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Bear peel?
« on: August 31, 2012, 09:29:47 AM »
Hey guys, I found this on a tree yesterday while bear hunting.  Is it a peel?

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Re: Bear peel?
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2012, 09:32:56 AM »
Sure looks like one to me.... 
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Re: Bear peel?
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2012, 09:43:02 AM »
 :tup:

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Re: Bear peel?
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2012, 09:44:45 AM »
Looks like it....and fresh!

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Bear peel?
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2012, 09:55:06 AM »
Thats what i was thinking, but wasn't sure.  This is in area with huckleberries.  Maybe he wanted a change of pace?

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Re: Bear peel?
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2012, 09:57:44 AM »
Time to HUNT!

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Re: Bear peel?
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2012, 10:20:50 AM »
is that a stump or tree... Porcupine??  what you think huntbear?

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Re: Bear peel?
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2012, 10:21:13 AM »
That's not a porcupine?  Little chunks of bark, low to the ground, and each scratch looks like it's in pairs made by a pair of teeth.  I'm far from knowing anything about this but, is this a porcupine?

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Re: Bear peel?
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2012, 10:23:22 AM »
beaver??

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Re: Bear peel?
« Reply #9 on: August 31, 2012, 10:24:13 AM »
thats a tree and it looks like a peel from spring to me  :dunno: also it sure has short tooth strokes .... not that I know anything just what I am guessing.....overall pattern of peel looks more porky than bear

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Re: Bear peel?
« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2012, 10:27:12 AM »
is that a stump or tree... Porcupine??  what you think huntbear?

I may have spoke to soon earlier....

I took the photo and blew it up...  I would bet Porky....    Bear would most likely have done more damage, and the teeth marks are real close/side by side... almost beaverish..  but never seen a beaver attack a conifer like that before.
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Re: Bear peel?
« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2012, 11:04:00 AM »
not a bear  :twocents:

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Re: Bear peel?
« Reply #12 on: August 31, 2012, 11:10:56 AM »
Looks like a peel to me.

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Bear peel?
« Reply #13 on: August 31, 2012, 11:52:23 AM »
The peel is from a standing tree, not a stump.  It was quite low to the ground and i looked for hair evidence or scat, but found none.

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Re: Bear peel?
« Reply #14 on: August 31, 2012, 12:00:16 PM »
I say yes but it is older
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