Either a deer or an elk was scraping their antler on the tree.

a bug.

With an evil look in his eye. Just look at him.

If I'm wrong I'll put $111 in the tip jar.

I know! But I am pretty much anti-bug in the first place. I think they're all evil.

Enough!

But Flint! I'm...I'm...I'm SICK!



















*cries a little, pouts, looks for attention and affirmation*

What you need is a good firm spanking.

I think you are probably right. You can see the scratch going down the sap wood perfectly centered within the scar of the missing bark.

Ok. Can I call you "Daddy"?

You can call me professor! ha ha ha I'll wear my cardigan...

I hope so. I don't really have $111.

Animals are not that neat. The scratch appears to follow the grain of the wood.
I still say "lightning."

Anything would have a natural tendency to follow the grain of the wood. You'd have to try not to.

P.S. Your line sticks out farther...or is it further? Either way, I'd ban you for that shit, If I was the boss of these parts.

What do you mean my line sticks out further? (I'm just blessed that way!)
As for the scratch, I've seen a few deer scrapes, and they are not neat and usually more than just one. It takes a lot of force to peel of a big strip of bark like that.