Re: every see this
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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04/05/21 06:21 AM
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danny clifton
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looks like a porky pine moved in to me
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Re: every see this
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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04/05/21 06:56 AM
04/05/21 06:56 AM
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Gary Benson
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Some of those branches are awfully small to support a porky. I've seen pack rats do that in Nebraska. I suppose a maple tastes sweet to them.
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Re: every see this
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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04/05/21 09:01 AM
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Law Dog
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I’d think a porky was nearby.
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Re: every see this
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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04/05/21 09:05 AM
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Never seen squirrels do that.Looks like Porky Pines to me.
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Re: every see this
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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04/05/21 09:21 AM
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Law Dog
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I’d put a cage with some salt in it below that tree if it’s a porky you will catch it.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: every see this
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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04/05/21 10:03 AM
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I've had Porkies kill trees in my yard doing that. I had a real nice single trunked serviceberry inside my chicken coop run, and a Porky moved in and killed it in about 2 nights. I never laid eyes on it actually eating the bark, and that tree/shrub was stripped just as heavy as the one in the photo. I have a zillion squirrels too, and have never seen them chew bark like that. Roy, did you see squirrels gnawing on the tree?
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Re: every see this
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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04/05/21 10:12 AM
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drasselt
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Just look at the droppings under the tree to see what rodent is doing it. Most times a porky will live in a tree for quite some time so it's easy to spot it up there in the bare branches.
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Re: every see this
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04/05/21 10:19 AM
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we have lots of trees here and they look exactly like that but they arent maple. lots of squirrels too but never seen them chewing on the trees. We dont have porkeys here so what is it??? Pretty sure you do have Porky Pines in your State.
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Re: every see this
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04/05/21 10:42 AM
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Law Dog
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we have lots of trees here and they look exactly like that but they arent maple. lots of squirrels too but never seen them chewing on the trees. We dont have porkeys here so what is it??? Pretty sure you do have Porky Pines in your State. I’ve seen porkies hit on the interstate and not a tree in sight anywhere they might of starved looking for a tree! LOL
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: every see this
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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04/05/21 11:05 AM
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porcupines can get out on limbs about the size of my thumb in diameter.
that definitly looks like porky damage
maybe get a roll of aluminum flashing and wrap the trunk for a 4-6 feet and see if the tree will recover use washer head screws to attach it and just make sure to get them all out later
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