Dave said:

Here are some pictures - I tried to post them earlier but a Comcast problem interfered.
http://home.comcast.net/~dg_moore/la...awndamage.html

Very typical of skunks digging for grubs and worms. (Racoons are another possible
culprit, but skunks would be my primary suspect.) This time of year they are working
hard to fatten up, doubly so as they probably had a tough time of it over the summer.
They tend to avoid thick, uniform stands of turf and concentrate on areas where the turf
is thinning, patchy or otherwise varied.

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Pat in Plymouth MI

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