Broken moose

Today's trip was shortened to a half day due to obligations beyond my control. Do people know what time of year this is? Moving right along, I returned to the place I was last week but I was going up higher today. Right away I found a well used moose path, wait, no, this is a moose road!

It went up along a ravine onto a expansive mixed hardwood and hemlock flat. Not 200 yards up I found a rub line. Yes moose, like whitetails have rub lines,they are just bigger and farther apart in distance. The first rub was on a thigh sized spruce what I would consider a marking post tree one just upon entering an open area known as a breeding arena. I did a grid back and forth of this area and found nothing. I entered a huge hardwood flat and grid searched that also. As I reached the far end of my last turn I found one, I have never found one before in a area like this, devoid of browse with all mature hardwood. It's a great shed because of its uniqueness, the palm is broke off not chewed! It also has a kicker off the back. It is I believe a year old.

I checked along the rest of the flat and found nothing ,but again saw some areas I will be back to go over again if I get time.The shear size of this particular wilderness is overwhelming and poses more than a few challenges. But I just know in myheart that there is more and bigger sheds in here.