action on the tree goes in both an up and down direction which to my mind, eliminates anything doing that with claws. That leaves deer as the most likely culprit.
Agree, A cat rocks back and forth opening and closing paws, does not swipe open claws repeated in the same grooves. And claws are a fraction of the size of deer tines. Somehow this deer got stuck in a rut(or its fake).
I see the same but also wondering if it might just be the grooves in the bark itself looking like that. I’m also looking at how the stringy bits are pulled up (that’s what it looks like to me) maybe seeming like it’s a deer going up and down rather than a cat (bear is extremely unlikely outside of my imagination) scratching claws down? What do you think?
You ever seen deer antlers? Like how they have 4 or 5 sharp points on either side of their antlers? And have a penchant for rubbing those antlers on trees every fall?
Draw a diagram on how a bear with multiple claws on each paw, could make these straight lines.
I've watched literally 50 deer rub their antlers on trees over the years. They are all over the place. They don't go up and down in the same 5 grooves. Here is a good example.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMip\_OPb8QQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMip_OPb8QQ)
You can't get picture 2 doing that.
I have trees on my property that look exactly like that right now and the deer on videos rubbing them making them. Saying it’s DEFINITELY not something it COULD be is wild
Are you seeing picture 2? I feel like I am in the twilight zone here. There is just no way for deer to make distinct, separate, vertical marks like that. They rub their heads every which way. I'm not trying to be an ass. Maybe you got deer with different behavior. Idk.
Edit. How about this? A bear comes along and leave the deep grooved scratches, then a deer comes along and fuzzes it up?
>. There is just no way for deer to make distinct, separate, vertical marks like that.
you're correct. It's a big cat doing both claws at the same time as they do. Probably bobcat
It's clearly two separate parts of the tree, something with claws made the long vertical scratches and then something else, probably a ballsy buck put the rub on what look like the other side. No way the same animal make all those marks.
My guess is Elk. This time of year is Elk Rut (mating), and they typically rub their antlers against trees and tear bark off. Unsure if it’s for dominance or what, just learned it in my class. Looks exactly like trees the professor had shown us
While elk do exist in Michigan, it’s extremely unlikely that they are around here. I live near flint, and I believe elk in the lower peninsula are in the northern counties.
More pictures of the tree:
https://ibb.co/NZjKsM7
https://ibb.co/xLVmgNc
https://ibb.co/PMHQLPd
https://ibb.co/42z6Pdw
https://ibb.co/F0YQvNr
https://ibb.co/qJShVkv
https://ibb.co/HGxXVYt
100% a deer rub. Unusually large tree, but it's rut and they get a little crazy this time of year. 2 main scratches from the brow tines, scratches on the sides from tines on the main beam.
It appears to be 2 distinct and equal marks. Claws, for sure, and I'm guessing feline. Bobcat, cougar, something. Could be a bear but I would almost be surprised at the behaviour, but far from impossible or unheard of.
Real answer is always sasquatch
There are cougars in Michigan. However, the DNR says that it isn't likely to be a breeding population. There are very occasional sightings in the lower peninsula, slightly more common in the upper peninsula.
Deer will most certainly do things similar to this when agitated. Inspect the marks close If appear uniform it could have been a whitetail. Bear, and cats could do this too
Jeeeezus, people on Reddit are clueless.
A human did that. Those are the marks of a climbing treestand. See how perfectly spaced they are? And how giant and straight that tree is?
Good lord, people. Why comment with such certainty if you have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about?
Here’s your culprit, OP-
https://imgur.com/a/fHiqSrF
The gashes on the tree are from the metal teeth sliding/sinking in.
5:30 of this video-
https://youtu.be/Tc9WOQlkwgI?si=DOzTZuNoVjiFtoc_
When a person is getting settled into a climbing stand and they’re either out-of-shape or inexperienced, the metal teeth with slip and slide up/down the tree until they get their weight settled. That’s why the marks are at that height, and then basically disappear a few feet up.
Considering it's Michigan, I'd first consider Bobcat or Lynx. There are some mountain lions (Cougar), but the height of the marks are low for even juvenile cougar (Besides, they're not as numerous since Ford dropped the Mercury line).
Haha! Now I’m chuckling at the thought of some coked-up squirrel zipping around the woods all agitated and full of pent-up energy. Poor little guy hasn’t slept for days.
Thats not a deer rub,but claw marks
Guy called said his name was Bob something?-
I think his last name is cat.
Oh Bob? Yeah I hear he's a pretty cool cat
Haha just got it.
