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Big Scat... Wolf, Bear, something else?
« on: November 07, 2014, 08:34:35 AM »
I came across this big pile of scat while elk hunting in the Blues last week.  Its definitely too big to be coyote, but I'm not sure if it could be from a bear or cat or wolf.  Opinions? 

The first pic is with a .300 Win Mag cartridge.  The second is with the cartridge and my gloved hand (medium size glove).  And the last is with a pile of coyote poop I found about 10 yards away and moved next to the large pile to show the size difference. 
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Re: Big Scat... Wolf, Bear, something else?
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2014, 08:39:00 AM »
Large canine IMO
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Re: Big Scat... Wolf, Bear, something else?
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2014, 08:47:17 AM »
Bear
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Re: Big Scat... Wolf, Bear, something else?
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2014, 08:54:14 AM »
 :dunno: Did you get a sample that could be sent to the BF research center?
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Re: Big Scat... Wolf, Bear, something else?
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2014, 09:00:20 AM »
Looks like bear to me...
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Re: Big Scat... Wolf, Bear, something else?
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2014, 09:02:27 AM »
Highly segmented and mostly hair = cougar in my book
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Re: Big Scat... Wolf, Bear, something else?
« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2014, 09:24:29 AM »
It does look cougar to me. Hair is cris crossed and not spiraled,also ends are rounded except the last pinch.  They normally bury it unless its territorial marker or it was interrupted  or just lazy. I've found lots of it that way. Normally its at least partially buried, but not always.
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Re: Big Scat... Wolf, Bear, something else?
« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2014, 09:34:41 AM »
Contact the group from BFRO. Sure looks squatchy to me.  :chuckle:
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Re: Big Scat... Wolf, Bear, something else?
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2014, 09:36:29 AM »
Looks like cat doo to me.
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Re: Big Scat... Wolf, Bear, something else?
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2014, 12:47:44 PM »
Whatever it is it is not eating veggies. That means either a cougar or a bear you don't want to encounter imo.
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Re: Big Scat... Wolf, Bear, something else?
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2014, 05:19:28 PM »
Cougar
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Re: Big Scat... Wolf, Bear, something else?
« Reply #11 on: November 08, 2014, 06:00:01 AM »
That's actually a python.
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Re: Big Scat... Wolf, Bear, something else?
« Reply #12 on: November 08, 2014, 06:02:35 AM »
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Re: Big Scat... Wolf, Bear, something else?
« Reply #13 on: November 08, 2014, 06:28:03 AM »
That's one BIG kitty!!!
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Re: Big Scat... Wolf, Bear, something else?
« Reply #14 on: November 15, 2014, 12:34:57 AM »
 :chuckle: bear lol  :nono:
either Coyote or as others might have said Couger.
some bear do do looks tubular but most is cow pie or splat looking as this pic.
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Re: Big Scat... Wolf, Bear, something else?
« Reply #15 on: November 16, 2014, 07:03:48 AM »
Your now educated at what wolf scat looks like! That is wolf without a doubt! Seen a lot of it and all looks just like that!
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Re: Big Scat... Wolf, Bear, something else?
« Reply #16 on: November 16, 2014, 05:30:41 PM »
Looks like you found where I just couldn't hold it any longer....  :sry:
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Re: Big Scat... Wolf, Bear, something else?
« Reply #17 on: November 16, 2014, 08:48:25 PM »
What did it taste like?
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Re: Big Scat... Wolf, Bear, something else?
« Reply #18 on: November 16, 2014, 08:55:57 PM »
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Re: Big Scat... Wolf, Bear, something else?
« Reply #19 on: March 09, 2015, 03:57:47 PM »
This is not a bear, The scat shows that this animal is a purely carnivorous animal "Meat Only" Wolfs will only eat plants if they are starving or have an upset stomach. Bear scat is rarely purely meat, a lot of times bears eat high fiber foods after a meal of meat to help with digestion, normally the berries/grass/plants will show in the scat. It could be cougar or wolf
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Re: Big Scat... Wolf, Bear, something else?
« Reply #20 on: March 10, 2015, 10:09:03 AM »
Wolf scat. I've seen lots of times where a wolf will scratch/mark and poop right next to coyote scat. Territorial thing.
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Re: Big Scat... Wolf, Bear, something else?
« Reply #21 on: March 14, 2015, 10:36:44 AM »
Wolf or a coyote that has one loose but hole. Haha lol :chuckle:
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Re: Big Scat... Wolf, Bear, something else?
« Reply #22 on: March 16, 2015, 05:23:40 PM »
Definetly canine!!
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Re: Big Scat... Wolf, Bear, something else?
« Reply #23 on: March 16, 2015, 07:54:52 PM »
Coyote with a big azz :chuckle:
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Re: Big Scat... Wolf, Bear, something else?
« Reply #24 on: March 16, 2015, 10:14:31 PM »
Found this today above N skookum lake, 200 yards apart. Heard wolves howling from this area during last modern elk
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