Scat Identification

T.H.E. Binz · 08-28-2015, 01:13 PM

I came across this 2-3 day old scat on the Blue trail about 0.2 miles from the summit of Red Hill. This picture isn't great but the scat looks just like the wolf scat that I see in Alaska, i.e. grayish and full of hair. Could this be from a coyote or is someone's dog chowing down on squirrels and rabbits?

ishoot308 · 08-28-2015, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by T.H.E. Binz

I came across this 2-3 day old scat on the Blue trail about 0.2 miles from the summit of Red Hill. This picture isn't great but the scat looks just like the wolf scat that I see in Alaska, i.e. grayish and full of hair. Could this be from a coyote or is someone's dog chowing down on squirrels and rabbits?

Could it be the elusive FLL?

Not to Worry · 08-28-2015, 02:14 PM

I believe there may have been sighting of him over that way...might have become disoriented on his way to Walmart.

ITD · 08-28-2015, 03:37 PM

Looks like an owl hair ball to me, I'm too lazy to google the official term for you.

noreast · 08-28-2015, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ishoot308

Could it be the elusive FLL?

I think it would be much larger.

noreast · 08-28-2015, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ITD

Looks like an owl hair ball to me, I'm too lazy to google the official term for you.

Pellet? yes it does.

TheRoBoat · 10-22-2015, 09:11 PM

What a surprise to find an existing thread on exactly what I needed.

We ran across this out on the island last week. Can somebody help with identification? I'm hoping it's not what our guest told us it was.

ishoot308 · 10-22-2015, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by TheRoBoat

What a surprise to find an existing thread on exactly what I needed.

We ran across this out on the island last week. Can somebody help with identification? I'm hoping it's not what our guest told us it was.

Looks like deer to me....

TheRoBoat · 10-23-2015, 09:14 AM

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Looks like deer to me....

I thought deer poop was more round and smooth shaped? None of these pieces are round, they all have indentations

ishoot308 · 10-23-2015, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by TheRoBoat

I thought deer poop was more round and smooth shaped? None of these pieces are round, they all have indentations

Here's some...Look familiar??

Dan

MAXUM · 10-26-2015, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by TheRoBoat

What a surprise to find an existing thread on exactly what I needed.

We ran across this out on the island last week. Can somebody help with identification? I'm hoping it's not what our guest told us it was.

So what did your guest claim it to be?

radioman · 10-26-2015, 02:41 PM

What you guys have photographed is definitely bear scat, Just consider the dark black color alone. TRB is correct with respect to Deer Feces, lighter in color round.and far less dense. I should know having lived here in Center Harbor for the past 15 yrs and have often stepped in both!!

8gv · 10-26-2015, 05:40 PM

This summer our family discovered some black clumpular "poop" by our house.

The experts among us declared it to be from a bear as it looked very much like the two pics above.

As vistors came to see us we made sure to take them over to the site where the bear poop could be viewed up close.

After a month of convincing ourselves and everyone else that the stuff was 100% genuine bear doo, my son decided to confirm its pedigree by taking it into his hand and sniffing it!

While all assembled gagged and winced, he declared "it's asphalt".

Not willing to take the rap for misguiding the group I responded...

"Bears eat pavement? Who knew?"

SAB1 · 10-27-2015, 12:54 PM

Nope that's deer scat. Its just dried up a bit. Deer scat would typically be greenish and slimy when fresh. As it dries it darkens to a black color. Someone referenced a clump above. Likely also deer scat. You can see a clumping of pellets depending on what the deer maybe feeding on at the time. Many believe the clumps are sign of a buck being around but that is not necessarily true. Does also can produce clumps.

http://www.bear-tracker.com/bearscat...iscveg8208.jpg
http://icwdm.org/Images/deer/DecSm.jpg

Barney Bear · 10-27-2015, 02:49 PM

Bears wee seen on Bear Island a few years ago near the canoe carry - - a mother and two cubs.

Orion · 10-30-2015, 07:56 AM

....this thread is full of sh%&!

TheRoBoat · 10-30-2015, 08:42 AM

Sorry for the late reply. Our guest - from the south - said the thought it was bear scat.

He is a deer hunter and said he was pretty sure it was NOT deer

SAB1 · 10-30-2015, 11:30 AM

He is incorrect.

SAB1 · 10-30-2015, 11:40 AM

http://www.bear-tracker.com/deepscat1.html

ishoot308 · 10-30-2015, 11:53 AM

There is NO question that what is pictured above comes from the backside of a DEER. Bear do not poop little tiny pellets...

rick35 · 10-30-2015, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Barney Bear

Bears wee seen on Bear Island a few years ago near the canoe carry - - a mother and two cubs.

There are bears on Bear Island?

Barney Bear · 10-31-2015, 06:13 AM

Yes - - but bearly seen!

upthesaukee · 11-01-2015, 06:30 AM

What remains after a visit from a bear can be grizzly.

I live here... I am always Upthesaukee.

45Auto · 01-04-2016, 06:53 PM

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There is NO question that what is pictured above comes from the backside of a DEER. Bear do not poop little tiny pellets...

Bear scat changes through the season, depending on the food supply. What I see is late Fall bBear Scat...definitely not Deer.

