What is this..?

SteveA · 10-23-2012, 07:16 AM

I checked my Trail Cam every day.. mostly Raccoons, Squirrels and a few shots of an Opossum.
But this has me stumped: Came in range at 6.09 this morning. The Boss. thinks it's a cat.. but it looks too big to be a cat IMHO.. (but.. she's usually right..

) And I have agreed that you guys and gals are the Jury.. (reluctantly..

)

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Submitted as evidence:
Here is a Raccoon from 10-19-12 in just about the same exact spot

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Just a s a point of reference.. she got caught in the trail cam one time and claims it takes better pictures of her than I do..

ITD · 10-23-2012, 07:38 AM

Here kitty, kitty.

SteveA · 10-23-2012, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ITD

Here kitty, kitty.

Dianne says..Thank You! and she's still laughing

Newbiesaukee · 10-23-2012, 08:09 AM

I have learned...even if the Boss thinks it is an alligator, it is....that's why they're called the Boss.

SteveA · 10-23-2012, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Newbiesaukee

I have learned...even if the Boss thinks it is an alligator, it is....that's why they're called the Boss.

"Truer words were never spoken..."

tis · 10-23-2012, 11:32 AM

Fisher cat? Or is the tail too small??

dpg · 10-23-2012, 11:33 AM

First picture doesn't look like a cat, second and third one does though...

ishoot308 · 10-23-2012, 01:39 PM

It's a cat. Background in first pic makes it look like it has a snout but it does not. If you zoom in snout goes away.

Dan

Rusty · 10-23-2012, 02:28 PM

I zoomed in as much as I could before the pixels started to showup, cropped, and then adjusted the exposer contrast. The head of the animal looks like a horse.
The head of a cat never appears when I zoom in, it always looks like a snout.

Also just below the head there is a tiny tiny baby elephant.

Look at the second picture below:

bclaker · 10-23-2012, 03:57 PM

Wow, a cat with a target on his side!!!

SteveA · 10-23-2012, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty

I zoomed in as much as I could before the pixels started to showup, cropped, and then adjusted the exposer contrast. The head of the animal looks like a horse.
The head of a cat never appears when I zoom in, it always looks like a snout.

Also just below the head there is a tiny tiny baby elephant.

Look at the second picture below:

Well.. I think I figured the "snout" thing also.. below is the data file from the picture.. note that the shutter time was 1/33 of a second. you don't really "freeze" an image below 1/60 of a second..(maybe even faster for fast moving object) SO.. I think the snout part of the picture is just blur.. you can also see the odd shape of the eyes..

But.. that doesn't explain the baby elephant.. and I see that clear as a bell!

AND... Dianne sees the baby elephant too.

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NickNH · 10-23-2012, 04:52 PM

Looks like he has alot of Maine Coon in him (her?). They can get huge....

NoBozo · 10-23-2012, 06:24 PM

It's a Regular Ordinary CAT. I have a cat....for the last 45 years..well there were three cats over that time. There is no snoot on this cat.

NOW: IF this cat was spotted on Rattlesnake...THAT would be a different story...

NB

jetlag100 · 10-23-2012, 07:18 PM

It looks like a "C" on it's side. Someone else said target. I say "C" for cat

ITD · 10-23-2012, 07:37 PM

Whatever it is it is a cool looking animal, I'd love to see a color picture of it.

dpg · 10-24-2012, 06:08 AM

Cool I've got to get me one of those cameras, any good local place to purchase. Also, any suggestions for where to set it up I'd like to also get a pic of a tiny Elephant. People at work just don't believe there's any so small in New Hampshire.

Pineedles · 10-24-2012, 07:46 AM

In Rusty's blown up picture there is a square pixel over the nose area as if another picture was inserted into that area making it appear the cat has a snout. SteveA, are you messin with us?

Rusty · 10-24-2012, 09:01 AM

Maybe you will get a picture of this guy who is roaming around the Lakes region.

This is in today's edition of the LDS:

SteveA · 10-24-2012, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pineedles

In Rusty's blown up picture there is a square pixel over the nose area as if another picture was inserted into that area making it appear the cat has a snout. SteveA, are you messin with us?

