Squirrels, aka tree rats, love chewing on the wood posts and rails that make my front porch. Get one in the house and expect them to find electrical wires - then love to chew on them. Around town they cause power outages when they get in into chewing mode on power pole wires. Wife works for local city government and has told me power company credits squirrels as one of the top reasons for outages. They find their cute little electrocuted bodies at the scene of the crime. More squirrels than I can count around the house. Wife laughs that I load up nearly every Saturday and Sunday morning before breakfast as I head out to get the morning paper and pop one that is either attacking the bird feeder or the fron porch. Tried corn feeders to lure them away from the house, but they are just too numerous and greedy. Saves me money on targets though.
Too cute you say? Not in these parts my friend.