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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Blacktail Sniper on October 11, 2010, 10:50:46 PM

Title: Real or fake???
Post by: Blacktail Sniper on October 11, 2010, 10:50:46 PM: Received this in an e-mail today. Story is the guy was hunting alone, sets his camera timer so he can be in the picture, when he checks the picture later, he sees this. Anybody have any thoughts about whether its legit or a photo shop job?
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Post by: Armadillo on October 11, 2010, 10:51:56 PM: hahaha that is too funny
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Post by: washelkhntr on October 11, 2010, 10:52:09 PM: Photoshop job, and now the fifth time this pic has been posted on here.
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Post by: Blacktail Sniper on October 11, 2010, 10:56:31 PM: WOW, its already made it here 5 times?? I kinda figured it was probably a fake...Thanks!

Good luck this weekend if you are heading out!!
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Post by: D-Rock425 on October 12, 2010, 06:16:26 AM: Fake
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Post by: tshoote30 on October 12, 2010, 07:16:52 AM: Quote from: D-Rock425 on October 12, 2010, 06:16:26 AM
Fake

:yeah:
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Post by: rasbo on October 12, 2010, 07:19:38 AM: I prefer real
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Post by: bearhunter99 on October 12, 2010, 07:27:43 AM: Quote from: rasbo on October 12, 2010, 07:19:38 AM
I prefer real

Uhhh, I don't think that was what the question was referring to....................But I prefer real as well :chuckle:
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Post by: bowhuntersd on October 12, 2010, 07:54:37 AM: I know something like this seems to "odd to be true" but sometimes things just happen. Cats are a very sneeky animal, so is it not possible that a cat could have snuck into the picture? IMO I think this is REAL.
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Post by: Viszla on October 12, 2010, 08:00:53 AM: Fake or not, that's just plain creepy!!! :yike: :yike:
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Post by: NWBrute on October 12, 2010, 08:24:05 AM: Why must I choose? I think either would be fine.
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Post by: bowtech721 on October 12, 2010, 08:47:59 AM: fake... just like the last fifty times ive seen that picture :chuckle:
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Post by: FWilliams on October 12, 2010, 10:14:28 AM: Quote from: bowhuntersd on October 12, 2010, 07:54:37 AM
I know something like this seems to "odd to be true" but sometimes things just happen. Cats are a very sneeky animal, so is it not possible that a cat could have snuck into the picture? IMO I think this is REAL.

here is a link to where the cat picture was taken from, and then photshopped into the hunting pic....a blog for trail cams, taken in 07 i believe, that version there has been going around the web for quite some time.

http://cameratrapcodger.blogspot.com/2008/02/on-prowl.html (http://cameratrapcodger.blogspot.com/2008/02/on-prowl.html)
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Post by: saylean on October 12, 2010, 10:16:35 AM: I'd be willing to bet, any cat that close would be crouched on the haunches, down low, not standing up like that.
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Post by: 7mm_mag_man on October 12, 2010, 10:58:11 AM: Quote from: saylean on October 12, 2010, 10:16:35 AM
I'd be willing to bet, any cat that close would be crouched on the haunches, down low, not standing up like that.

:yeah:

Ding Ding Ding....Winner

No cat would be that relaxed on a stalk!
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Post by: backwoods_boy on October 12, 2010, 11:45:10 AM: ha ha ha
my buddy just sent this silly pic to me too and he was all excited cause he thought it was real.
Its hard to believe but who knows.
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Post by: dad98684 on October 12, 2010, 12:31:57 PM: i got this last week from a guy who said a friend of a friend took this with his camers using a timer. i called BS
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Post by: elkhuntindad on October 12, 2010, 12:46:59 PM: :yeah:
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Post by: RippinLips on October 13, 2010, 03:11:56 PM: depending on the area it could be real. but id guess fake the cat looks to relaxed to be sneakin up behind someone like that :twocents:
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Post by: sivart33 on October 13, 2010, 03:20:16 PM: like any cat they belly crawl when they are sneaking up to something, not some standing and acting like nothing is going on, i think if he was approaching the area he would be a little more discreet then that.
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Post by: ser300wsm on October 13, 2010, 03:42:32 PM: If that was real that kitty would be sneaking along, i do believe... ;)
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Post by: rock on October 13, 2010, 04:03:20 PM: look at the twigs in front of the ears if it was photoshopped the ears would be in front .
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Post by: Blacktail Sniper on October 13, 2010, 06:24:46 PM: It was a fake, photoshop job, someone earlier in the string supplied the link to the picture the cat came from, if I did this right this is the link:

http://cameratrapcodger.blogspot.com/2008/02/on-prowl.html (http://cameratrapcodger.blogspot.com/2008/02/on-prowl.html)

Was a cool story though, but like most on here I had my doubts, that is why I posted it.
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Post by: gtrplr on October 14, 2010, 12:40:14 PM: Last year my buddy was hunting out of Sweet Home, OR and shot a nice 5x6 with his bow, right after he shot the bull a huge cat came running down the trail straight at him at about 30 yards, he had just enough time to draw his bow and nail it in the chest! I think the pic is fake too though, the cat would not stand like that!
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on October 14, 2010, 01:11:39 PM: NO! ITS REAL! Cougars can hover above the ground, and do it often.... :rolleyes:
I posted this too, didn't see this thread.
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Post by: HuntNFish on October 14, 2010, 07:26:22 PM: Have to go with fake! I noticed it looks like its off the ground and the side looks photoshoped. Would have to say the cat would be more focused on the hunter as well.
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Post by: goosegetter79 on October 19, 2010, 09:13:26 PM: One of my friend's posted this pic via another friend who got this from a friend who's friend was the one who took this pic. (yeah right) I had to show them this thread and the other link's to just the trail cam pic. of just the cougar before it was photoshopped. Thought it was funny. So many people were commenting on how "real" it was. Boy are they gonna be disappointed!!!!!!
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Post by: byrdman on October 19, 2010, 11:29:37 PM: Look at the guys face. I would say fake.(?) Seems pretty obvious to me... :chuckle: