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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: Dean44 on July 01, 2010, 08:50:54 PM

Title: Bear Peel 90'+ in the Toutle
Post by: Dean44 on July 01, 2010, 08:50:54 PM: We went on a family hike this weekend and found this brand new peel. The peeled bark was very fresh with no curling at all. We could not see clear to the top of the tree but it was peeled as far as we could see, over 90'. We have commonly been seeing some high peels in this area and we were hoping to catch him in the act with the video camera. Look at the large pieces of bark up high in the branches still.

This peel was far from the nearest road.

Bear Peel In the Toutle Area of Washington State (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH8MRtCGixk#)
Title: Re: Bear Peel 90'+ in the Toutle
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on July 13, 2010, 05:44:17 PM: :dunno: big strips of bark coming off that tree........
Title: Re: Bear Peel 90'+ in the Toutle
Post by: boonerboy on July 13, 2010, 06:23:45 PM: It's amazing what the porcupines can do to trees. In SE montana it seems like every other tree is just trashed by those dirty critters.
Title: Re: Bear Peel 90'+ in the Toutle
Post by: tyler_o on July 19, 2010, 01:15:08 PM: Absolutely positively a bear, and not all that uncommon especially at higher elevations.
Title: Re: Bear Peel 90'+ in the Toutle
Post by: LRshooter on July 30, 2010, 11:07:08 PM: Porcupine! i don't think a bear would spend that much time and effort peeling a tree. :twocents:
Title: Re: Bear Peel 90'+ in the Toutle
Post by: bobcat on July 30, 2010, 11:15:28 PM: I don't think it's a bear either. Especially this time of year. They've got other things to eat. They peel trees in April and May.
Title: Re: Bear Peel 90'+ in the Toutle
Post by: billythekidrock on July 31, 2010, 06:22:53 AM: Quote from: tyler_o on July 19, 2010, 01:15:08 PM
Absolutely positively a bear, and not all that uncommon especially at higher elevations.
Quote from: STIKNSTRINGBOW on July 13, 2010, 05:44:17 PM
:dunno: big strips of bark coming off that tree........

Definately bear.
Title: Re: Bear Peel 90'+ in the Toutle
Post by: ICEMAN on July 31, 2010, 06:44:45 AM: Ok, so we have bear "yes" and bear "no".... hmmmmm....
Title: Re: Bear Peel 90'+ in the Toutle
Post by: Ghost Hunter on July 31, 2010, 08:33:47 AM: Anybody up for a 90' climb to confirm :dunno: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Bear Peel 90'+ in the Toutle
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on July 31, 2010, 09:37:00 AM: Bear
Title: Re: Bear Peel 90'+ in the Toutle
Post by: carpsniperg2 on July 31, 2010, 09:39:44 AM: i could not say for sure :dunno:
Title: Re: Bear Peel 90'+ in the Toutle
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on July 31, 2010, 09:45:17 AM: 14 seconds into video he says it is all a couple of hours old, there is no way a porkie is going to that kind of damage in a couple of hours.

The bark is wide if you look at them and then skinny to me meaning that it is the width of a bears paw at the the top and then peeled from the tree making it smaller on that portion.

The only thing that I see that I don't agree with is all the way up the tree is old dead branches close together that should of had some broken off if a bear climbed the tree.

joe
Title: Re: Bear Peel 90'+ in the Toutle
Post by: heavy hauler on August 02, 2010, 05:48:21 PM: bigfoot :dunno:
Title: Re: Bear Peel 90'+ in the Toutle
Post by: backwoods_boy on August 03, 2010, 09:34:26 AM: :dunno:
saw these during spring bear season.
still torn as to what they really were.
:hello:
Title: Re: Bear Peel 90'+ in the Toutle
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on August 03, 2010, 10:13:37 AM: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.insectimage.com/Gallery%252016/0620_5.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.insectimage.com/Gallery%252016/0620_5.html&usg=__8inORR_EHZ2nrK8o2UpbH35_KRo=&h=800&w=600&sz=123&hl=en&start=15&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=J7wf8N5Peumd6M:&tbnh=143&tbnw=107&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dporcupine%2Beating%2Btree%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1R2ADFA_enUS364%26tbs%3Disch:1 (http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.insectimage.com/Gallery%252016/0620_5.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.insectimage.com/Gallery%252016/0620_5.html&usg=__8inORR_EHZ2nrK8o2UpbH35_KRo=&h=800&w=600&sz=123&hl=en&start=15&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=J7wf8N5Peumd6M:&tbnh=143&tbnw=107&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dporcupine%2Beating%2Btree%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1R2ADFA_enUS364%26tbs%3Disch:1)

These pictures show really good the damage and the shavings you should see from a porky. Usually long strips that are wide at the top and skinny at the bottom shows that the bark has been ripped from the tree. Most of the time indicating a bear.

Also always look for the numerous grooves caused by the porkys teeth.

Joe
Title: Re: Bear Peel 90'+ in the Toutle
Post by: billythekidrock on August 03, 2010, 04:54:58 PM: Quote from: backwoods_boy on August 03, 2010, 09:34:26 AM
:dunno:
saw these during spring bear season.
still torn as to what they really were.
:hello:

Bear.
Title: Re: Bear Peel 90'+ in the Toutle
Post by: dirty24d on August 09, 2010, 10:37:39 AM: I'd be willing to bet you could find some hair in that tree if you climbed up a bit on some of those branches that didnt break. That would put the debate to rest. In my opinion that is a bear that peeled that tree up.