Is this done by a moose??

[Fall Guy]

When I was out deer hunting this fall, I came across the same. I couldn't believe the amount of small trees a cow and calf (found their droppings) hit.

ETA - WTF does photobucket keep rotating my pic?

 

[captonion]

Definetly from a moose. They will drag thier lower teeth while lifting their head, stripping the bark.

10/4...I actually seen em doin it!....See it alot on soft maple.

 

[John Y Cannuck]

Yes, this is moose feeding. Here's some I took while moose hunting this past year.

 

[tracker]

Done by an old beaver with false teeth and a step ladder.

 

[rickslady]

Fantastic! Thanks so much for all your input! I knew you guys would have the answer!
I love this forum! Now, we'll have to feed em to make sure they stick around till hunting season!
Beaver with false teeth....... heeheehee!!

 

[CV32]

Megatherium.

 

[WhelanLad]

Nice photos there John Y, Nice lever too, what Cal is it an did you end up using it on moose?

 

[MiG25]

Deer do it too,,,mostly on sumacks down here

cattle do this as well.

 

[Winnipeg Toymaker]

The deer rub trees and moose rub mainly on bushes. Deer make scrapes, moose dig and urinate in water puddles they dig for themselves, then they lay in it or splash themselves as cows go "crazy" by the smell.

The marks left behind actually look like it was made by a porcupine's teeth in taylorjw pics.. The marks are too close to the ground for deer and complete bark is missing not shredded.

In the previous pics , the teeth marks of moose are distinctly different than the shredded bark from deer tines.

 

[beretta boy]

Moose for sure. I've watched them strip bark from both what is locally refered to as striped (or "moose" ) maple & smooth barked soft maple, usually something in the 4-5" diameter range. Not uncommon to see from mid-September right through to the end of April.

 

[dale9805]

put a trail cam up there for a few weeks, would make for great photos!!!