That’s very common Richard, in the Northeast here. In Vermont where I hunt I see it all the time but especially on maples, both sugar maple and red maple about the same size at those on your picture and maybe up to 8”-10” in diameter.
We have poplars, often referred to as quaking aspen, though I don’t know if they are the same species as yours, and rarely if ever do I recall any sign of moose stripping like they do the maples. They do that to get the nourishing cambium between the bark and the wood... same thing a beaver gous after.
However, moose will stand on their hind legs and grab the tops of poplars and maples with a stem size of between 1” and 2” and break them off, leaving them attached, and eat all of the buds on the tips.
Thanks for showing thise pictures Richard.
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