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12-04-2015, 03:49 PM
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Yes one more name this track
This is a slough area lots of brush ...catttails
I dunno its got me stumped... help
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12-04-2015, 04:01 PM
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How big is that card thing beside it?
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12-04-2015, 04:14 PM
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Looks like an otter in fresh snow to me. Is there any drag marks or other photo of spacing and gait?
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12-04-2015, 04:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tomcat
Looks like an otter in fresh snow to me. Is there any drag marks or other photo of spacing and gait?
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Nope no drag marks from a tail of course the snow right there is only about an inch deep
Hydro the scan disc cards are about 1 x1 1/4
Does kinda look like an otter tho fairly large one.? As for spacing or gait will see if i can get a pick tomorrow if the snow isnt gone
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12-04-2015, 04:54 PM
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Samsquatch .. lol hope you find out , got me stumped .
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12-04-2015, 04:57 PM
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Mustelid, either an otter or a mink.
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12-04-2015, 04:58 PM
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I checked a photo I had on my phone of an otter print from last year and I think Tomcat is right ..
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12-04-2015, 05:05 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hydro1
Mustelid, either an otter or a mink.
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Ya what he/she said
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12-04-2015, 05:05 PM
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It looks like 5 toes with claws to me. Given the size and location I'm going to say otter as well, although I've never seen any. Could it be a mink track that melted in the sun making it look bigger though?
I think that seeing a series of tracks would make it easier to tell.
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12-04-2015, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 58thecat
Ya what he said.
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Fixed it for you.
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12-04-2015, 05:09 PM
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Not the best photo but very similar.
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12-04-2015, 07:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hydro1
Mustelid, either an otter or a mink.
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Im going to say otter now i can see why my snare was knocked down going thru the cattails ..... if thats a mink track i better set a 330
Thanks gents
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12-04-2015, 08:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shakeyleg02
Im going to say otter now i can see why my snare was knocked down going thru the cattails ..... if thats a mink track i better set a 330
Thanks gents
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Weasel-Zilla? Could it be one paw print on top of another making it look bigger than it actually is? I hope that you catch it.
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12-04-2015, 09:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HunterDave
Weasel-Zilla? Could it be one paw print on top of another making it look bigger than it actually is? I hope that you catch it.
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No season for otter here dave so do not hope please
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12-05-2015, 12:19 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shakeyleg02
No season for otter here dave so do not hope please
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I hadn't even thought about that. Resident trappers can't trap them anyway.
I had a bi-catch mink on a muskrat float set in October and I went through the process of reporting it to F&W. It was relatively painless with writing out a statement and swearing that it was accidental. I'm thinking that a class A critter, caught by a Resident trapper, during a closed season could have a little more involved to it. Yeah, don't catch it.
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12-05-2015, 01:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HunterDave
I hadn't even thought about that. Resident trappers can't trap them anyway.
I had a bi-catch mink on a muskrat float set in October and I went through the process of reporting it to F&W. It was relatively painless with writing out a statement and swearing that it was accidental. I'm thinking that a class A critter, caught by a Resident trapper, during a closed season could have a little more involved to it. Yeah, don't catch it.
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Dave , it seems to depend which officer you get . Caught this otter accidentally in a beaver set and followed all the rules and took him in to get registered as accidental catch . Officer #1 says no problem , fills out paperwork and on my way with otter in tow . Talking to officer #1 a week later and he tells me that officer #2 from another district has seen my catch on a facebook post and wants me charged and catch seized .. go figure . Glad I ran into officer #1.
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