Jus lookin for a little tail.
Isn't everybody?
Was it “Bob WeHadABAby ItsABoy”?
Don’t want to ruin your bear juju but…..
EDIT: see below. I'm a convert to the deer camp. Animals love to prove there are no absolutes. You can *see* the gap between paws, distinct claw marks and height. This is from a **bobcat**. Does no one have house/barn cats any more? Deer rubs do not typically present as straight up and down. As others have pointed out, the tree is too large for what the deer are after. The tips of the antlers are not this fine and sharp, would not be so close together yet evenly spaced, and the gap in the middle of the lines would be just bizarre. EDIT: u/julie_1111 Okay, I've spent way too much time looking at these photos. I think I've talked myself into being wrong. This tree looks far too large for what deer typically rub on. And since they rub all over, you don't generally see even lines like this and that gap in the middle. BUT! When I actually look at all the marks together, they form a pattern that I can't ignore. I think I see what's going on. This is a buck with a rack large enough for the outer tines to be on either side of the tree, but only just wider than the tree. He literally has no option but straight up and down, and the outer damage shows why. The outer tines are raking on the right side, the left is clear of the tree, just catching at the top when he tries to twist his head, which is why only the upper left has a few scratches and not the big rakes like the right. How wide do you estimate this tree to actually be?
It’s hard to tell from the photo but the way the leaves were moved around the tree made me picture it being done by a cat, because of the way my goddamn cats stand when they scratch low on my couch.
Buy a nice scratching post they said, your cat will go for that instead of the couch they said
Yup. My cat almost never touches my couch. She just lays on them. I have a ton of sisal wrapped scratching posts and cat trees that she enjoys. She does a little on an old carpet that is all scraggly that we got for free. I think it's a texture and position thing.
My cat shredded my couch before I found a scratching post she likes. Now she only goes for the couch when she's ticked off at me haha. I do think texture and position/height makes a big difference
Haha. Mine will only do it on the front edge of the recliner while I'm reclined. I haven't seen her do it in months. They also get extra aggressive and "asshole-ish" when they aren't stimulated properly. I litter the floor with toys, and I try to play with her. She loves strings and feathers, and she knows exactly what the laser pointer is. She smacks it when she wants me to use it.
Yep, I hate when people don't take the time to see how their pets operate. Especially cats, they're fascinating creatures.
just buy a couch out of scratching post material
This is the way
Yup. Bobcat’s using the tree as a scratching post.
Agree…and it looks like it was hit more than once by one claiming the territory…or possibly multiple cats.
u/OshetDeadagain Yep this is what I think it is too, just went back out to look at it again. A buck big enough for the tree to fit between his antlers. There are light scratches on the left side and deeper on the right. The tree is 8-10 inches wide at this point and quickly narrows, I’m gonna go against tree stand guy even though I definitely don’t know shit about tree stands and say this tree is too small for one of those. It’s about five inches wide at the height it seems you’d hunt from.
My first thought was cat
Complete clueless. My god. Bobcats are TINY, especially compared to what you’re thinking. Their feet are smaller than a housecat’s.
That will be your little secret.
It’s this- https://imgur.com/a/fHiqSrF
Now I'm just confused. You think tree stand was set at ground level? Or you think someone who set it up mangled the tree only to less than 3 feet high? I'm not sure how many tree stands you've set up, but I've sure never damaged a tree that much doing so, and you don't touch the bottom of the tree at all... And in the interest of education, bobcat paws are on average twice the size of a house cats, my dude. Even a small one is 14 lbs, which puts it bigger than most domestic cats. A big one can weigh as much as 40 lbs, and at that size people often swear they must be larger as size can be deceiving. You're calling me clueless, but you sound like you've never even set foot in the woods, so maybe jumping straight to insults isn't your best look.
You’re not confused, just still clueless. Climbing stands make those marks when people are trying to get settled into them. Your bobcat info is also way off. I know, you found numbers on the internet, so they must be true. Use the internet to find video of climbing stands, you might even find out what I’m talking about. (I’m in a treestand (ladder type) as I type this, waiting to set out bobcat traps tomorrow evening)
Here, I will do your research for you- https://youtu.be/Tc9WOQlkwgI?si=yraOb2soP8IH5Xwe When a person who’s inexperienced or out of shape (or both) is getting settled into one of these from the ground, the metal teeth will slip and slide and make the marks in OP’s picture before they get their weight styled and make their way up the tree. And then a chorus of absolutely clueless morons will say it’s a bobcat. Or a bear. Or whatever the hell else their indoor-only imaginations come up with. The 5:30 mark is the part of the video you want to pay attention to. The guy using the climber in OP’s picture had a tough time getting settled into it. That’s what made the marks.
