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Community => Trail Cameras => Topic started by: andersonjk4 on April 27, 2024, 10:09:14 AM

Title: Wounds on critters
Post by: andersonjk4 on April 27, 2024, 10:09:14 AM: Just got this picture of a doe with some pretty gnarly gashes. Thought it might make for an interesting topic.

Thoughts on what she ran into?
Title: Re: Wounds on critters
Post by: nwwanderer on April 27, 2024, 10:13:53 AM: Nasty, fence with a major struggle freeing herself?
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Post by: Encore 280 on April 27, 2024, 10:25:38 AM: Claw marks?
Title: Re: Wounds on critters
Post by: andersonjk4 on April 27, 2024, 10:33:00 AM: A lot more barb wire fences than big cats in this area. I’ve had cameras out year round for 3 years and haven’t gotten any pictures of any cats, big or small. And no bears either.
Title: Re: Wounds on critters
Post by: Bowhunter3 on April 28, 2024, 09:12:01 AM: Quote from: andersonjk4 on April 27, 2024, 10:33:00 AM
A lot more barb wire fences than big cats in this area. I’ve had cameras out year round for 3 years and haven’t gotten any pictures of any cats, big or small. And no bears either.

But have you gotten any fences? :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Wounds on critters
Post by: redi on April 28, 2024, 10:41:09 AM: We get pictures of bears on almost every camera. We put out and have pictures of cougars on five different cameras several times we have pictures pictures of two cougars together on three different cameras now.
Title: Re: Wounds on critters
Post by: nwwanderer on April 28, 2024, 11:20:49 AM: Boat load of fences in the far east, have saved a few deer and the coyotes and the like have done will
Title: Re: Wounds on critters
Post by: andersonjk4 on April 28, 2024, 12:07:00 PM: Quote from: Bowhunter3 on April 28, 2024, 09:12:01 AM
Quote from: andersonjk4 on April 27, 2024, 10:33:00 AM
A lot more barb wire fences than big cats in this area. I’ve had cameras out year round for 3 years and haven’t gotten any pictures of any cats, big or small. And no bears either.

But have you gotten any fences? :chuckle: :chuckle:

I get lots of fence pics. In fact, here is the full frame of subject pic. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Wounds on critters
Post by: Encore 280 on April 28, 2024, 01:28:10 PM: Seem's like the wounds would be more on the belly and back if it was a fence. :dunno: Would they choose to go through a fence before jumping it? :dunno: Just my thoughts. :twocents:
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Post by: LDennis24 on April 28, 2024, 01:39:46 PM: That deer looks rough, even it's face looks rough. I would say either it survived being hit by a car or a young inexperienced cougar has moved into your area and your gonna see it soon on one of your cams. :dunno:
Title: Re: Wounds on critters
Post by: zwickeyman on April 29, 2024, 08:58:43 AM: This is what I think happened. This is from last week on a buddys cam in North Idaho
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Post by: 7mmfan on April 29, 2024, 09:25:13 AM: WOW!
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Post by: kellama2001 on April 29, 2024, 09:44:57 AM: Holy ----!!!! :yike:
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Post by: Mtnwalker on April 29, 2024, 10:02:16 AM: Wow, once in a lifetime vid right there!
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Post by: Ridgeratt on April 29, 2024, 10:08:59 AM: I have seen some huge marks on deer.
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Post by: NOCK NOCK on April 29, 2024, 04:39:35 PM: That coug crash was hilarious. He did get a pile of fur off that deer though