OK, for all you that doubted me the first time. I went back to the area this morning and set up my climber. I was up about 20 ft when I heard some thrashing going on about 50 yrds towards the rub from yesterday. For GMMAT and the others who claim that porcupines and giant squirrels are the culprit, or even disease...This was as fresh as I could get to it.

He was definately a bruiser. I heard him barrelling down toward the creek when he caught wind of me and snorted like a freight train.



I figured I would zoom in and show the antler marks on the center.



I guess the squirrell that took off was n a horses back, The area around hre is loaded with sign. Acorns everywhere, scat, scrapes, and this is the third fresh rub since being there yesterday.

What do you think GMMAT? some weird bark disease that makes the tree shake its bark off? Or just the wind?