Respectfully, it’s not from a tree stand - the tree is too small for that.
This tree looks like my furniture. And my bathroom doorframe. Because god forbid I pee alone
Tree is big for a deer to be doing it. Do you have mountain lions there?
Or bobcat?
Oh shit, yeah there are definitely bobcats
Probably what it was. Looks the same way my scratching posts for my cats do once they've worn down the rope covering a bit.
That's what I was thinking, we have a ton of these in south tx. We don't really have mountain lions down here so...
Hey so you do really have mountain lions in south Texas(though not as many as in the western US). I don’t think this post is showing puma sign, but *you* might find some someday! [sauce](https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/mlion/): check out the first pdf for a distribution map I’ve spent a lot of time in central texas exploring the wilderness and going into any cave or cave-like land protuberance I can spot and I’ve only seen tracks once. My understanding is they’re extremely solitary creatures with large territories.
In theory, yes. Seems the marks are low for a big cat?
Not if it was doing a biiiiiig stretch. That’s what I’m picturing
In that case maybe the tree isn't as big as I thought. Bobcat? Lynx?
Bobcat or mountain lion
OP is in the lower peninsula. It’s not a mountain lion.
No, it could be a wide buck with tall brow tines
It may be a hyperbole, but it could be a wolverine
That would be cool
Last I checked michigan ran out of wolverines some time ago. So an unlikely culprit.
I think we’re fresh outta wolverines
Perhaps some nice Wensleydale, then?
Are you peckish? Esuriant?
They’re not allowed for the next few weeks.
I do hope they come back
This is why you gotta get your wolverines in bulk. Consider a Sam's club membership.
What? I just saw them play Penn State!
Should I call you Logan, Weapon X?
I vote bobcat. Pretty common animal, and the height is right.
I find comedy in you asking *who* and not *what*. Like, WHO…DID this to this TREE!? But, because there’s two rows shredded vertically it definitely says large cat of some kind to me.
Bobcats and for that matter mountain lions more often, in my experience, choose scratching posts on horizontal or angled surfaces. They also have extremely sharp claws so their scratching posts can appear a little more subtle, though sometimes large pieces of bark flake off in certain tree species. It’s hard to see the details when I zoom in, but the inner bark looks like it may be frayed in both directions (material torn both upward and downward), which would narrow things down quite a lot. It also looks recent (made this year) due to the bright color, it hasn’t dried out fully and the inner tissue is still living.
It’s super fresh, walk these woods every day and it’s in the last week. The material is frayed going up and down for sure. I posted a comment with more photos. Interesting about wild cats! I def don’t think it’s a cat, the marks are too wide.
Absolutely 100% a buck rub. This time of year when mating season comes to be causes them to scrape trees with their antlers as a means of spreading their scent, marking their territory, and intimidating other male deer into staying tf away from the buck’s territory. Could also be a large cat tho, not gonna discount that possibly.
It’s was me. Sorry.
Rough nails, bud!
I'm going with werewolf.
Only problem with that is that this is fresh and it’s a new moon
Damn!
Deer rub imo
That's my take too. Whatever it is, the 'scratching' action on the tree goes in both an up and down direction which to my mind, eliminates anything doing that with claws. That leaves deer as the most likely culprit.
Agree, A cat rocks back and forth opening and closing paws, does not swipe open claws repeated in the same grooves. And claws are a fraction of the size of deer tines. Somehow this deer got stuck in a rut(or its fake).
Bro if it’s fake then someone’s out in the woods fuckin’ with me and that’s my least favorite guess so far
100% deer rub
Same I think it’s a big buck. The scratches on the bark are perfect browtine width
You can literally see the vertical, distinct claw marks. I'm not saying it is a bear, but it is something with claws and defiantly not a deer.
It's a claw deer!
Look at these know-nothings, downvoting you. I'm pretty sure I see the same claw marks, but not clearly enough to guess who it was.
I know. Look at picture 2. I've hunted deer my whole life. No deer makes 5 perfectly vertical lines in the bark. These people are idiots.
I see the same but also wondering if it might just be the grooves in the bark itself looking like that. I’m also looking at how the stringy bits are pulled up (that’s what it looks like to me) maybe seeming like it’s a deer going up and down rather than a cat (bear is extremely unlikely outside of my imagination) scratching claws down? What do you think?
