A few Trail Cam Pics

[Fragger]

Overlooking a spot I've hunted for many years.
Some of the more interesting ones I thought some may enjoy.
BTW the wind and rain in the last 2 weeks was crazy and my Trail Cam just wanted to click away taking thousands of pics. LOL

First time I saw one of these was about 20 years ago hunting with a bow in a tree in Schuylkill Co.



A nice buck that will probably hide under a rock in rifle season. LOL





3 Buck in this pic


Inspecting the area


Fill the doe tag


Any Coon Hunters out there?

[jcabin]

what exactly is the animal in the first set of images?

[freddy g]

looks like a busy spot!

[twoguns]

first 2 shots are a cougar/mountain lion.

It is interesting to see how a variety of critters will follow along the same trail. Of course the cougar is tracking and they do a loop of several miles and will return in 2-3 weeks.
...but why did you go on the trail? You may have left enough scent to scare away any further investigation by the big cat.

[YosemiteSam]

first 2 shots are a cougar/mountain lion.

It is interesting to see how a variety of critters will follow along the same trail. Of course the cougar is tracking and they do a loop of several miles and will return in 2-3 weeks.
...but why did you go on the trail? You may have left enough scent to scare away any further investigation by the big cat.

That is a Bobcat.

[Fragger]

Yes that is a Bobcat.

Over the years I've had 3 confirmed sightings if I include this one in the pic.
They don't seem to hang around long when I saw them.
I guess they cover a lot of ground.
Every now and then I'll note tracks in the snow.

[twoguns]

hmmmm? bobcat?
the picture is fuzzy and hard to see but if the tail is long and the size of the critter is big, like 75 + pounds I say mountain lion/cougar.

if the tail is docked and the critter is shorter and smaller, like 35 pounds then it is a bobcat.

the bobcat is more prevalent in these parts but there are cougars in PA I think.

This also brings up another question:
I saw a very dark/mostly black dog like critter recently. Never seen a coyote so dark and I have seen many coyotes. Could it be a feral dog coyote mix?

also a gal at the barn where I work said she saw a wolf a few days ago. I said no way. She said it looked like a picture from a book, big, gray, long tail, erect ears. I asked if the tail had a curl, thinking it was more likely a Malmute dog and she said no.

Are there wolves in PA? Game commission says no. Is it possible?

[Fragger]

hmmmm? bobcat?

Yes .. that which looks like a long tail is actually the right hind leg.
The camera is at the same location throughout all of the pics.
I figure that this is in the 20 lb class using the other pics as guidelines.

A comparison pic

[chez323]

Nice pic's, thanks for sharing!

[A-5]

Inspecting the area picture was that sasquatch?