What caused this damage to swing set wood?

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What caused this damage to swing set wood?

Post by Gotime88 » December 20th, 2017, 1:56 am

What does this kind of damage and how do I get rid of it? This is our backyard swing set.
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Re: What caused this damage to swing set wood?

Post by TimmyG » December 20th, 2017, 10:06 am

Wow. I'm going with raccoon with a chisel.

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Re: What caused this damage to swing set wood?

Post by andy10917 » December 20th, 2017, 10:08 am

I'm tempted to say that looks somewhat like a Bear, as it looks like a very-large claw working both vertically and horizontally to get at something (WTH is he looking to get at?). I asked my wife what she thought and she picked Bear also. I know Yorktown (I used to work in Somers) but whether Bears are denizens of the area is beyond my knowledge.

If it's a Bear, it is far over your head to deal with personally.

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Re: What caused this damage to swing set wood?

Post by Gotime88 » December 20th, 2017, 11:10 am

A bear would be very unlikely. Here is another pic.

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Re: What caused this damage to swing set wood?

Post by 1977212 » December 25th, 2017, 3:35 pm

A buck trying to shed?


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Re: What caused this damage to swing set wood?

Post by killerv » January 4th, 2018, 1:49 pm

squirrels

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