Whats This? A Baby Bear Maybe?

Guy · Post by **Guy** » June 28th, 2015, 8:01 pm

Whats your best guess as to what this folks?

Captured on the game cam in our back field. I want to believe it's a young bear but I'm not sure.

Link to Original pic:
http://guy.smugmug.com/Blog-Pics/Blog-P ... C_0181.jpg

Thanks

rolled · Post by **rolled** » June 29th, 2015, 7:16 am

There isnt anything out there that color other than black bear, unless you or neighbors have a black dog. I would put money on bear. Make a fruit cocktail, age it in a bucket for 2 weeks in the sun and then dump it by the cam. If you have bear around they will be licking it up in a day or two.

Chase · Post by **Chase** » June 29th, 2015, 8:25 am

My money is on a fossa.

Peder · Post by **Peder** » June 29th, 2015, 12:44 pm

Chase wrote:My money is on a fossa.

Yes, another invasive species hits the ground running in Oregon!

Koda · Post by **Koda** » June 29th, 2015, 1:00 pm

picture is a bit grainy so I played around with some settings to get more light and discovered this...

(I think its a young bear)

retired jerry · Post by **retired jerry** » June 29th, 2015, 1:06 pm

My money is on a black poodle

kepPNW · Post by **kepPNW** » June 29th, 2015, 3:00 pm

retired jerry wrote:My money is on a black poodle

Okay, I admit, that was my very first impression, too!

Guy · Post by **Guy** » June 29th, 2015, 3:59 pm

Thanks for all the learned ID help guys, I think it's a toss up between Koda & Chase for the real ID.

A'int no whimpy black poodle gonna' last long in our neighborhood

Rather B Hiking · Post by **Rather B Hiking** » June 29th, 2015, 4:44 pm

Maybe climate change has allowed black jaguars to migrate to the PNW. Seriously, that does look like a poodle!

miah66 · Post by **miah66** » July 1st, 2015, 8:22 am

Not sure about a poodle, but it looks kind of like one of those little mutt dogs, kind of a wire haired yorkie or something. Someone lost a dog and it's (or it was) wandering in your hood.

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