Stan in Oly, WA
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I was working in back of the house earlier today and noticed some wood debris on the concrete beneath the top of the stairs to the deck. The stairs are badly deteriorated and unsafe to use, so they're blocked off with a couple of 1X4 cross pieces. I intend to replace them next spring. When I looked up to see where the wood chips and sawdust had come from I saw that the base of one of the 2X2 uprights holding the railing looked like it had been about half chewed away. What animal would do that, and why? The upright was not blocking anything. The wild animals I have seen in our area are squirrels, rats, raccoons, opossums, and feral cats. Any of these could get to the stairs and get up them, but there's no reason to.
Stan
Stan