Short answer.. no

I went back and looked at some other night shots of different animal the camera caught at night. Almost all of them have distortions if the animal is moving..

example of a deer here:

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Pineedles · 10-23-2012, 07:43 AM

I agree it could be a very large "cat" but cats don't have snouts. Or, is it the background blending in perfectly to form this false snout? Printing the shot of the "cat" and the "cat vacant from the picture" on transparencies could clear up that question.

donnamatrix · 11-14-2012, 03:45 PM

This looks like a full bred American Shorthair Cat, here is a photo (I hope!) of the breed.

SteveA · 11-21-2012, 07:06 AM

This picture was from last night .. picture is a little better. looks like it has a bit more fur than was seen in the last picture. 3.21AM today

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PaugusBayFireFighter · 11-21-2012, 08:58 AM

I know they are all around me here in Laconia. Coyotes, fisher cats, deer, bobcats, bears, etc. I haven't seen or heard any but of course they are everywhere...I've been looking and listening. In contrast, a city in Mass. Like Waltham. Densely populated, 7 miles from Boston, with highways right through the middle is loaded with deer coyote and fisher cats. My sister was crossing her street the other night, a very busy neighborhood, and two coyotes came out of the bushes and stalked her ****zu. They are so brazen. Maybe they are just smarter up here with enough food sources to stay hidden. I figured it would be wild kingdom when I moved here, so far nothing...not even a raccoon !!!
I do keep my animals in at night because I'm sure they will get eaten if I don't.
Show your face vermin!!!

SteveA · 02-08-2013, 07:21 AM

sample of some of the pics my trail cam is still catching.

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tis · 02-08-2013, 07:52 AM

Awesome! That must be so much fun to watch them. Love all your pics.

SIKSUKR · 02-11-2013, 02:21 PM

Looks like they are bringing apples to your party!

10-23-2012, 07:16 AM	#1
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	What is this..? I checked my Trail Cam every day.. mostly Raccoons, Squirrels and a few shots of an Opossum. But this has me stumped: Came in range at 6.09 this morning. The Boss. thinks it's a cat.. but it looks too big to be a cat IMHO.. (but.. she's usually right.. ) And I have agreed that you guys and gals are the Jury.. (reluctantly.. ) Submitted as evidence: Here is a Raccoon from 10-19-12 in just about the same exact spot Just a s a point of reference.. she got caught in the trail cam one time and claims it takes better pictures of her than I do.. __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

10-23-2012, 08:09 AM	#4
Newbiesaukee Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Coral Gables, winter; Long Island, summer Posts: 1,351 Thanks: 939 Thanked 570 Times in 296 Posts	I have learned...even if the Boss thinks it is an alligator, it is....that's why they're called the Boss. __________________ "You're only young once, but you can be immature forever."

10-23-2012, 01:39 PM	#8
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,160 Thanks: 2,361 Thanked 5,199 Times in 2,022 Posts	Cat! It's a cat. Background in first pic makes it look like it has a snout but it does not. If you zoom in snout goes away. Dan

10-23-2012, 02:28 PM	#9
Rusty Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,028 Thanks: 603 Thanked 687 Times in 425 Posts	I zoomed in as much as I could before the pixels started to showup, cropped, and then adjusted the exposer contrast. The head of the animal looks like a horse. The head of a cat never appears when I zoom in, it always looks like a snout. Also just below the head there is a tiny tiny baby elephant. Look at the second picture below: Attached Images __________________ It's never crowded along the extra mile.

10-24-2012, 09:01 AM	#18
Rusty Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,028 Thanks: 603 Thanked 687 Times in 425 Posts	Maybe you will get a picture of this guy who is roaming around the Lakes region. This is in today's edition of the LDS: Attached Images __________________ It's never crowded along the extra mile.

10-23-2012, 07:38 AM	#2
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,919 Thanks: 475 Thanked 688 Times in 384 Posts	Here kitty, kitty.