Winnisquamer · 01-06-2016, 05:20 PM

The week of Christmas I could have sworn I saw some Bear scat in the woods, is it possible they were still out or came back out of hibernation since it was so warm ? Maybe they were confused as we were?

08-28-2015, 01:13 PM	#1
T.H.E. Binz Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Meredith & Chadds Ford, PA Posts: 112 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 8 Posts	Scat Identification I came across this 2-3 day old scat on the Blue trail about 0.2 miles from the summit of Red Hill. This picture isn't great but the scat looks just like the wolf scat that I see in Alaska, i.e. grayish and full of hair. Could this be from a coyote or is someone's dog chowing down on squirrels and rabbits? Attached Images

08-28-2015, 02:14 PM	#3
Not to Worry Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 191 Thanks: 93 Thanked 84 Times in 55 Posts	Fll I believe there may have been sighting of him over that way...might have become disoriented on his way to Walmart.

10-22-2015, 09:11 PM	#7
TheRoBoat Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: SF Bay Area, Bear Island Posts: 101 Thanks: 292 Thanked 35 Times in 25 Posts	As long as there's a thread.... What a surprise to find an existing thread on exactly what I needed. We ran across this out on the island last week. Can somebody help with identification? I'm hoping it's not what our guest told us it was. Attached Images

10-26-2015, 02:41 PM	#12
radioman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Gilford Posts: 216 Thanks: 6 Thanked 75 Times in 50 Posts	Scat ID What you guys have photographed is definitely bear scat, Just consider the dark black color alone. TRB is correct with respect to Deer Feces, lighter in color round.and far less dense. I should know having lived here in Center Harbor for the past 15 yrs and have often stepped in both!!

10-27-2015, 02:49 PM	#15
Barney Bear Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 962 Thanks: 495 Thanked 273 Times in 174 Posts	Scat Bears wee seen on Bear Island a few years ago near the canoe carry - - a mother and two cubs.

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08-28-2015, 03:37 PM	#4
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,924 Thanks: 476 Thanked 691 Times in 387 Posts	Looks like an owl hair ball to me, I'm too lazy to google the official term for you.

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10-26-2015, 05:40 PM	#13
8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,091 Thanks: 64 Thanked 744 Times in 478 Posts	This summer our family discovered some black clumpular "poop" by our house. The experts among us declared it to be from a bear as it looked very much like the two pics above. As vistors came to see us we made sure to take them over to the site where the bear poop could be viewed up close. After a month of convincing ourselves and everyone else that the stuff was 100% genuine bear doo, my son decided to confirm its pedigree by taking it into his hand and sniffing it! While all assembled gagged and winced, he declared "it's asphalt". Not willing to take the rap for misguiding the group I responded... "Bears eat pavement? Who knew?"

10-27-2015, 12:54 PM	#14
SAB1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tuftonboro Posts: 1,229 Thanks: 188 Thanked 319 Times in 234 Posts	Nope that's deer scat. Its just dried up a bit. Deer scat would typically be greenish and slimy when fresh. As it dries it darkens to a black color. Someone referenced a clump above. Likely also deer scat. You can see a clumping of pellets depending on what the deer maybe feeding on at the time. Many believe the clumps are sign of a buck being around but that is not necessarily true. Does also can produce clumps. http://www.bear-tracker.com/bearscat...iscveg8208.jpg http://icwdm.org/Images/deer/DecSm.jpg

10-30-2015, 07:56 AM	#16
Orion Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cow Island Posts: 914 Thanks: 602 Thanked 193 Times in 91 Posts	wow.. ....this thread is full of sh%&!

10-30-2015, 08:42 AM	#17
TheRoBoat Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: SF Bay Area, Bear Island Posts: 101 Thanks: 292 Thanked 35 Times in 25 Posts	Maxum - So what did your guest claim it to be? Sorry for the late reply. Our guest - from the south - said the thought it was bear scat. He is a deer hunter and said he was pretty sure it was NOT deer

10-30-2015, 11:30 AM	#18
SAB1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tuftonboro Posts: 1,229 Thanks: 188 Thanked 319 Times in 234 Posts	He is incorrect.

10-30-2015, 11:40 AM	#19
SAB1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tuftonboro Posts: 1,229 Thanks: 188 Thanked 319 Times in 234 Posts	http://www.bear-tracker.com/deepscat1.html

10-30-2015, 11:53 AM	#20
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,226 Thanks: 2,382 Thanked 5,275 Times in 2,049 Posts	Believe it or not! There is NO question that what is pictured above comes from the backside of a DEER. Bear do not poop little tiny pellets... __________________ It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!!

10-31-2015, 06:13 AM	#22
Barney Bear Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 962 Thanks: 495 Thanked 273 Times in 174 Posts	Bear Island Bears Yes - - but bearly seen!

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01-06-2016, 05:20 PM	#25
Winnisquamer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Winnisquam Posts: 408 Thanks: 72 Thanked 115 Times in 73 Posts	The week of Christmas I could have sworn I saw some Bear scat in the woods, is it possible they were still out or came back out of hibernation since it was so warm ? Maybe they were confused as we were?