Was building fence on the ranch yesterday. 

Definitely looks like a bait site to me. Maybe Bear? We used to use boughs to cover bait so  it makes it harder for the birds to pack it off.   Its amazing once they find it how ravenous camp robbers, crows, ravens, etc are.

I don't need to waste time with the found footage. I am wondering what is written on the leader / trailer?

Went scouting for morels today on my "new" ATV (traded my evil posessed 2022 KLR650 for a 2018 Honda Foreman 500 Rubicon EPS straight across). Found a bunch of mushrooms but had to do some hiking deep off the trail.  Still too small for my liking, so left them alone. Woods were again, strangely quiet and my Belgian Malinois mix, who normally ranges out around 30 to 50 yards from me, but keeps me in sight, came in close and wouldn't stray more than a few feet away. I soon found a really odd area.  On a hillside, with no draw or creek nearby, there was an area trampled and completely devoid of vegetation, behind a log.  It looked like an area had been dug down into, like an animal was trying to reach something in the earth. My dog was very curious about the hole and also started sniffing and pawing at it... The area reminded me of where we set a salt block on our property at the lake.  When the salt block is gone, the deer will paw at the ground and lick it to get the salt. But this spot had tree limbs and sticks clearly organized next to it, which was really strange.   Again, middle of nowhere and area was completely inaccessible by vehicle just a week or so before due to the wind damage to all the roads and trails. http://blob:https://www.facebook.com/8e94a9a9-7391-4fad-bfac-1b647b9524d0

Very wise on both your parts!