Author Topic: Was this a bear? (Read 4009 times)

Craig · « **on:** June 16, 2011, 02:28:03 PM »

Went to check my trail cams today and found this tree about 30 yards from my camera. Do you think a bear did this? To bad the batteries have been dead for two weeks.

brianb231 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 16, 2011, 02:39:47 PM »

My guess Mountain Beaver?

Does not look like bear to me. Scrap lines are too uniform.

Yes, Beaver!

quadrafire · « **Reply #2 on:** June 16, 2011, 02:44:48 PM »

Quote from: Craig on June 16, 2011, 02:28:03 PM

To bad the batteries have been dead for two weeks.

My vote would be bear

By the way--which batteries work best/last longest in trail cam? (besides the ones you used)

quadrafire · « **Reply #3 on:** June 16, 2011, 02:46:46 PM »

Quote from: brianb231 on June 16, 2011, 02:39:47 PM

My guess Mountain Beaver?

Does not look like bear to me. Scrap lines are too uniform.

Yes, Beaver!

I have only seen beaver eat/chew circumfrentially, not longitudinally.

BullMagnet76 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 16, 2011, 02:48:25 PM »

My guess is beaver if you look at the claw marks in the close up shot, it look way too small to be a bear.

saylean · « **Reply #5 on:** June 16, 2011, 03:06:04 PM »

bear to me...

piledup · « **Reply #6 on:** June 16, 2011, 03:10:49 PM »

yyyyeeep, it's a beaver

str8meat · « **Reply #7 on:** June 16, 2011, 03:12:33 PM »

perhaps a porcupine?

snocobearhunter · « **Reply #8 on:** June 19, 2011, 09:52:12 PM »

Bear all the way

watrapper · « **Reply #9 on:** June 19, 2011, 10:06:09 PM »

Porcupine.

Michelle_Nelson · « **Reply #10 on:** June 19, 2011, 10:09:18 PM »

Annette · « **Reply #11 on:** June 19, 2011, 10:32:42 PM »

BEAR

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rasbo · « **Reply #12 on:** June 20, 2011, 05:28:02 AM »

that IS a bear girdle,the marks are its cannine teeth rubbing up and down.

headshot5 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 20, 2011, 07:24:55 AM »

Definitely Bear.

D-Rock425 · « **Reply #14 on:** June 20, 2011, 11:25:39 AM »

I would vote bear.

whacker1 · « **Reply #15 on:** June 20, 2011, 11:27:55 AM »

Quote from: rasbo on June 20, 2011, 05:28:02 AM

that IS a bear girdle,the marks are its cannine teeth rubbing up and down.

This is a pretty large tree for a bear to girdle isn't it? Just curious, as i have not see a tree that large girdled by a bear very often.

jmx369 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 20, 2011, 11:29:51 AM »

Quote from: watrapper on June 19, 2011, 10:06:09 PM

Porcupine.

rasbo · « **Reply #17 on:** June 20, 2011, 11:44:39 AM »

Quote from: whacker1 on June 20, 2011, 11:27:55 AM

Quote from: rasbo on June 20, 2011, 05:28:02 AM
that IS a bear girdle,the marks are its cannine teeth rubbing up and down.

This is a pretty large tree for a bear to girdle isn't it? Just curious, as i have not see a tree that large girdled by a bear very often.

not at all,infact its about that size that are girdled the most in my area

whacker1 · « **Reply #18 on:** June 20, 2011, 12:00:17 PM »

Quote from: rasbo on June 20, 2011, 11:44:39 AM

Quote from: whacker1 on June 20, 2011, 11:27:55 AM
Quote from: rasbo on June 20, 2011, 05:28:02 AM
that IS a bear girdle,the marks are its cannine teeth rubbing up and down.

This is a pretty large tree for a bear to girdle isn't it? Just curious, as i have not see a tree that large girdled by a bear very often.
not at all,infact its about that size that are girdled the most in my area

Thank You - in NE Washington they always seem like smaller trees, is that due to the type (species) of tree? Or is it more related to the size of bear in the area?

wormfood · « **Reply #19 on:** June 20, 2011, 12:02:49 PM »

I would put my money on a bear. With Porcupines you usually see scratches and scrapes going all directions but bears seem to usually be pretty close to vertical.

crow360 · « **Reply #20 on:** June 21, 2011, 10:10:30 PM »

These are some bear markings I found not to long ago but they do have some similarities to the other pictures.

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