I'm not entirely sure but I think the elk cause these trees to "bleed" like this. They rub their antlers on the bark to mark their territory, which damages the tree who's natural response is to produce sap to protect itself... anyway that's what my Aunt thought.

Excellent very nice post~!~ mallusatish · 2011-07-07: 22:19

wow, who would have thought they could cause this kind of damage?! McMommy · 2011-07-08: 00:14