Author Topic: What is this? (don't blink) (Read 13491 times)

bobcat · « **on:** August 21, 2012, 10:33:41 PM »

Need someone with some good eyes to tell me what the heck this fast moving critter is. I've recently gotten pictures of deer (doe, fawns, and a buck), coyotes, and a bobcat at this location. If I had to guess I'd say this is a fawn, but it's moving so fast it's hard to say. Plus I didn't know a fawn could run that fast.

What do you think? (I cut the video down to only about 4 seconds)

http://s1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/bdan68/ONeill%20East%202012/?action=view&current=WGI_0005c.mp4

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 21, 2012, 10:38:03 PM »

Dang that sob was hauling balls!!!

I think it's a bobcat. Looks like it has spots and the tail looks to be short with a lot of white on it.

bobcat · « **Reply #2 on:** August 21, 2012, 10:39:21 PM »

Here are some other videos from the same location:

http://s1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/bdan68/ONeill%20East%202012/?action=view&current=WGI_0037.mp4

http://s1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/bdan68/ONeill%20East%202012/?action=view&current=WGI_0040c.mp4

http://s1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/bdan68/ONeill%20East%202012/?action=view&current=WGI_0047.mp4

huntnnw · « **Reply #3 on:** August 21, 2012, 10:41:13 PM »

bobcat

Kola16 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 21, 2012, 10:45:31 PM »

I am also going to say bobcat.

bobcat · « **Reply #5 on:** August 21, 2012, 10:47:39 PM »

Well, here is a bobcat:

http://s1140.photobucket.com/albums/n580/bdan68/ONeill%20East%202012/?action=view&current=WGI_0020c.mp4

Kola16 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 21, 2012, 10:50:28 PM »

No bobcats in the day

bobcat · « **Reply #7 on:** August 21, 2012, 10:54:09 PM »

Quote from: Kola16 on August 21, 2012, 10:50:28 PM

No bobcats in the day

No, that's the only video I got of it.

Lots of coyotes in that area. I'd guess the bobcat might feel a bit outnumbered.

Kola16 · « **Reply #8 on:** August 21, 2012, 10:58:05 PM »

Quote from: bobcat on August 21, 2012, 10:54:09 PM

Quote from: Kola16 on August 21, 2012, 10:50:28 PM
No bobcats in the day

No, that's the only video I got of it.

IMO you have two now

bobcat · « **Reply #9 on:** August 21, 2012, 10:59:15 PM »

Quote from: Kola16 on August 21, 2012, 10:58:05 PM

Quote from: bobcat on August 21, 2012, 10:54:09 PM
Quote from: Kola16 on August 21, 2012, 10:50:28 PM
No bobcats in the day

No, that's the only video I got of it.

IMO you have two now

If that is a bobcat running by, I bet it was being chased by a coyote, or two.

Bigluke1981 · « **Reply #10 on:** August 21, 2012, 11:00:06 PM »

Boy it is really tough to tell. I have played it over and over several times and paused along the way and still cant tell %100.

Nice area and videos though

Kola16 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 21, 2012, 11:02:57 PM »

I am pretty sure it is a bobcat. Maybe even a lynx

If it were a yote, I think we would be able to see the long tail.

bobcat · « **Reply #12 on:** August 21, 2012, 11:06:52 PM »

No lynx around here, this was in Thurston County.

By the way, I forgot to mention, that one video where the coyote picks up something by the stump, it picked up a candy bar that I had tossed out there when I was there 2 weeks prior to that. It was an old smashed Snickers bar that I found in my backpack, just thought I'd see what might eat it.

There's another video where you can see the coyote actually eating it, but I had trouble uploading it to Photobucket for some reason.

MadHatter · « **Reply #13 on:** August 21, 2012, 11:09:27 PM »

Based on the other videos and looking at the size of the other animals in proportion to the area it ran though it looks to be on the smaller side maybe 4-6" tall, and even then I think some of its height is from it coming off the ground while bounding... Could be a rabbit hauling ass, the bounds look pretty consistent with that...

Although that size is based on that stump in the middle of all the videos being about 14-18" wide...

Just using this video for the mechanics of a rabbit running...
Running Rabbit

Kola16 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 21, 2012, 11:13:28 PM »

Who said lynx

A rabbit

It looks to big to me. Although it shouldn't be ruled out.

Hunting Washington Forum

News:

Advertisement