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Community => Trail Cameras => Topic started by: fishnfur on July 01, 2016, 12:03:03 AM

Title: What animal is this???
Post by: 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?
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Post by: Old Dog 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. :)
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Post by: HUNTaHOLIC5 on July 01, 2016, 01:18:36 AM: porcupine
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Post by: Bigshooter on July 01, 2016, 01:26:58 AM: Bobcat
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Post by: redi on July 01, 2016, 01:38:25 AM: Porcupine
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Post by: bowhunterforever on July 01, 2016, 03:31:47 AM: Quote from: HUNTaHOLIC5 on July 01, 2016, 01:18:36 AM
porcupine
:yeah:
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Post by: 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?
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Post by: DOUBLELUNG on July 01, 2016, 08:27:36 AM: yep porcupine
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Post by: Evil_EdwardO 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. :o
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Post by: jackmaster on July 01, 2016, 08:48:38 AM: 100%pure porky there!!
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Post by: Whitpirate on July 01, 2016, 08:52:32 AM: juvenile porcupine
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Post by: fishnfur 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!
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Post by: jackmaster on July 01, 2016, 09:23:11 AM: You can see quills on his upper rump
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Post by: dscubame on July 01, 2016, 09:25:25 AM: Nine and a half months old.
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Post by: luvmystang67 on July 01, 2016, 09:42:28 AM: Thats totally how porkys walk... I'm 100% on porcupine
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Post by: rasbo on July 01, 2016, 10:14:29 AM: benchleg porky I can tell :chuckle:
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Post by: Smokepole on July 04, 2016, 10:40:15 PM: baby squatch. 8)
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Post by: haugenna on July 04, 2016, 11:11:02 PM: How far is it from Portland?
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Post by: fishnfur 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.