Thread: Tree bark peeled off question

Have seen a lot of bark stripping in the past two years. Red deer. Nothing else about. Caught on camera doing it. In areas I go is happening more and more and coinciding with a noticeable increase in population. Am sure it happens in low population too, but the deer are in poor condition and the palatables are not plentiful. Central North Island mostly. Deer populations in the bush are growing and everyone seems to be hunting open country with dial ups these days. For deer to be consistent in the open there are a shite load more in cover. Like the man said about rabbits. For every one above ground, there are ten below. Sell your WSMs and Edges and go bush young hunter.

This was the same young tree. Good info Woody

I have seen bark chewed a lot like this in various forests. Wineberry is a favorite during winter when food is short. I have heard that there is a higher sugar content that attracts the deer and goats. My bet is deer as there aren't any goats in the areas I have seen it but both do it.

Originally Posted by Strummer

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Hmmmm....

Jacko! Seen a lot up Inwoods,cross the face where the power goes up and along the road.
Set 12 traps for 9

Originally Posted by madjon_

Jacko! Seen a lot up Inwoods,cross the face where the power goes up and along the road.
Set 12 traps for 9

I don't believe old poss is doing that, more likely deer. Recently saw a young pine looking just like that pic, it was fallow deer. Whiteywood in the same area was really bark-stripped and broken, and no goats in the area.

Classic down here is 5 finger the reds smash it around may its loaded with sugar they strip every bit of bark they can reach , the juice turns to a clear jelly an inch thick , some spots you cannot find a 5 finger that has not been eaten .

Original picture is a Coprosma grandifolia (Kanono), it's highly palatable and probably not well recognised by hunters on account of it being heavily browsed. I see this bark biting often, particularly of grandifolia in the Mamaku

Originally Posted by rockland

I don't believe old poss is doing that, more likely deer. Recently saw a young pine looking just like that pic, it was fallow deer. Whiteywood in the same area was really bark-stripped and broken, and no goats in the area.

Twenty feet up!

Originally Posted by madjon_

Twenty feet up!

Hell the deer must be huge over there madjon

those are pate leaves and deer give the bark a hard time in the winter early spring,,eaten bark looks slightly purplish

Pate (seven finger) looks quite different but definitely gets heavy browse

Edit: Actually I realise that was probably referring to the pictures of the bark and not the foliage haha, the true topic... In which case, ignore

Originally Posted by joelhenton

Original picture is a Coprosma grandifolia (Kanono), it's highly palatable and probably not well recognised by hunters on account of it being heavily browsed. I see this bark biting often, particularly of grandifolia in the Mamaku

you are right sir its a grandifolia