Squirrel den

[Briankinley2004]

Sawed a squirrel den today. A storm blew a sweet gum down on the church grounds a few weeks ago. I had my excavator and trailer there doing some volunteer work so I loaded the log up. This section had me puzzled on how to saw up so I just did it today. Hopefully it will behave well enough to make some benches or a taxidermist may want some

[nativewolf]

Huh, that is pretty cool.  Do you think it started out as an woodpecker cavity tree?

[thecfarm]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Never see boards with numbers on them. 6 and or 9. Very nice.

[fishfighter]

Huh, that is pretty cool.  Do you think it started out as an woodpecker cavity tree?

I would say that a branch broke off, rotted and then wildlife took over to make that cavity. See them all the time. Wood Ducks love them holes.

[Briankinley2004]

Not sure what caused it but there was an entry hole. If you look close you can see it below. I saved this piece with the bark and hole on bottom. The den was full of straw, leaves and muck

[Ox]

I sawed one out once in a big black locust and it stunk something fierce what with all the squirrel pith in there.