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Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: XsyntaX on August 18, 2014, 02:22:15 PM

Title: Mountain Lion ?
Post by: XsyntaX 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?

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftapatalk.imageshack.com%2Fv2%2F14%2F08%2F18%2F798c750364e411f30f016b0ad42bccf0.jpg&hash=fbc13482f75807e83763eed44d35ee3dc1d1a644)

Oh here was some of the haul too.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftapatalk.imageshack.com%2Fv2%2F14%2F08%2F18%2F2efdd13dc151b8a1f8a1c1a8b35e8687.jpg&hash=e79dd51452dcb0b8487e9c9b4d877cd6dae3f35d)
Title: Re: Mountain Lion ?
Post by: Katmai Guy on August 18, 2014, 02:39:41 PM: Bear poop
Title: Re: Mountain Lion ?
Post by: JimmyHoffa 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.
Title: Re: Mountain Lion ?
Post by: TommyH on August 18, 2014, 02:57:53 PM: :yeah: bear scat
Title: Re: Mountain Lion ?
Post by: XsyntaX 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