What animal?

[ruffdog]

Rabbits and squirrels will strip trees if they run out of food.

 

[Doofy]

We've seen Hares ring both spruce and willow trees.

 

[Tompet]

I've seen rabbits ring trees up high depending on snowfall.

Agreed

 

[goeduck]

Were there any pallets nearby? Or Holes in the trees?

Or any rounded off drainplugs?

 

[Thomas]

Can you post picture?

 

[oosik]

Around here - mice or pocket gophers. If near lake or stream - maybe beavers. Rabbits - but they will start at the snow level and go upwards. Beavers & rabbits will not normally touch conifers.

However - in real dire situations - I've seen just about everything eat anything.

I've seen coyotes eat dirt and pine boughs and small rocks.

 

[cqaigy2]

Or goats?

 

[Deerherd]

Bigfoot. They do the same thing around my place all the time.....

 

[Wagtail]

Bigfoot. They do the same thing around my place all the time.....

I thought that they were responsible for "knocking"?

There're no 'Yowies' down here in Tassie... I'll defer to my mainland (North Island) Mates for that kind of information provided.

 

[bunyip]

They only inhabit areas where drop bears are prolific.