You ever seen deer antlers? Like how they have 4 or 5 sharp points on either side of their antlers? And have a penchant for rubbing those antlers on trees every fall? Draw a diagram on how a bear with multiple claws on each paw, could make these straight lines.
I've watched literally 50 deer rub their antlers on trees over the years. They are all over the place. They don't go up and down in the same 5 grooves. Here is a good example. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMip\_OPb8QQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMip_OPb8QQ) You can't get picture 2 doing that.
I have trees on my property that look exactly like that right now and the deer on videos rubbing them making them. Saying it’s DEFINITELY not something it COULD be is wild
Are you seeing picture 2? I feel like I am in the twilight zone here. There is just no way for deer to make distinct, separate, vertical marks like that. They rub their heads every which way. I'm not trying to be an ass. Maybe you got deer with different behavior. Idk. Edit. How about this? A bear comes along and leave the deep grooved scratches, then a deer comes along and fuzzes it up?
>. There is just no way for deer to make distinct, separate, vertical marks like that. you're correct. It's a big cat doing both claws at the same time as they do. Probably bobcat
Just looks like a young buck was fired up on a big tree to me. MAYBE a bobcat. I would think a bear would be higher up the tree
It's clearly two separate parts of the tree, something with claws made the long vertical scratches and then something else, probably a ballsy buck put the rub on what look like the other side. No way the same animal make all those marks.
it's not a bear it's a cat cat stretches up and does both claws at once hence the two mirrored claw marks. This tree looks exactly like my furniture
Perhaps a weredeer?
Oh yeah I forgot about those
Looks like the fibers of the inner bark have been pushed up. A cat would claw down.
My guess is Elk. This time of year is Elk Rut (mating), and they typically rub their antlers against trees and tear bark off. Unsure if it’s for dominance or what, just learned it in my class. Looks exactly like trees the professor had shown us
While elk do exist in Michigan, it’s extremely unlikely that they are around here. I live near flint, and I believe elk in the lower peninsula are in the northern counties.
sorry i was hungy
If you go looking for what did it, and find it, can I have your stuff?
More pictures of the tree: https://ibb.co/NZjKsM7 https://ibb.co/xLVmgNc https://ibb.co/PMHQLPd https://ibb.co/42z6Pdw https://ibb.co/F0YQvNr https://ibb.co/qJShVkv https://ibb.co/HGxXVYt
Deer rub. The two streaks look like antler tines.
A big wide racked buck with tall brow tines
100% a deer rub. Unusually large tree, but it's rut and they get a little crazy this time of year. 2 main scratches from the brow tines, scratches on the sides from tines on the main beam.
I was leaning bobcat, but looking at it again, I would agree that it's a big buck. That makes much more sense with the pattern on the tree.
There’s no way that’s a deer rub
It’s a deer 100%
thats a bear
That would really get my city Facebook group up in arms
*Chauncey. "You may pet the tiny bear, but be careful!"
The 2 marks are brow tines
Wendigo
Why was this down voted? For inaccuracy or fear of a cryptid? Explain yourselves, you cowards.
Single word guesses with no explanations get the downvote!
No explanation needed for a wendigo.
[ok](https://panelpicks.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/bprdkilling5.jpg)
Personally thought this was an animal tracking sub
It appears to be 2 distinct and equal marks. Claws, for sure, and I'm guessing feline. Bobcat, cougar, something. Could be a bear but I would almost be surprised at the behaviour, but far from impossible or unheard of. Real answer is always sasquatch
Buck rub. Brow tines in the bark, rest of antlers on either side of tree, straddling it -if you will. Big bucks like big trees.
Height wise my guess is bobcat. Young cougar maybe?
Bobcat. No cougars that far east that I know of. Besides your mom.
There are cougars in Michigan. However, the DNR says that it isn't likely to be a breeding population. There are very occasional sightings in the lower peninsula, slightly more common in the upper peninsula.
Maybe Chuck Norris peed there.
Fuckin' Chuck Norris.
Deer rub imho...
It’s my mother in law, she thinks she’s a cougar. I’ll do my best to keep her in the yard
Definitely deer rub
Yogi
bear marking its territory probably
Me
2 men battling with swords(my best guess)
Maybe 2 men battling a climbing tree stand
A lot of these getting posted across different subs but its a buck. This is the season you see it a lot. Cat too. They leave similar marks.
Rudolph or one of his followers
Deer will most certainly do things similar to this when agitated. Inspect the marks close If appear uniform it could have been a whitetail. Bear, and cats could do this too
It was me, sorry.
