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These pics were taken last year near the end of gun season in Hardeman Co. I have seen buck rubs before on tree's this size, but some of these are really high, as you can see from the pic with my rifle leaned against the tree. There were several other tree's that i didnt include and all were near one another in one specific location. I know the bark naturally peels off these tree's, sometimes looking like a rub at first glance. But this was only on one side of the tree and one appears to have gouges, almost like claw marks.
 
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This property is only 100 acres, including 2 fields that are not wide, but 400 yrds long. The only place we dont hunt is a pine thicket that we leave as a sanctuary for the deer. On 3 sides of the property, there is mostly cow pasture bordering it, with scattered strips of thin timber. On the other side is a hwy, with more of the same on the other side. What im getting at, is i've hunted all over that property and never have encountered a bear. It seems to me, on a property that small, that we would eventually meet. Plus, im not the only one who hunts it. But now that i think about it, i do see lots of cow bones lying in the woods.....ha ha.
 
A bear's home range can be as large as 200 sq miles. If it was a bear, it could have been just passing through.
 
You can usually see bite marks at the top of Bear rubs. It's how a boar Bear marks his territory. The ones on my place are 7'-8' high
 
Some of those cedars are just shedding their bark, but a couple are definitely animal-created. But the high ones don't match what a deer would normally do.
 
Do bobcats scratch trees like house cats? Never seen it, but makes me wonder. Or perhaps a bobcat/coyote/dog had treed a squirrel and was scratching at it.

I've never heard of bear in Hardeman County (I hunt there as well sometimes), but I guess anything is possible when you factor in their wandering nature.
 
Bobcats will scratch trees, but they aren't doing it that high off the ground unless they're climbing up. Those look like they just stop
 
I had a friend do something like that to a spot in NC I hunted at. Good prank, not saying thats what yours are though
 

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