Author Topic: Antler Scrapes? Shed hunting trip #2 - Skunked (Read 5027 times)

Axle · « **Reply #15 on:** March 18, 2013, 07:57:30 PM »

Bear claws from last year. Deer don't normally rub trees that large and when they do - they don't like branches all around like that. It's too inconvenient for a deer rub.

Turner89 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 18, 2013, 08:12:30 PM »

Quote from: Axle on March 18, 2013, 07:57:30 PM

Bear claws from last year. Deer don't normally rub trees that large and when they do - they don't like branches all around like that. It's too inconvenient for a deer rub.

Tradhunter · « **Reply #17 on:** March 18, 2013, 08:32:11 PM »

Very true and good observation Axle. Who knows, I have seen blacktails destroy 16-18'' diameter alders but most damage I tend to see is relatively light rubbing like that pic shows but you could be up to something with the branches? I am a forester and the bear damage I usually run accross tends to be peeled off chuncks, small or the whole tree and some times the top third of 20'' diameter Doug firs, interupted three last year 40' up in the tree, pretty fun! Well if im wrong I guess that explains why I am partially giving up bowhunting big blacktails!

Smossy · « **Reply #18 on:** March 18, 2013, 10:18:23 PM »

Im sure there are plenty of places to feed and bed. These was taken about 500 yards from where that tree was found.

Smossy · « **Reply #19 on:** March 18, 2013, 10:20:41 PM »

And these were found EVERYWHERE..... Large piles, scatted all through out the place. Some were just random drops here and there.. Some were the size of a nickle, Some were dime size. The largest piles were about dime size and real dark. Im gonna head out there next week and take more photos.