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ishoot308 02-26-2018 09:33 AM

What Is It??
 
Anyone want to guess what this is?? What's throwing me for a loop is the absence of a tail unless it is tucked under his belly somehow....

https://video.nest.com/clip/a2c93c0b...40df4ee3ce.mp4

tis 02-26-2018 09:51 AM

It looks like a plain old raccoon to me.

SIKSUKR 02-26-2018 09:54 AM

I'd say racoon also.You can see a tail right at the very end before he disappears below.

ishoot308 02-26-2018 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tis (Post 291427)
It looks like a plain old raccoon to me.

That's what I thought but not much of a tail for a coon... Mighty fat coon for this time of year also as supposedly raccoons lose 50% of their body weight over the winter months. This one must have found a good food source on the island!

Dan

ishoot308 02-26-2018 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR (Post 291428)
I'd say racoon also.You can see a tail right at the very end before he disappears below.

OK, I do see something at the end as you said, just not very obvious...

Barney Bear 02-26-2018 11:04 AM

Who Am I?
 
Ricky Raccoon out for a leisurely evening stroll. 🐾

Tallyho 02-26-2018 11:06 AM

What is it?
 
Looks like a badger to me. Flat head, short tail and they are nocturnal.

FlyingScot 02-26-2018 11:38 AM

Great game! Tail stripes at 0:20--I'm going with racoon

noreast 02-26-2018 02:11 PM

I'm a little skeptical of it being a Raccoon, Any pic's of the prints?

kawishiwi 02-26-2018 02:14 PM

First impression was a cat...
 
https://g.co/kgs/arrCNo ?

Rusty 02-26-2018 03:00 PM

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Zoomed in and Clipped some sections of the video that show the mystery animal.
It looks like something from the cat family.

ishoot308 02-26-2018 03:10 PM

Could be a woodchuck as it moves like one. However woodchucks do in fact hibernate and this is about the time they would be coming out of their dens... He's pretty fat though for a post hibernation chuck!!
Hopefully I will get more shots of him soon!!

Dan

Hillcountry 02-26-2018 03:27 PM

Looks like a smallish fat bobcat or a hefty bob tailed house cat. Doesn’t seem to move like a coon...no greens for a woodchuck to eat now...no badgers in NH that I know of.

Slickcraft 02-26-2018 03:51 PM

First glance I thought maybe a bobcat. However legs look too short and walks too clumsy for a bobcat I think


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noreast 02-26-2018 05:25 PM

It does seam to move like a ground hog, but the tale, though small, looks a little different. I think best guess so far.

thinkxingu 02-26-2018 05:38 PM

Chupacabra.

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Slickcraft 02-27-2018 06:17 AM

My wife says porcupine


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Barney Bear 02-27-2018 07:25 AM

Crafty Creature
 
Sure looks like a porcupine in the larger photos. 🌲

Rusty 02-27-2018 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slickcraft (Post 291473)
My wife says porcupine


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I think she is right.

Hillcountry 02-27-2018 05:56 PM

If it’s a porky I think it’s lost it’s quills.

noreast 02-27-2018 06:20 PM

That would explain the walk, good call.

MAXUM 02-27-2018 06:44 PM

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Dan I heard the boat show in Miami was worth the trip - I just got a late start after a long winter's nap.... cheers! :laugh:

Tallyho 03-01-2018 12:08 PM

What is it?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Hillcountry (Post 291456)
Looks like a smallish fat bobcat or a hefty bob tailed house cat. Doesn’t seem to move like a coon...no greens for a woodchuck to eat now...no badgers in NH that I know of.

We had badgers that burrowed in the banking along the canal of the hydro-electric station where I worked in northern NH.

Airedale1 03-01-2018 01:16 PM

Raccoon for sure.

Hillcountry 03-01-2018 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tallyho (Post 291550)
We had badgers that burrowed in the banking along the canal of the hydro-electric station where I worked in northern NH.

Really? Have to look that up!

20mile 03-01-2018 08:06 PM

It is a porcupine
 
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It is a porcupine 100%

Hillcountry 03-01-2018 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 20mile (Post 291572)
It is a porcupine 100%

I dunno...it has a walking gait unlike a slow porky in my opinion...rear legs too long as well.

swnoel 03-02-2018 06:30 AM

Thanks for the laughs... the dumbing down of America has been a success!:laugh:

MikeF-NH 03-02-2018 07:07 AM

could have been either a racoon or a porky but I would lean toward a racoon based on: speed of walk (porkies tend to walk slower than that), how it walked, I'm pretty sure I see ears, the missing tail seems more obvious toward the end of the shot. Also I would expect a racoon to be more likely to be exploring the waters edge than a porky. Cases could be made for either though. Also just looked up "porcupine tracks in snow" and porkies seem to drag their feet and bellies in the snow so again...leaning toward racoon.

ishoot308 03-02-2018 09:49 AM

Another Visitor
 
Here's another visitor that came by last night...

https://video.nest.com/clip/70d4bc07...7e2fc56b6a.mp4

This is definitely a fox!

