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[justyhntr]

We were up scouting for possible spring bear areas yesterday , and came across this scrape . Pretty fresh , was very sticky from pit .
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[justyhntr]

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[treefarmer]

I've seen elk rub trees like that this time of the year.  They get right up to the base of their antlers       Might of been a bear but doesn't look like their normal peal and it's to far off the ground for them.       Just my opinion

[REHJWA]

Could be elk bite

[The scout]

I would say elk, only because it's pretty high off the ground and appears to be rubbed up and down. doesn't look super fresh to me, maybe a month old trying to shed if there are no elk in the area then definitely a squatch

[crowinghen]

Bottom of this thing  was 28 inches or so from the ground .

[bobcat]

I would agree that it's elk.

[benhuntin]

Porcupine


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[yum tag soup]

Definitely elk or porcupine

[nwwanderer]

Bark was not consumed, I see it hanging below the scrape, not a porcupine.  Elk new growth is pretty fragile, they pretty much protect it at this time.  They might scratch it with a hind leg but gently.  I am betting a goofy bear, they can not seem to leave anything alone.

[Humptulips]

Definitely elk. It's not right shape for porky or bear and the inner bark is not eaten which is what they are after. Probably done when shedding just before losing horns.

[JimmyHoffa]

the fibers on the branches below look like they're the result of rubbing, not scratching/cutting.

[Firedogg]

Porcupine. They don't eat the bark, they go after that yummy stuff between it and the wood. If it were an elk you would think there would be a scrape or two on the branches too.

[ghosthunter]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LomXWfMnhtk

[ghosthunter]

I think it is. A rub.

Porkys leave teeth marks across the tree, not up and down.