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Started by Jeff, November 02, 2014, 07:53:47 PM

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Jeff

I'm thinking Lynx.  I've included a picture of a deer in the same place to use for scale. I don't think its canine, and I think to big for a bobcat, and no tail so not a cougar. It seems cat like to me.



  

 
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drobertson

Looks like a long neck?  you sure it's not the deer moving quickly?
only have a few chain saws I'm not suppose to use, but will at times, one dog Dolly, pretty good dog, just not sure what for yet,  working on getting the gardening back in order, and kinda thinking on maybe a small bbq bizz,  thinking about it,

Jeff

Pretty sure, look at both photos. Both animals are in the exact same place you can see the difference in size. Thats way to small to be a deer.
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NWP

Seriously, it does look like a goat. I showed my wife the picture with no explanation. She said it looked goatish
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Jeff

No goat is going to survive in the wild where I'm at in the U.P. Especially southern goats.  ;)  you may be looking at a weed as part of the head.
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Jeff

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Yeah. It was the weed I was looking at it.
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Jeff

If I can identify the location of that plant by it's head in the morning, I should be able to get a good idea on the height.
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Jeff

I upped the contrast and you can now see markings on the leg. It could be bobcat or lynx,



 
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drobertson

I see the little hairy long hair, but still not sure, plus I know nothing of the lynx cat,  I still think it could be a deer, how bout tracks? 
only have a few chain saws I'm not suppose to use, but will at times, one dog Dolly, pretty good dog, just not sure what for yet,  working on getting the gardening back in order, and kinda thinking on maybe a small bbq bizz,  thinking about it,

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lynx or bobcat, be nice to see the ears better. tracks would help determine which one also
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Jeff

I superimposed the one image over the other. I think this should change your mind about it being a deer. Not much chance for tracks, but I can check tomorrow. There has been a pretty good snow then melt since these photos.


 
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No ears and no nose (round head) makes it "catty".
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Barney II

A lynx is a real good thought---it has just enough forward slope---front is lower than rear.  The left rear leg is just about correct size, could be a little bigger and little more hair---but--good enough. Dnr in WI says they are not in WI nor just up the road from me an d leaves lynx tracks all over the place in the winter. ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Reddog

Its a Bobcat.

Lynx are much taller with more leg length and a higher hip to front shoulder angle.

Has a good comparison shot of both down mid page.   http://travel4wildlife.com/tell-difference-between-canadian-lynx-bobcat/

Jeff

We have no shortage of bobcats around here. I caught several on camera a couple years ago about 400 yards from where this camera is.

https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php/topic,61154.msg898049.html#msg898049

Many years ago I heard my first cat screaming at night here at the cabin. It shook me up at first as it sounded like a woman screaming from deep in the woods. I was told that that was probably a lynx and not a bobcat, but I really have no idea.
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WmFritz

The pics in Reddogs link are good ones, but I'm not convinced yet. The height of the rear hip may be hard to judge due to the camera angle, at least to me. The tail looks short.

I got an up close and personal eyeball at a Lynx near Brevort, not far from Jeff's place. They're much easier to ID having a stare down in daylight. Those tufts on their ears are hard to miss.
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Chuck White

I'm thinking it's another deer!

Look at the hind legs!
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Jeff

The animal was moving so the infrared flash captured mostly blur. The part with the most detail is the planted front leg as it was moving the slowest. There you can see some detail. Deer don't have dark spots on their legs.
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As the Cat or Yooper Goat debate continues... I thought I'd sidetrack for a bit.

This morning, sitting in my local restaraunt, the discussion was about a Cougar sighting last week in Cedarville, Michigan. Cedarville is close to Jeff's place and sightings in that area are not news and have been documented for a few years now. What was interesting to me was one of the 'regulars', a former DNR employee, went up Saturday and had an informal information session with local L/O's on Sunday. He located Cougar scat, to be sent to Lansing ( I learned scat can be tested for DNA and the sex can be determined) and set trail cams.

I'm thinking over my coffee that if I'm Jeff, I'm not walking to the outhouse without my shotgun or sidearm with me.  ;D
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sandhills

Judging by what I see in your picture, reply 7, look at the direction of the ears, looks to me like it's looking straight ahead.  Then look at the nose, either a cat or a seriously overgrown Pug  :D, the picture with the deer along side would make for one big bobcat around here anyway. 

Jeff

The documented last picture we saw from a trail cam on facebook was supposedly from Prentiss bay. Cougar track plaster casts have been made less than 3 miles as the crow flies from here.  I'[ve had times on my old property where I would get a very strange feeling and tell myself it was time to leave. Never knew why. I'm not scared of bears and know how to act in black bear country. I do usually have at least a machete.
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