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Big Game Hunting => Wolves => Topic started by: batsquatch on October 26, 2009, 06:34:51 PM

Title: might have found a dead wolf
Post by: batsquatch on October 26, 2009, 06:34:51 PM: Im not sure but this thing was huge. I was thinking maybe someones dog but I was way out in the middle of nowhere miles from anyones house in the northeast.
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Post by: WAPITIHUNTER on October 26, 2009, 06:41:19 PM: All 5 toes on the front would make that a bear carcass. :dunno:
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Post by: Axle on October 26, 2009, 06:43:30 PM: Yep, small bear.
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Post by: NWBREW on October 26, 2009, 06:44:42 PM: Just by the look of the paw I would say that is no dog or no wolf. Looks like a bear paw to me. :twocents:
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Post by: Forrestrover on October 26, 2009, 06:46:45 PM: That's kind of a cool find. Makes for good pictures.
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Post by: KillerMiller on October 26, 2009, 07:37:48 PM: Bear skull and paw
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Post by: batsquatch on October 26, 2009, 07:52:52 PM: Wow I feel stupid we did find grey hair around it though. Threw me off.
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Post by: rasbo on October 26, 2009, 08:01:27 PM: bear,it is related to the dog family though
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Post by: bighorns2bushytails on October 26, 2009, 08:44:18 PM: what ever it is, cool find. i like it when i find stuff like that. keeps things interesting.

--bh2bt
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Post by: Axle on October 27, 2009, 07:33:17 AM: Quote
we did find grey hair around it though.

The gray hair may have come from the contents of its stomach.
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Post by: Gobble on October 27, 2009, 07:38:34 AM: Definately a bear.

That is really cool. Feel lucky that you found a pretty near complete bear skeleton, with so many bears in the woods I bet not more than a couple guys on here can say they found a bear skull let alone a whole skeleton, Great find
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Post by: NWBREW on October 27, 2009, 08:51:01 AM: Iv;e found a couple of bear skeletons out in the woods......All at the end of a hunk of lead I throw at them. :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: bow4elk on October 27, 2009, 08:59:55 AM: 100% BEAR.
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Post by: saylean on October 27, 2009, 10:30:22 AM: cool find...wonder if it died of natural causes or was wounded and never recovered....bearski no doubt.
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Post by: Bigbuckhunter_1996 on October 27, 2009, 02:46:07 PM: a small bear 4 sure
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Post by: boneaddict on October 28, 2009, 06:57:18 PM: At least you asked and took good pics instead of just telling everyone you found one.
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Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on October 28, 2009, 08:50:06 PM: Where is Dman..... it could be a bobcat!
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on October 28, 2009, 09:03:43 PM: Quote
At least you asked and took good pics instead of just telling everyone you found one.

Excellent job!

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Where is Dman..... it could be a bobcat!

Now Dat's Phunny!! :chuckle:

Also look at the shape of the canines. A dog/wolf's teath are not as curved or as thick at the bases. The width of the eye socket leans more toward a Bear scull also. As some have said, the five toes, but also the shape of the foot stands out to me.

Concensus... Bear.
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Post by: mulehunter on October 28, 2009, 09:09:33 PM: Quote from: JackOfAllTrades on October 28, 2009, 09:03:43 PM
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At least you asked and took good pics instead of just telling everyone you found one.

Excellent job!

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Where is Dman..... it could be a bobcat!

Now Dat's Phunny!! :chuckle:

Also look at the shape of the canines. A dog/wolf's teath are not as curved or as thick at the bases. The width of the eye socket leans more toward a Bear scull also. As some have said, the five toes, but also the shape of the foot stands out to me.

Concensus... Bear.

:yeah:

Mulehunter
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Post by: lewy on October 29, 2009, 06:32:12 AM: Yep, bear...
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Post by: let.it.fly on October 29, 2009, 07:14:52 AM: looks like a hunter kill that wasn't recovered. if it died of natural causes it would have been more like a bedded bear situation not over the log. i know scavengers could have moved it but when it a scavenger situation normally you wouldn't have a complete skeleton
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Post by: saylean on October 29, 2009, 02:02:42 PM: Quote from: let.it.fly on October 29, 2009, 07:14:52 AM
looks like a hunter kill that wasn't recovered. if it died of natural causes it would have been more like a bedded bear situation not over the log. i know scavengers could have moved it but when it a scavenger situation normally you wouldn't have a complete skeleton

That was my thought too let.it.fly.
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on October 29, 2009, 02:31:33 PM: Actually, no matter what the cause of death was, having a full skeleton is odd anyway. Yotes feed on things and move bones/meat all over. I'm thinking that that thing, shot or not, got snowed on really quick.

-Steve
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Post by: alecvg on October 29, 2009, 10:08:43 PM: Cool find, I too would say bear. I found a bear skeleton last spring, not to common!
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Post by: Balladeer on October 29, 2009, 10:17:30 PM: Da bears.

Ditka!
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on October 30, 2009, 02:02:25 PM: 100% Small Bear.
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Post by: PA BEN on November 01, 2009, 11:12:28 AM: The foot tells me it's a bear. ;)
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Post by: boneaddict on November 01, 2009, 07:20:13 PM: Good observation let it fly
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Post by: 180-GRAIN on November 02, 2009, 05:26:37 PM: That is a cool find. I have never heard of anyone finding a bear carcass. I dont know if anyone can tell me for sure but I heard a bear skeleton basically disenegrates in a short amount of time just like a pig skeleton.
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Post by: boneaddict on November 04, 2009, 06:17:40 AM: I haven't noticed anything like that 180. They seem to last just as long as anything else out there.
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Post by: longrange7mm on November 05, 2009, 01:56:37 PM: its a black bear not only by the front paw but looking at the skull the small teeth behind the k9 these teeth are removed for dow purposes after harvesting
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Post by: sporked horn on November 26, 2009, 03:04:37 PM: I think I see the cause of death there is a whole rifle cartridge lodged in it's skull. :tung:

Dan