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« on: February 08, 2010, 06:35:54 PM » |
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I know this is going to make me look like an idiot but is this a deer rub or what? I was walking around the edge of my property and noticed this and two others like it in the small alders and they were all kinda in a row... it just looks kinda wierd to me like claw marks or something...  |
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« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2010, 06:39:01 PM » |
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My vote is no. Have you looked for tracks in the area?  ? Mark |
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« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2010, 06:46:45 PM » |
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Ya theres tracks kinda all around the area and theres deer that come through every now and then ( shot a doe like 75 yards from there with my bow) but i havent seen anything in the way of bucks in a couple years and it just looked funny to me
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« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2010, 06:50:50 PM » |
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Almost looks like elk to me. How far from top to bottom?
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« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2010, 06:52:52 PM » |
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Not a deer rub for sure. Most likely a bear, but why one would do such a gratuitous scratching I don't know. Usually they're much more serious about it than that.
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« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2010, 07:11:17 PM » |
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I'd guess its a younger bear from the height at which its at
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« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2010, 07:14:00 PM » |
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Looks like bear to me. Have never seen a deer rub like this and have seen 100's of rubs
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« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2010, 07:40:02 PM » |
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thats what i was thinking kinda too... ive seen lots of deer and elk rubs but none really like this... it was only like four feet off the ground though and like maybe 18 inches top to bottom
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« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2010, 07:52:54 PM » |
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Sure looks like claws to me. My vote is a beer as weel.
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« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2010, 08:03:38 PM » |
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I'd say bear too.... Got any game cams to set up??? Would let you know a lot of what goes when in bed and gone....
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« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2010, 11:13:15 PM » |
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I'd have to agree that its probably some bear scratches or possibly cougar. I have seen scratches like that in an area where I've seen several bear and a cougar. I dont know enough about cougars so its hard to say its from one.
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« Reply #11 on: February 09, 2010, 12:07:58 AM » |
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eye guards from elk or a big deer,not bear or cat
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« Reply #12 on: February 09, 2010, 12:30:24 AM » |
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Deer or elk. The marks seem to be too random in spacing to be cat or bear unless it only has one or two claws.  |
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« Reply #13 on: February 09, 2010, 08:25:31 AM » |
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I see alot of those in my front yard, it's usually from the smaller bulls, the bigger bulls tear the trees up.
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« Reply #14 on: February 09, 2010, 08:27:25 AM » |
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I agree, not a bear.
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