Elk or deer rubs?

[Ucsdryder]

My first thought was deer but I have never seen this many deer rubs in one spot. A saddle was loaded with them. The hat is around 5 1/2 - 6 feet for reference.

 

[Ucsdryder]

No doubt about this one. There was some anger behind this one. See the other half laying on the ground.

Someone told me a few years back that there were 2 types of rubs...velvet rubs and rut rubs. The rut rubs were more aggressive and usually the tree would be destroyed. Any truth to this?

 

[Ol' Arky]

I would guess elk but most of the elk rubs I\'ve seen the tree or bush is a lot more torn up than that tree is.. I\'ve never seen a whitetail rub that tall... Don\'t know much about mule deer but the mule deer I\'ve seen don\'t look like they could rub that tall either...

 

[elky McElkerson]

i\'ve seen mulie rubs fairly tall. no elk in the area.

i hypothesized that the deer was leaning the small sapling over while rubbing.. i could be soo full of it tho. always exciting to find rubs.

no tracks?