Leaning bob cat but I’m in southwestern Michigan and the DNR has posted cougar sightings throughout the woods and fields down here
Me. I did that. With my feet
Bobcat or bear
Jeeeezus, people on Reddit are clueless. A human did that. Those are the marks of a climbing treestand. See how perfectly spaced they are? And how giant and straight that tree is? Good lord, people. Why comment with such certainty if you have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about? Here’s your culprit, OP- https://imgur.com/a/fHiqSrF The gashes on the tree are from the metal teeth sliding/sinking in. 5:30 of this video- https://youtu.be/Tc9WOQlkwgI?si=DOzTZuNoVjiFtoc_ When a person is getting settled into a climbing stand and they’re either out-of-shape or inexperienced, the metal teeth with slip and slide up/down the tree until they get their weight settled. That’s why the marks are at that height, and then basically disappear a few feet up.
If the tree is five inches wide ten feet off the ground, is this still your stance?
Well, it’s not. But yes. This is a case with only one suspect.
No it really is that wide. It’s 8 or 10 inches wide at the base! I didn’t measure diameter
u/vamtnhunter can I send you a pm with pictures of the tree that I took today?
Skinwalkers
Considering it's Michigan, I'd first consider Bobcat or Lynx. There are some mountain lions (Cougar), but the height of the marks are low for even juvenile cougar (Besides, they're not as numerous since Ford dropped the Mercury line).
That's a goddamn Samsquanch.
Sorry got hungry
Sabre tooth tiger.
Big ol' kitty cat At least a golden retriever sized kitty cat
Mike Hawk.
Yikes
Mike Hunt
Meow
Looks like Madison Cauthorn after a cocaine orgy with congressional Republicans
It wasn’t me.
My wife looking for my MasterCard to order useless shit for the 4th time in a row this week.
Me
A small buck
Deer. Maybe front hoofs, at the top of the scratch there’s 2 distinct points at each scratch, so maybe cloved hoofs?
That's not a thing...
Either that or the front prongs 😀
Big cat
A severely annoyed squirrel.
Haha! Now I’m chuckling at the thought of some coked-up squirrel zipping around the woods all agitated and full of pent-up energy. Poor little guy hasn’t slept for days.
Agree with Bobcat or big ol’ Tomcat. Hi, I live in Genesee county as well!
Hey neighbor! It’s a deer!
Cocaine BEAR
Bear or cat. Those are claws, not rubs. Depends what area ur in. Local wildlife varies.
Yeah I’m outside of flint, MI - it’s not a bear
Not who? But what?
Seems too low for a bear or lion ... Bob's the word?
Richard did it. He’s a dick.
Wild pig Edit - seems a bit to far north
Yeah I’m pretty sure too- no wild pigs here yet
The antagonist from Balto.
Hello fellow gen county friend!
Hello also!!! Im disturbed to learn we have bobcats just doing bobcat things running around
Right!! Kinda cool but also a little scary since we like to hike in the woods by us!
You don’t. It’s a human. Which, by the way, are ten million times more dangerous than bobcats.
As a woman, I’m way more wary of an aggro man in the woods than a bobcat although I don’t trust either
feral kids
Looks like a sctratch post for a cat, probably goes by bob.
Cougar, bear, bobcat, something with claws.
 😄
Whereabout was this found? I am near grand blanc and curious
I live a bit east of for-mar nature preserve !
Wow, very close by me! Hoping it is not in fact a bobcat and my dog can be let out safely at night!
Hey neighbor, it’s just a deer! But, predators are definitely everywhere 😬
Frustrated Bigfoot. 😄
Balto trying to keep the trail
 When wild cats start getting too wild
Come on everyone knows Bigfoot did that! Ask me a harder question 🤣
Zoro's cousin, Randall.
That Russian girl that punches trees
Sad I didn’t get to watch
Sorry that was me my back was really itchy.
Bigfoot marking it's territory. You better watch out. Always carry a shotgun with the safety off for some quick draw action
Hi Neighbor! Also genesee county here.
That looks like a bobcat did that. Not wide enough to be a deer rub
Deer thrash back and forth. Marks look kinda like “x’s”.
Deer or a cougar maybe a bear
You did
That would be the Bobcat.
Who? Did you think a person did this?
Came to an animal tracking sub ;) Just how I talk. But, there’s a guy here in the comments who is positive that it’s from a person so there’s that
Big foot
This is from bob… not the builder
Dogman
Oh deer!