What did you just step in?

[WapitiTalk1]

Here are a handfull of trail bombs you may encounter during your elk woods adventures. Can you name which animals they came from? I will tell you that there are "offerings" from a mountain lion, moose, wolf, brown bear, bobcat, coyote, black bear, and elk pictured. We'll do tracks after this thread runs for a bit

From #1 to #8, who provided these scat piles for our viewing enjoyment?

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[Gypsumreaper]

I'm gonna go with black bear, bobcat, brown bear, coyote, elk, Moose, wolf, lion. That's my guesses

[idahoghost]

I going to go with elk on #5. Based on sized, texture, freshness, and the word elk at the bottom of the photo I working on the rest. It would have been easier if you had just left the labels on as in five, I may even have gotten some right.

[ishy]

I'd have to taste them to get a definite answer.

[WapitiTalk1]

I'd have to taste them to get a definite answer.

Not positive about this, but I've heard that they roll and smoke the dry ones in WA/CO to determine their origin

[WapitiTalk1]

Gypsum was about as close as you can get without being perfect. Anybody else care to offer their optical poop analysis

[Lefty]

No size to go on so here is my shot if number ones, # 2 is small it could pass for raccoon
Bear
coyote
bear
wolf if it is as big as it looks
elk
moose
lion
lion

[twinkieman]

this is a crappy thread

[zpd307]

this is a crappy thread

[nippip]

Brown bear, mt lion, black bear, coyote, elk, moose, wolf, bob cat

The bears could go either way as well as the cats IMHO.

[Ridgernr]

Bear, coyote, bear, Wolf, Elk, Moose, RJ ( your foot is in the picture nothing gets past me), Lion

[WapitiTalk1]

1. Black Bear
2. Bobcat
3. Brown Bear
4. Coyote
5. Elk
6. Moose
7. Mt. Lion
9. Wolf

[elknturkey]

1. Black Bear
2. Bobcat
3. Brown Bear
4. Coyote
5. Elk
6. Moose
7. Mt. Lion
9. Wolf

X2

[one_elk]

and here all along I thought they way you told the difference between black bear scat and brown bear scat was the bells, didn't see any bells in the pile of brown bear scat.....haha

[Lefty]

and here all along I thought they way you told the difference between black bear scat and brown bear scat was the bells, didn't see any bells in the pile of brown bear scat.....haha

I was always told griz scat smelled like pepper

If its man size likely black bear , depending on what they are eating, Thicker than your wrist and shorter segments brown.
thick as your biceps,... get out of there

[Lefty]

some more scoop on poop, or more crap about cr@&
what an animal has been eating makes a big difference in the look and texture.
Both cat species tend to scratch over their droppings often with overhanging cover, where canines like to crap in the open
Raccoon and bears tend to often drop on a trail , or an overlook, maybe they like the view when they squat
Cats are pickier eaters than canines. Canines will gobble up hair, hide and fowl meats, cats will avoid it. Same with bones , while cats will eat hair, scales and bone, not as much as canines, canines will also eat more vegetation than cats. Ive seen wolf, coyote and fox dropping solid with seeds from berries

When the crickets and grasshoppers are thick until a hard freeze expect them to be eaten by about everything, canines, omnivores and felines

[Swede]

RJ: Where did you get your information on what the source of the feces is? I am surprised the cat left its scat without covering it up.

[ishy]

We have discovered through years of study that cats don't cover it when it's in the corner of your garage...so that pics must be from phantoms garage.

[WapitiTalk1]

RJ: Where did you get your information on what the source of the feces is? I am surprised the cat left its scat without covering it up.

Grabbed the pics from a site or two on the web. Can't recall the author(s) of the photos; didn't save the sites to my favorites.

[idahoghost]

Okay gents, found this yesterday, while scouting for elk. Probably 5 to 7 inches in diameter.I am guessing bear? eating grass?

[Swede]

I believe you are correct about it being bear manure.

[WapitiTalk1]

Okay gents, found this yesterday, while scouting for elk. Probably 5 to 7 inches in diameter.I am guessing bear? eating grass?

Yes sir, not much else to eat in the spring for Yogi besides succulent grass shoots.