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Do some more investigating: check the ground around the tree closely, any foot prints, tracks, loose bark? Check the bark on the ground closely, any cut marks, claw marks or insects. Pull back or cut off some more bark and see if there are an insects, or fungus growing? From the pics the tree looks fairly gouged up, so it clearly seems something did this. Unless the pics are deceiving, is there any chance the bark simply fell off from disease, fungus, or due to being a dead or dying tree?
If none of that helps - call the X-files
I have seen a lot of that kind of damage in Utah, while hunting Mule deer. And correct they eat pine barkPorcupine
I have seen a lot of that kind of damage in Utah, while hunting Mule deer. And correct they eat pine bark
In all my DNR trapping info I don't recall a mention of them, and they're destructive nuisances. I would think if we did have them we'd be covered up with trapping jobs for them.That is strange, I have never seen them on the east coast either. Only out west when hunting.