Does a moose eat saplings?

[Kaisentlaia]

Soooo I was prancing around in custom mode and I finally found some saplings, but...

This was a maple sapling, and it was already harvested. I didn't even know this part of the map so I'm sure I never touched it.

And later, I found this two birch saplings, but only one of them was still there, the other one (on the right) was already harvested. This is a moose spawning zone, or at least I saw one kinda close from here. Does moose eat saplings, or do saplings sometimes just spawn already cut?

Not complaining or anything, just curious. I have to admit this was a bit creepy...  Did any of you guys experience anything like that?

[Fuarian]

I did notice this too. Creeped me out at first. 

[Kaisentlaia]

Scary  I wonder if it's intended or a bug...

Was your sapling near a moose spawn area?

[Wade]

Its because you lowered how many are actually spawning.

[JAFO]

3 hours ago, Wade said:

Its because you lowered how many are actually spawning.

That makes sense..

[omoon66]

I can add to this...

[Winnsford]

I've seen that too. I never leave saplings. I know deer will eat new growth to the ground irl. Might be something added recently.

[Wade]

2 hours ago, Winnsford said:

I've seen that too. I never leave saplings. I know deer will eat new growth to the ground irl. Might be something added recently.

Yeah it was something added.  It is called custom difficulty-Harvestable Plant Availability.  When it is lowered from HIGH, you will see less spawned Saplings, OMB, Shrooms, and Rose Hips.

[Winnsford]

15 hours ago, Wade said:

When it is lowered from HIGH, you will see less spawned Saplings, OMB, Shrooms, and Rose Hips.

But it is on high. So I would get more harvestable plants..

[Wade]

Well, deer and moose aren't eating them.  Double check your settings or maybe try starting new games with settings adjusted accordingly to see if it is a bug.  Haven't heard of any bugs when it comes to that though.

22 hours ago, Winnsford said:

On 12/20/2017 at 1:23 PM, Wade said:

When it is lowered from HIGH, you will see less spawned Saplings, OMB, Shrooms, and Rose Hips.

But it is on high. So I would get more harvestable plants..

When it is set on High, which is the default, then you get the max you can get.

[Stormwolf1O1]

Confirmed - I have started a new game, set the natural harvestables to the highest setting, and still come across 'already harvested' saplings. Guess this is just a new feature, and is still possible despite having set it at High.