C & E wrote:
I just got back from the cabin where I found that something had been
chewing on the T1-11 siding of the shed along the edges and eight
feet up where a ledger board allowed a toe-hold. This is the first
time in the two years that I've had the property that this has
happened. A neighbor blamed squirrels or porcupines for this kind of
chewing. I've had squirrels around our home for years and never had
any gnawing at all. Have any of you had this issue? What did you
discover and is there a deterrent? I thought of mixing one of those
insanely hot sauces that you dip a toothpick into to spice up a quart
of salsa and mixing it with water. Then, spray the offended siding
as a deterrent. My luck they would like it!

Or you could have a very large, very ****ed bear.

Check for tracks on the ground!