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Offline XsyntaX

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Mountain Lion ?
« on: August 18, 2014, 02:22:15 PM »
I was out collecting a few Lobster and Chantrelle mushrooms while scouting for a spot for black tail this year and came across this very very fresh scat / droppings. They were about two inch diameter (my hand for scale).

I also found what a few logs that had been scratched all to hell. There was a large pile of dust in front of them, from whatever did it but no prints in it. If I stood at the edge of the pile I could just barely reach the backside of the burrow / dig hole and not leave a print. I'm 5'10 and figure the animal was about the same length to reach all the way in there and not step on the pile.

My first thought was a mountain lion, because of the block-like edges of the droppings. Any thoughts?

 

Oh here was some of the haul too.

« Last Edit: August 18, 2014, 03:02:08 PM by XsyntaX »

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Re: Mountain Lion ?
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2014, 02:39:41 PM »
Bear poop
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Re: Mountain Lion ?
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2014, 02:41:06 PM »
looks like bear.  Cat is usually long and pointy with hair and bone in it.  Bear tends to be big chunky log style with grass and seeds in it.

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Re: Mountain Lion ?
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2014, 02:57:53 PM »
 :yeah: bear scat

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Re: Mountain Lion ?
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2014, 03:03:56 PM »
Good to know, thanks for the info. Well if I want a bear I know where one is. Last year when I was in the same area I saw those stumps all shredded up. Thanks again

 


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