Is there a B&C category for squirrels??

You guys crack me up!! I have noticed several fresh rubs across my land (which I know every square foot of). Some are the typical rubs, but this is the mack daddy. I have seen termites, birch bark flake, dying cedar peeling, but this tree is alive and kicking. Its identical to the one standing beside it in the picture.

I have followed this spot because of the mast is already faling, the access to the filed, and the scrapes and general staging area just off the field. There are droppings all over the rub, and have hair on some of the scrapings from the rub.

Im not going to argue, but if you want to call it peeling bark, look at the tree standing beside it. Its the same diameter, and age as the rubbed one, and both are healthy.

It shocked me, enough to take a picture since nobody would believe me, and even went around 360 degrees with the video camera to get the whole picture of where he was wrapping around the opposite side s well. Its the monster rub I have been looking for, and several more around. I will take a picture of all them, and put side by side...and I want to see these who commented on peeling bark.

This time of the year they arefresh as can be, and this was no exception. Im setting up the ridge from the rub lines(20 yrds away), and when I will take him I will be sure to take some peeling bark to show you the difference. As I said the picture doesnt do it justice. If I could figure out how to post the video, you will see its not down to the bottom on the sides. plus the tree is in an awkward position on a hill, so the deer would be standing a foot below it....could be the reason to rub all the way down. Needless to say, Im keeping a watch on this one, as Im sure of the deer that made it.

GMMAT, sorry if you have those kinds of squirrels, we dont...I took care of most of them througout the summer. I will personally send a data stick with the video so you wont be having nightmares of squirrels eating a 4 /2 foot scrape on a cedar. You can see the antler marks plain as day in a closer picture. When I go tomorrow I will get some good zoom shots to put a foot in your mouth!

I have seen them completely uproot a tree...why wouldnt they be going for the botom if the are low enough to knock it over from the roots?

I wouldnt have posted it if it wasnt genuine. I have many others that would almost pass for rubs, but whats the use...to be called a novice. We will see when he is on the scoreboard at about 160

Different parts on alternating days

Im not saying it is or it isnt.... But how in this world does a deer/mature squirrel,rub/chew all the way around a 1 centimeter Twig, removing all bark without breaking it??

Why wouldnt the squirrels be going for the hundreds of fresh acorns on the ground. Wouldnt it be more of their character than tearing up a cedar tree. What food source does that supply. Come on...stop thinking that stupid stuff. You are a hunter, if you showed me a picture of that, would you expect me to say something like cockroaches....nope. Id wish you well, but that shows your pessimistic opinion of others.

I looked at that too. Possibly while rubbing, he just went up and down on that limb. Its obviously broken. it may have not falle off, but give him another rub. lokks like most of the rub was lower than that twig.

Dude it doesn't bother me one way or another...and I can promise you I've seen some I thought were rubs, at first, too.

I'm fully aware that rubs are being made, now. I saw at least a dozen in a 30' circle, Tuesday.

Answer the question Buckmaster did. It was a good one....and one I was wondering about, too. I'd let it go, though. I saw one that loked JUST like this a couple years ago. I thought it was a rub, too........then I got to wondering how the buck could've done that with three strands of barbed wire on the fence post.[8D]

I believe you brother, and if I were you, I wouldn't waste my time taking more pictures/video or whatever trying to prove yourself to some guys on an internet forum.

I mean seriously, does it really matter if they believe you or not?

Stay out of that place until you can go back in with your bow and put that pig on the ground.--Then you can worry about taking pictures and videos

Im hanging my climber just the right height to jump on and climb to where I will see him come into range and start to eat some of the acorns, or just come out of field. Once set up, Im out of there till October!!