Dan

Hillcountry 03-02-2018 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ishoot308 (Post 291584)
Here's another visitor that came by last night...

https://video.nest.com/clip/70d4bc07...7e2fc56b6a.mp4

This is definitely a fox!

Dan

Lol I think he went out on your breakwater and pooped on a rock like foxes love to do.

ishoot308 03-02-2018 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hillcountry (Post 291611)
Lol I think he went out on your breakwater and pooped on a rock like foxes love to do.

Lol! Your probably right! There was actually two of them. My other camera captured them playing in the yard together.

Dan

Hillcountry 03-02-2018 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ishoot308 (Post 291612)
Lol! Your probably right! There was actually two of them. My other camera captured them playing in the yard together.

Dan

We have a pair of greys that are in the yard daily usually before we’re out and about but the tracks are ever present...

Hillcountry 03-02-2018 09:00 PM

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Also have the grey fox’s sinister, big brother too...

ishoot308 03-05-2018 09:20 AM

It Was A Racoon
 
The unidentifiable critter in my first post and one of his/her brother or sister came around for another visit last night. It was a definitely a coon!

Tis had it correct right off the bat!

Dan

tis 03-05-2018 12:41 PM

:)Thank you! The way it walked was the biggest reason I thought it was a coon.

Hillcountry 03-05-2018 04:43 PM

Cool! Glad you got it nailed...that lack of tail had me going...

Barney Bear 03-05-2018 06:43 PM

🐾
 
Finally, the mysterious visitor has been unmasked. ✌🏼

Slickcraft 03-05-2018 08:05 PM

They are making practice runs to get ready for when you open in April[emoji41]


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SIKSUKR 03-08-2018 08:56 AM

What tracks are these?
 
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Ok,I'm going to hack on to this thread with my "what is it" pic from last night.

8gv 03-08-2018 09:46 AM

Well we can be sure that is not big foot.

noreast 03-08-2018 11:26 AM

It's been all fun & games until someone saw the "Grays" in there yard? Better call MUFON I hear they are very dangerous.

Slickcraft 03-08-2018 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR (Post 291806)
Ok,I'm going to hack on to this thread with my "what is it" pic from last night.

Perfect walker so not a dog or a house cat. Leaving fox (likely), bobcat or coyote. Prints don't look wide enough for bobcat.

garysanfran 03-08-2018 01:02 PM

Red squirrel on...
 
a pogo stick...

Seen it many times. Quite the sight.

Hillcountry 03-08-2018 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR (Post 291806)
Ok,I'm going to hack on to this thread with my "what is it" pic from last night.

Neat little fox tracks! Got ‘em all over my place!

Hillcountry 03-08-2018 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noreast (Post 291823)
It's been all fun & games until someone saw the "Grays" in there yard? Better call MUFON I hear they are very dangerous.

And MUFON is???

ishoot308 03-08-2018 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hillcountry (Post 291832)
Neat little fox tracks! Got ‘em all over my place!

My guess would be a Fox too!

Dan

noreast 03-08-2018 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hillcountry (Post 291833)
And MUFON is???

Mutual-UFO-Network

Hillcountry 03-08-2018 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noreast (Post 291841)
Mutual-UFO-Network

Okay......😳

Slickcraft 03-08-2018 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hillcountry (Post 291833)
And MUFON is???


http://www.mufon.com/


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Rusty 03-08-2018 06:24 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR (Post 291806)
Ok,I'm going to hack on to this thread with my "what is it" pic from last night.

After studying the image for some time I've come to the conclusion that it is small tracks in the snow.

tis 03-08-2018 07:32 PM

LOL, Rusty. I think you are right.

Rusty 03-08-2018 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tis (Post 291849)
LOL, Rusty. I think you are right.

Thanks tis, sometimes I amaze myself with my visual skills.

stevemax001 03-09-2018 10:19 AM

Definitely not a raccoon the way the back legs move and are shaped. Moves more like a badger or porcupine in my humble opinion.


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SIKSUKR 03-09-2018 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slickcraft (Post 291824)
Perfect walker so not a dog or a house cat. Leaving fox (likely), bobcat or coyote. Prints don't look wide enough for bobcat.

They seemed too small for those. I would guess they were about an inch.

Slickcraft 03-09-2018 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR (Post 291870)
They seemed too small for those. I would guess they were about an inch.

Red fox print: about 2.5" long and 2" wide. Stride about 14". Anyway Rusty nailed it.

SIKSUKR 03-12-2018 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slickcraft (Post 291877)
Red fox print: about 2.5" long and 2" wide. Stride about 14". Anyway Rusty nailed it.

Its the only one I thought it might be based on what I've seen on my property in the past though I've not seen a red fox in many moons.


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