Sequoia bark damage.

[Mark Bolam]

What do you reckon has caused this?

Found walking the dogs this afternoon in Forestry Commission woods on 3 separate trees.

 

Highest wounding is at about 3 1/2 feet.

 

Beanie is for scale.

 

There are wild boar in these woods, I wonder if they could be the culprits and what were they rooting for?

 

 

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[rupert w]

My old dog used to do similar chasing squirrels. Could it be stags?

[Mark Bolam]

There are plenty of deer about for sure.

 

No tracks to be seen to my eye, but I'm no Masai bush tracker!

 

 

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[Woodworks]

Cows did similar damage to one down the road. But they did bark it to higher than 3 1/2 feet.

[Mark Bolam]

Defo not cows.

 

 

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[felixthelogchopper]

You haven't been training Dutchie up to be a chavvy weapon status dog, have you? Looks like deer damage to me, mate.