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Naturegirlfromny

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I was down in a swampy area in the woods behind where I live. I saw one deer track and then a little further up found and log just tore up. Would a buck tear up a log? The wood was shredded up and down the log with large strips on the ground. It looked pretty fresh too. It was not a ripping up that I would expect from a bear but more of a side to side shredding.

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No it was a laying down log.. I will try to get out there and get a picture of it tomorrow. My stepdad said probably a bear. I don't think we have any feral hogs around here Predate.

What you are describing here really does sound like a bear looking for insects. Was the log fairly well rotted?

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Bears will do it just as you described and looking for insects like Doc said. I have seen skunks do it as well but usually that is fairly fine strings of rotted log on the ground. If it is big chuncks and striips torn off I would believe it was bear. Check the log where it gets more firm to see if any claw marks are there.

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