Bear Peels - Signs to look for!

[h2ofowlr]

I found tons of bear peels and trained myself to look for signs of peeling areas from above.  Once you could locate them, you could start to patern some of the bears.

[KFhunter]

ya buddy

[timberghost72]

I believe that is a rare phenomenon of tree sheding. I am an internet scientist and can confirm this theory if you would take me there to investigate more thouroughly. I am available from April 15-May 31st 5 days a week. Please let me know ASAP as my schedule is booking up. 

[h2ofowlr]

A few more.

[h2ofowlr]

Hot on the trail!

[woodman]

I always start seeing those bear peels around the first week of June.

[Skyvalhunter]

Thats all a result of the mountain porcupine not a bear.

[D-Rock425]

Some of those could be bears others are not from bears.

[h2ofowlr]

Thats all a result of the mountain porcupine not a bear.

Nope, not when I saw bears on a few of these trees and could see the tracks around the area.  I also set trail cameras in several of these locations and saw some dandy bears as well.  Never had a picture of a porcupine.  Lots of bears and bobcats.

[Boss .300 winmag]

of all the porcupine tree eating i have seen, not of them had large strips of tree bark peeled off. take a better look in the branches of the trees peeled up high, you will seethe large pieces of bark stuck in the limbs!

[h2ofowlr]

The ones that were peeled high usually had a sow and some cubs up high.  I was sitting above one of the spots and saw one of the trees swaying really good.  I went down and it was the sow and cubs.  The cubs starting making a ton of racket when they saw me and and the sow was huffing and puffing, so I kept my distance until they all came down and bolted into the trees.  Pretty cool sight.

[sirmissalot]

Looks like mostly bear peels to me, the only ones I would question is the ones all the way up the tree but still pretty sure they are bear... I'd have to look closer I guess, and I'm also far from an expert.

These get me excited though. 

[bearbaito6]

Those are all bear.

[Skyhigh]

Those are all bear.

I agree, as I saw most of these in the pictures w/H20

[Turner89]

Thats all a result of the mountain porcupine not a bear.

  Looks like porky

[Skyhigh]

Some of those could be bears others are not from bears.

Thats all a result of the mountain porcupine not a bear.

Here is a cheat sheet for the above pros....

[h20hunter]

Wow...that is a lot of arrows.

[Skyhigh]

Wow...that is a lot of arrows.

makes it easier for the neandratrols to read..

[ORBowHunter]

Those are clearly, and obviously mountain porcupine peels.  It's just that those particular mountain porcupine are heavy black fur coats, and weigh between 100-350 lbs. 
 
I'd love to kill one of those porcupines!

[Smossy]

Great photos, Ill keep a look out.

[arees]

Some of those could be bears others are not from bears.

Thats all a result of the mountain porcupine not a bear.

Here is a cheat sheet for the above pros....

What book is that?

[Skyhigh]

It is a Foresty-Wildlife intregated managament field guide...from the University of British Columbia..."Identification and Managment of Wildlife Damage in Forests of the Pacific Northwest"