What is it?

[bkln]

A massive buck rub or a bear punching bag? I have seen this in Putnam as well as in ADK.....

 

[Lawdwaz]

Grass carp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(you had to be there!)

[BizCT]

My gut says it's not a deer

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[Lawdwaz]

A herd of boy scout looking to make kindling?

[MACHINIST]

Bear looking for bugs in a dead tree

[bkln]

Grass carp.

 

Well, there was a wetland near by, so who knows maybe you right.... :-)

[stubby68]

I'm with MACHINIST BEAR

[bkln]

I think so too.... what happened no chupacabra jokes...? :-)

[PREDATE]

what happened no chupacabra jokes...? :-)

They're partial to elms & cottonwods. I ruled them out right away. Edited November 3, 2014 by PREDATE

[The_Real_TCIII]

Porcupine

[growalot]

pileted

[bkln]

pileted

 

Pecker did that you think? I really doubt it....

[mmkay]

I've seen moose in Putnam...maybe a moose, but I'm thinking bear cubs f'ng around

[Bow Addict]

Woodsniffering Woofenspew

[growalot]

I didn't see a close up of pick to see knaw marks ...but yes we have several pair here and have watched them take apart a dead tree in strips like that....and trees where it looks like they used a wood chipper on it with a neat pile of chips at the base

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PS I hate this new keyboard...

Edited November 3, 2014 by growalot

[Sogaard]

Mountain lion scratching post.

[jjb4900]

Pecker did that you think? I really doubt it....

definitely done with a pecker......

[Dnkydog]

same thing I found today walking around in Putnam, so weird!

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[Pugsley]

I have seen a Pileated woodpecker do this to a tree in my yard. Took him 2 days. I was guessing there were bugs in the tree. I don't have a picture it was 3 years ago.

[Mr.Zach]

Look really close and see if you see any hair.  I had some bear tear up a pine about that size in Orange county and they left some hair.

[ididnotvoteforobama]

This is typical of a rotting birch tree (not 100% sure this is birch) The bark is somewhat plastic like where it will hold together and rain getting in causes it to decay . Woodpeckers will then shred it looking for insects.

[DirtTime]

Seeing that in the OP pic, you can clearly see it was cut. Look close and you can see the straight dead edges. So IMHO, it's a tree thumper trying to get lucky with a corpse bride.