Ribbon found

[TBark]

First trip to our cabin area since Nov, seen this ribbon a few hun yds into the crown from our land.
Anyone know if this is from a trapper or maybe a F&W activity?
It is a known wolf area. No bait or anything is obvious.

TBark

[MooseRiverTrapper]

Potentially a pine beetle crew snooping around.

[Weedy1]

Possible mountain pine beetle infestation.
Same tape is used in an image in this article:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/pine-beetles-attack-trees-in-whitecourt-alberta/article25084646/

Was there any indication of samples taken from surrounding trees?

[TBark]

Thanks, ya, same ribbon for sure.
Just its a poplar forest, very few spruce and pine.
Feb weather should have taken care of those buggers.

TBark

[Big Grey Wolf]

Tbark, that is the same ribbon the pine beetle survey crews use on our trap line. However normally in solid pine forest, never seen the ribbon in mixed wood area.