What is this?

[HarboritE]

A relative of mine got these pictures near the edge of his piece of property.it was taken in western washington near the coast, off the beaten path. There are neighbors close by but as far as he knows its not anyones pet. Wdfw said it was a dog. I'm definitely not an expert but to me it looks like a large black cat of some sort. What do you think ?

[KFhunter]

I bet h20hunter knows!

@h20hunter

[JWEBB]

In my expert opinion I would say unicorn, but you can find out for sure if it charges you haha

[buckcanyonlodge]

Feral cat

[Jake Dogfish]

 

Feral cat

 
It looks like a house or feral cat. 

[Timberstalker]

@ Dman

[opdinkslayer]

Looks like a cat to me

[h20hunter]

I bet h20hunter knows!

@h20hunter

Fatty housecat? 

[Bango skank]

Wdfw said it was a dog.

Thats ridiculous, its clearly a domestic cat.  This is why people have no faith in wdfw.  How are they supposed to confirm a wolf depredation when they dont even have the ability to differentiate between a house cat and a dog.

[bigdub257]

Feral cat

 

[grundy53]

Wdfw said it was a dog.

Thats ridiculous, its clearly a domestic cat.  This is why people have no faith in wdfw.  How are they supposed to confirm a wolf depredation when they dont even have the ability to differentiate between a house cat and a dog.

Exactly

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[HarboritE]

that's what i thought. Thats a huge burly feral cat! Thank you for the replies. Id like to know how much that sucker weighs.

[HarboritE]

 i picture a normal sized house cat sitting next to the tree on the right side of the picture, andnit just seems like this cat would dwarf it

[Bill W]

tail seems kinda short to be a cougar.  I think fluffy haired domestic (or feral) cat.

[KFhunter]

@ Dman

 

[HighlandLofts]

In my expert opinion I would say unicorn, but you can find out for sure if it charges you haha

The best way to tell if it is a unicorn is to play leap frog with it.

[davk]

Looks like a cat.  Having someone stand on camera at the positions it was at would give a better idea on sizing.  Pics like this can play with you sometimes ... looks big.

[Seahawk12]

Ask wdfw what breed of dog it is. I want one.

[highside74]

i picture a normal sized house cat sitting next to the tree on the right side of the picture, andnit just seems like this cat would dwarf it

Optical allusion kind of like long arming a fish or antlers. The distance and scale skews the image.

[one more]

Somebody is feeding that cat.  Did you look for paw prints?  Take a picture of some one standing in the same spot to get an idea of the size of the cat.

[HarboritE]

he said the tree on the right is 3' 4". hes supposed to get a pic with him in it. im sure your right, the camera angle makes it look bigger than it really is but i dont know.

[crowinghen]

Feral cat. Hubby finally shot the feral cat that had been coming over and beating up our cat- he had a Massive skull- and big shoulders- looked like a freak.

[Alchase]

tail seems kinda short to be a cougar.  I think fluffy haired domestic (or feral) cat.

Cougars do not have the melanistic gene.