Who made these ??

[matsprt]

This is a 10 year old apple tree in Alabama. There is an ongoing discussion on rub or claws did this…happened a couple of days ago. anyone with ideas or explanation ??

 

[CMF]

Seems low for bear, a big ole buck I'd guess

 

[TAArrowood]

I'd say a yearling spike.. I think a buck with multiple points would have left more cross-pattern marks.. I agree it's awefully low for a bear..

 

[Jimmy]

I made something like that with the claw side of a hammer when I was a kid. Shortly before the spanking of the century.

 

[spike camp]

I don’t know what made them, but if it was a buck..it’s nose would be in the dirt.

 

[flathead#2]

Bobcat

 

[Swamp Fox]

Bobcat

That's crazy talk ...

Clearly a south Missisippi panther on a ski vacation ...

 

[full choke]

Ned Beatty ?

 

[turbobrick]

Classic chupacabra rub.

 

[CorbLand]

Mutant house cat would be my guess.

 

[2muchhp]

I can't imagine a spike whitetail making those marks. They just look to aggressive, deep etc.
Do deer not drop antlers in Alabama?

You have cats? No, not house cats, big cats.

 

[matsprt]

Interesting comments. As mentioned above it seemed low for both a mature WT buck and an adult bear. I had thought about a cat, but honestly I don’t remember seeing trees marked up by a big kitty.

This was in a friends yard and he said there was a buck through the yard a day before. Does make for interesting conversation.

 

[The Ri Guy]

Based on the V at the bottom as they presumably returned to an upwards motion, I'm going to go with a buck rubbing up and down.

 

[Szwampdonkey]

Guy with a knife

 

[roosiebull]

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This is a 10 year old apple tree in Alabama. There is an ongoing discussion on rub or claws did this…happened a couple of days ago. anyone with ideas or explanation ??

I feel like you should assume it’s a buck and take it as an opportunity to name him… I would go with some variant of “brows” I would act fast, so down the road you can talk about the history you had with this buck… content

 

[KenLee]

Goats will do that to fruit trees, then strip and eat all the bark and kill the tree

 

[ohoopee]

Vertical, I would guess claw marks of some kind.

 

[OldGrayJB]

Do deer not drop antlers in Alabama?

Deer are currently rutting in some parts of Alabama.

 

[Swamp Fox]

Ned Beatty ?

That would be Georgia ...

And I no I typo'd Mississippi ....

LOL

 

[fngTony]

@ddavis_1313 did your pet grow up and move to Alabama?

What kind of animal is this?

Damn thing scared the crap out of me. It’s in my dad’s garage. I’m clueless as to what it is. It’s seems to be somewhat friendly. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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