10-23-2012, 11:32 AM	#6
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,655 Thanks: 747 Thanked 1,440 Times in 1,001 Posts	Fisher cat? Or is the tail too small??

10-23-2012, 11:33 AM	#7
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,589 Thanks: 150 Thanked 229 Times in 166 Posts	First picture doesn't look like a cat, second and third one does though...

10-23-2012, 03:57 PM	#10
bclaker Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Laconia Posts: 479 Thanks: 545 Thanked 147 Times in 66 Posts	Wow, a cat with a target on his side!!!

10-23-2012, 04:52 PM	#12
NickNH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 85 Thanks: 103 Thanked 14 Times in 11 Posts	Looks like he has alot of Maine Coon in him (her?). They can get huge....

10-23-2012, 06:24 PM	#13
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	It's a Regular Ordinary CAT. I have a cat....for the last 45 years..well there were three cats over that time. There is no snoot on this cat. NOW: IF this cat was spotted on Rattlesnake...THAT would be a different story... NB

10-23-2012, 07:18 PM	#14
jetlag100 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Revere, Massachusetts and Moultonborough, N.H. Posts: 311 Thanks: 228 Thanked 79 Times in 50 Posts	It looks like a "C" on it's side. Someone else said target. I say "C" for cat

10-23-2012, 07:37 PM	#15
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,919 Thanks: 475 Thanked 688 Times in 384 Posts	Whatever it is it is a cool looking animal, I'd love to see a color picture of it.

10-24-2012, 06:08 AM	#16
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,589 Thanks: 150 Thanked 229 Times in 166 Posts	Cool I've got to get me one of those cameras, any good local place to purchase. Also, any suggestions for where to set it up I'd like to also get a pic of a tiny Elephant. People at work just don't believe there's any so small in New Hampshire.

10-24-2012, 07:46 AM	#17
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,541 Thanks: 1,071 Thanked 667 Times in 366 Posts	In Rusty's blown up picture there is a square pixel over the nose area as if another picture was inserted into that area making it appear the cat has a snout. SteveA, are you messin with us?

10-23-2012, 07:43 AM	#20
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,541 Thanks: 1,071 Thanked 667 Times in 366 Posts	I agree it could be a very large "cat" but cats don't have snouts. Or, is it the background blending in perfectly to form this false snout? Printing the shot of the "cat" and the "cat vacant from the picture" on transparencies could clear up that question.

11-14-2012, 03:45 PM	#21
donnamatrix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro Posts: 833 Thanks: 24 Thanked 258 Times in 120 Posts	American Shorthair Cat This looks like a full bred American Shorthair Cat, here is a photo (I hope!) of the breed. Attached Images

11-21-2012, 07:06 AM	#22
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Same animal? This picture was from last night .. picture is a little better. looks like it has a bit more fur than was seen in the last picture. 3.21AM today __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

11-21-2012, 08:58 AM	#23
PaugusBayFireFighter Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 837 Thanks: 361 Thanked 674 Times in 264 Posts	I know they are all around me here in Laconia. Coyotes, fisher cats, deer, bobcats, bears, etc. I haven't seen or heard any but of course they are everywhere...I've been looking and listening. In contrast, a city in Mass. Like Waltham. Densely populated, 7 miles from Boston, with highways right through the middle is loaded with deer coyote and fisher cats. My sister was crossing her street the other night, a very busy neighborhood, and two coyotes came out of the bushes and stalked her ****zu. They are so brazen. Maybe they are just smarter up here with enough food sources to stay hidden. I figured it would be wild kingdom when I moved here, so far nothing...not even a raccoon !!! I do keep my animals in at night because I'm sure they will get eaten if I don't. Show your face vermin!!!

02-08-2013, 07:21 AM	#24
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Long overdue update on some trail cam pictures sample of some of the pics my trail cam is still catching. __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

02-08-2013, 07:52 AM	#25
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,655 Thanks: 747 Thanked 1,440 Times in 1,001 Posts	Awesome! That must be so much fun to watch them. Love all your pics.

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02-11-2013, 02:21 PM	#26
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Looks like they are bringing apples to your party! __________________ SIKSUKR