maddowg1192000 Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 we were out walking cedars up by LOW this weekend and came across this: It looks alot like a rub but is 7ft tall. In the same areas there were about 15 smaller trees that looked the same but only up to about 4 or 5 ft. We found these in 2 different areas of the cedars and both areas looked the same. What do you think it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearing Machine Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Possible moose rub?? I know they will frequent the LOW area still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solaris79 Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reinhard1 Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 i have seen that but only one time where i hunt [northern MN]. i have also seen the Moose that made that. haven't seen it since then. it's an awesome find. good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobT Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 That looks like a cedar tree. If so it could very easily be caused by deer putting their front paws against it to reach the leaves. I've seem this a lot in small cedar patches. Also, if you look at it you can see that it is rubbed right to the ground. Not likely with antler rubs but possible from hooves as they try to reach higher and higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddowg1192000 Posted November 27, 2011 Author Share Posted November 27, 2011 those are the 2 things we thought when we saw them but why would they choose to eat cedar with all the fields around there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walleyeking19 Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Sasquatch loves cedar trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzie Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 It could be Moose or possibly a wayward Elk??? I am just guessing what would have enough length to reach that far up the tree....cool find and i am pretty sure I would be hunting that area hard just to possibly see what comes to the rub!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofishfisherman Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Was there a bunch of cedar bark laying on the ground at the base of the tree?Would a moose rub it perfectly all the way flush to the ground? Seems like it would not rub the bottom foot or two of the tree.It almost looks like it was striped off and maybe eaten. That would explain how it was cleaned off so neatly all the way to the ground.Could also be a combination of a moose rub and then something came by and pulled off loose pieces of bark stripping it to the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
student Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Scratching post for a kitty kat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big-Al Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Moose or elk would be possible but I would guess bear. They will use the bark to line their dens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike76 Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Looks like the Elk rubs I've seen in Idaho. Where I hunt by Cambridge, there is a rub on a highline pole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliepete Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Are you sure the rub on the highline pole isn't really a bear? They love to munch and scartch the creosote poles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxer01 Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Porcupine. We've got alot of cedars that look the same way. Haven't seen it that far up before, but they use it as scratching post much like a cat would. First time I saw it was on a 12" round cedar. I spent the rifle season chasing down a mythical giant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grebe Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 The trunk itself doesn't seem to be marked up at all and if a hard antlered animal was the culprit, there would be marks and gouges....which makes it look like it was peeled. I seen bird do this on smaller trees and shrubs, I suppose they peel the bark for nesting material....I never seen em do it on something that large though? Maybe a large bird with a draw knife? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pureinsanity Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I vote human pulling bark off for holiday decor or tinder for a fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey lee Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Pure, that is a sure telltale debarking of the northern 15# fox squirrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooly_31 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 i would vote for porcupine as well but there are a few elk in the area. a very large 6x6 was hanging around warroad for a year before venturing east along the lakeshore. wouldn't rule out that possibility. was this closer to baudette? how far from the lake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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