Scat pic....how recent?

[h20hunter]

Taken by my brother in law out hunting this morning. Looks pretty fresh to me....

[xXLojackXx]

Hard to tell by the pic. It looks like its a day or so old, best way to tell is how hard it is.

[h20hunter]

Via text he mentioned very soft....appeared to be close to a bed..........

[kckrawler]

As hot as it's been the last few days, I'd say within 12 hours...much more than that and it would be hard and discolored 

[Heredoggydoggy]

It's black--that means whatever ate it ingested a lot of blood, too.

[h20hunter]

Really? I'm thinking straight up berry poo?

[Heredoggydoggy]

Really? I'm thinking straight up berry poo?

Might be...I can't tell from the picture if there are seeds in the poo.  Or hair, if it's feeding on a kill.  I'm no expert.  I just like to examine the scat to see what the critter was feeding on.

[saylean]

If its been blazing hot out in that area...and its still soft/moist its within a day or much less. Just give it a smoosh with your boots....depending on the weather, color, texture, if it crumbles apart or is jam like, etc...should give you a good idea.

Older poo will discolor (from outside to inside...as it dries from the outside in), get hard (dry), etc....its hard to really tell from a pic...texture (and taste) mean everything.

[h20hunter]

think i'll be taking a walk myself in the area tomorrow morning.....i'll do some more thorough investigating then.

[Heredoggydoggy]

think i'll be taking a walk myself in the area tomorrow morning.....i'll do some more thorough investigating then.

Just don't get your nose too close!   

[BOWHUNTER45]

Really? I'm thinking straight up berry poo?

  bLACKBERRIE poo 

[Huntbear]

Probably last night or very early this AM. 

[rasbo]

looks like coyote poop

[h20hunter]

I'll shoot them also...

[rasbo]

I'll shoot them also. ..