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Peelings
« on: May 18, 2009, 09:54:38 AM »
Saw these and I'm pretty sure they are peeling from this year.  Opinions?  I found some chocolate and black hairs in the sap.
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Re: Peelings
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2009, 12:34:23 PM »
Um.....thats an elk rub with elk hair in it. When the rub they will also rub there head and neck on there rub .

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Re: Peelings
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2009, 08:22:55 PM »
Um.....thats an elk rub with elk hair in it. When the rub they will also rub there head and neck on there rub .

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Re: Peelings
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2009, 08:27:31 PM »
Yep, Charlie is right on the money, and it is hell trying to get that sap out of their hair when you are mounting them
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Re: Peelings
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2009, 08:39:13 AM »
Cool.  That's why I wanted opinions.   My first instinct was Elk or deer, but given they are in velvet right now coupled with the freshness of the tree damage, I thought it might be the elusive blue mt bear.  I was not aware elk would do that kind of damage to a tree with just their foreheads.  The long black hair in the middle of it also led me to conclude bear.

But I will defer to the more knowledgeable masses on this one.  I am a very new bear hunter.
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Re: Peelings
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2009, 08:44:54 AM »
That is not a fresh rub , probably 5-6 months old or older. And the damage is done by the antlers not there forehead, they will rub there head and neck all over the rub to leave scent.

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Re: Peelings
« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2009, 09:39:06 AM »
 :yeah: 

You will pick up on this stuff up the more and more you look at rubs and peels.  Generally on a Bear Peeled tree you don't see alot of that brown shreded bark.  It will be a pretty defined line from bark to the yellow inner wood.  Also you will more than likely see claw marks and teeth marks in the wood also.  MOst of the time a bear will leave the bark under the peeled tree.

Check out this thread and the pic's of peels that 509er and I have posted. The trees that Bama76 are NOT peels.

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,24010.15.html

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Re: Peelings
« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2009, 10:48:21 AM »
Good data, thanks!

They just looked fresher than 5-6 months to me which is why I ruled out Elk/Deer rubs.

Great info, very informative.
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Re: Peelings
« Reply #8 on: May 19, 2009, 12:19:53 PM »
I was out hiking in darrington this weekend and saw a tree that def had the bark taken off by a bear, I also saw lots of bear sign. I will post pics when I have a chance

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Re: Peelings
« Reply #9 on: May 20, 2009, 06:12:45 AM »
Good data, thanks!

They just looked fresher than 5-6 months to me which is why I ruled out Elk/Deer rubs.

Great info, very informative.

Notice the color variations in the wood and bark. Typically a fresh one will have white/yellow wood and yellow/orange bark. From there they darken fairly fast.




 


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