Author Topic: What animal is this??? (Read 7521 times)

fishnfur · « **on:** July 01, 2016, 12:03:03 AM »

OK, I'm stumped. I have no idea what this animal is. I'd go for beaver, but the tail is wrong. Nutria was my next guess, but the tail is wrong. Mountain Beaver - too big? I'd guess it is 18 - 24 inches long and 8 - 12 inches high.

Anyone know?

Old Dog · « **Reply #1 on:** July 01, 2016, 01:12:52 AM »

Looks like a porky to me, but I won't swear to it in a court of law.

HUNTaHOLIC5 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 01, 2016, 01:18:36 AM »

porcupine

Bigshooter · « **Reply #3 on:** July 01, 2016, 01:26:58 AM »

Bobcat

redi · « **Reply #4 on:** July 01, 2016, 01:38:25 AM »

Porcupine

bowhunterforever · « **Reply #5 on:** July 01, 2016, 03:31:47 AM »

Quote from: HUNTaHOLIC5 on July 01, 2016, 01:18:36 AM

porcupine

heronblu · « **Reply #6 on:** July 01, 2016, 06:51:05 AM »

Quote from: Bigshooter on July 01, 2016, 01:26:58 AM

Bobcat

That was eaten by a porcupine?

DOUBLELUNG · « **Reply #7 on:** July 01, 2016, 08:27:36 AM »

yep porcupine

Evil_EdwardO · « **Reply #8 on:** July 01, 2016, 08:31:20 AM »

Quote from: heronblu on July 01, 2016, 06:51:05 AM

Quote from: Bigshooter on July 01, 2016, 01:26:58 AM
Bobcat

That was eaten by a porcupine?

Maybe it's a porcupine that identifies as a bobcat.

jackmaster · « **Reply #9 on:** July 01, 2016, 08:48:38 AM »

100%pure porky there!!

Whitpirate · « **Reply #10 on:** July 01, 2016, 08:52:32 AM »

juvenile porcupine

fishnfur · « **Reply #11 on:** July 01, 2016, 09:21:44 AM »

I could believe juvenile porcupine.

I've seen live adults before, but they don't really look like this guy. I get no impression of quills, but the rear end view at night doesn't help ID it at all. Thanks all!

jackmaster · « **Reply #12 on:** July 01, 2016, 09:23:11 AM »

You can see quills on his upper rump

dscubame · « **Reply #13 on:** July 01, 2016, 09:25:25 AM »

Nine and a half months old.

luvmystang67 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 01, 2016, 09:42:28 AM »

Thats totally how porkys walk... I'm 100% on porcupine

rasbo · « **Reply #15 on:** July 01, 2016, 10:14:29 AM »

benchleg porky I can tell

Smokepole · « **Reply #16 on:** July 04, 2016, 10:40:15 PM »

baby squatch.

haugenna · « **Reply #17 on:** July 04, 2016, 11:11:02 PM »

How far is it from Portland?

fishnfur · « **Reply #18 on:** July 10, 2016, 12:11:52 AM »

Skomakawa area. About a 90 minute drive to Portland. There seem to be plenty around. I found the remains of a dead one a couple of months ago that some predator killed.

I've only seen one porcupine live - just before first light, so I could hardly see him. A bunch of rustling in the low bushes on the road I was walking down had me freaked out for about three minutes. Out pops porky - he walked right up to me so I gave him a fake kick at his face - I didn't want to burn a broadhead on him. He decided to change directions and just waddled back to his spot in the bushes.

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