Some rubs...

[Hornseeker]

They aren't fresh, thats for sure... but they do look like bear peels to me. Ive seen bears peel trees all the way around and from the ground to 15-20 feet high... porcupines will do the same thing. They are eating the "cambium" layer. The Adipose is the little fin on the back of a salmonid...

You can see the bears teeth marks in the 3rd picture down... Not being there...I cant be 100% sure, but I'd have to guess they are bear peels....

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[edmondshunter]

Bear rubs, almost positive.  I found a stand of timber up near Middle Fork Snoqualmie river that had been thrashed by Elk, the branches had been riped off up to 8-9 feet. Elk tend to rub trees about 2/3 around and really smooth , almost faceted, not gouged like the marks on the tree in the 3rd pic

[billythekidrock]

Well I got more then a couple pm's about this thread and my opinion so here goes.

First off it took me an hour to download the images..why do people post such large files?
I wish that we would limit the file size..

Anyway, from the pics it is really hard to tell. The damage is definately old, maybe as much as 2 years old. I don't see any gouges from tines or eyeguards, then again as far as teeth marks (bear) I don't see a whole lot there either.

Then I thought is it possible these are just antler polishing? That first pic is too small for a bear to peel and at the top there are two chunks of bark missing. Possibly from a tine smacking the tree.
In the third picture at the top there are a couple of small branches that have been damaged. Could be antlers.

Then I look at the last pic and it seems to have some teeth marks. A couple pics look like classic bear damage but one for sure looks a large ungulate rub.

My opinion -- Who knows..probably a bear.

[muledude]

Thanks Hornseeker..I don't know why I said adipose? ?? It is "cambium layer" for sure...Might be early stages of Alzheimer's setting in? ? Or it could just be that Castle Rock edgucation catching up with me..

[saylean]

Hey Billy, sorry bout the big files...it takes my comp about 5 seconds to download pretty much anything on this board...so I never really even think bout it. I will crop them from now on.

Elk rubs, triple stamped it, touch blue make it true! (dumb and dumber)

[billythekidrock]

Hey Billy, sorry bout the big files...it takes my comp about 5 seconds to download pretty much anything on this board...so I never really even think bout it. I will crop them from now on.

Elk rubs, triple stamped it, touch blue make it true! (dumb and dumber)

LOL

[boneaddict]

bear peels .. no erase ( 1st grade) 

[saylean]

 

[muledude]

Elk peels???

[saylean]

 

[wastickslinger]

beaver

[Skyvalhunter]

Mountain beaver at that!!