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Old 11-22-2017, 05:53 PM
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Anyone able to make out what this is? My wife saw a cougar close to cam location 3 days ago hence the trail cam. Neighbor has also seen lynx or bobcat, not sure which.
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Old 11-22-2017, 06:01 PM
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It's going to be tough to answer definitively looking at those pictures - but pretty neat nevertheless. I guess set up a few more cameras or just wait for a closer look .....
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Old 11-22-2017, 06:34 PM
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Lynx would be my guess. Not elongated or slender, and in the 2nd pic it looks like a short black tipped tail.
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Old 11-22-2017, 06:36 PM
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All I can say with any confidance is that it is not a lynx or Bobcat. I enlarged it and I can see a tail. Lynx and Bobcat do not have enough of a tail for it to show in such a photo.
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Old 11-22-2017, 06:52 PM
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Old 11-22-2017, 09:38 PM
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I'm leaning towards it being a cougar. The green in the background is the roof of my house. I cleaned the lens on the trail cam and set the time and date so I know what time he actually comes through. Kids will be playing under a little more supervision!!
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Old 11-23-2017, 07:39 AM
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Lynx would be my guess. Not elongated or slender, and in the 2nd pic it looks like a short black tipped tail.
Yup.
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Old 11-23-2017, 07:58 AM
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No tail on it so it's definitely NOT a cougar.
Roughly, where was the pic taken? (That could narrow down whether it's a lynx or bobcat.)
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Old 11-23-2017, 08:02 AM
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Absolutely, lynx. They first picture that cockeyed rear leg stance is so typical of lynx.
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Old 11-23-2017, 08:04 AM
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My vote is lynx as well.
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Old 11-23-2017, 08:07 AM
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Lynx
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Old 11-23-2017, 08:12 AM
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Due to the fact the photo was taken in January of 2099, my best guess would be a Demodog, offspring of the Demogorgan. Looks just like the one from Stranger Things
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Old 11-23-2017, 08:14 AM
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Lynx for sure
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Old 11-23-2017, 08:14 AM
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Pics taken in my backyard north of Armstrong.
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Old 11-23-2017, 08:15 AM
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Lynx for sure.
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Old 11-23-2017, 08:15 AM
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Absolutely, lynx. They first picture that cockeyed rear leg stance is so typical of lynx.
Yup, got that unmistakeable tell tail stilted leg stance and body profile of a lynx.
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Absolutely, lynx. They first picture that cockeyed rear leg stance is so typical of lynx.
Yup. Little cowboy.
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