xoB sends along this gruesome set, with the comment: apparently this buck got stuck in the tree rubbing the velvet off his antlers or at least practicing for the rut.
And, I suppose, it's a lesson for all of us bucks. Oh sure, the rut sounds fun, go out on some weekend all preened, horns up high, looking to get laid. You could wind up like this guy, all snorting and angry and pissed off and only getting yourself stuck far worse.
Yes, sometimes when you hear the call of nature you should just leave it alone.