Off Topic Animal identification??

[jerk bait]

Captured a couple of blurry pics on my game.cam the other night. Norfolk County. Can't seem to get a common answer on this. Time was around 630am . Dense bush. Tracks in area are scatterd and not much help. .
There are 2 raccoons on the tree and the mystery animal appears to ne chasing the small one . Bigger coon is scrambling up/down tree.
Mystery animal appears to have long legs, stout neck and a spotted tail. Back end is darker. Odd looking ears . By scale maybe 40 pounds ish...
So far we don't have a common agreement and i have heard the.followimg answers.
Bobcat
Cougar
Coyote
Deer
Wild dog
Wolverine
Bushel fox
Lynx
Kangaroo
Hyhena
And yes....vampire dog ...

My initial thought was a young Deer , then a wild.dog. my friend who works in conservation swears its a big cat.
For the record , a Bobcat was spotted on this same property several years ago. Coyotes are common and I.have seen wild dogs here before. 2 big cats were spotted about 4 km away last year.
Perhaps the hunters here would have a better indicator .
Hoping to get a better pic in the next few days.

 

[Toad]

Captured a couple of blurry pics on my game.cam the other night. Norfolk County. Can't seem to get a common answer on this. Time was around 630am . Dense bush. Tracks in area are scatterd and not much help. .
There are 2 raccoons on the tree and the mystery animal appears to ne chasing the small one . Bigger coon is scrambling up/down tree.
Mystery animal appears to have long legs, stout neck and a spotted tail. Back end is darker. Odd looking ears . By scale maybe 40 pounds ish...
So far we don't have a common agreement and i have heard the.followimg answers.
Bobcat
Cougar
Coyote
Deer
Wild dog
Wolverine
Bushel fox
Lynx
Kangaroo
Hyhena
And yes....vampire dog ...

My initial thought was a young Deer , then a wild.dog. my friend who works in conservation swears its a big cat.
For the record , a Bobcat was spotted on this same property several years ago. Coyotes are common and I.have seen wild dogs here before. 2 big cats were spotted about 4 km away last year.
Perhaps the hunters here would have a better indicator .
Hoping to get a better pic in the next few days.

Coyote

 

[Trevor M]

I'm leaning towards a coyote that is in desperate need of a meal.

 

[Tyler0420]

Big foot jr.
their photos are always blurry.

 

[Just Chillin]

Looks like a cat to me. I've seen one before near Burwell and nobody believes that

 

[rcfire77]

coyote

 

[rcfire77]

Doesn’t mean there ain’t cats there. Bear has been cruising my neck of the woods for a few weeks

 

[77 caravan]

I would agree coyote and also if that's what your images turn out you need a new trail camera .

 

[rcfire77]

or it’s all fogged up cause of the rain

 

[stomp]

Jackalope! Saw a bigger one down in Austin, Texas. Everything is bigger in Texas!

 

[tailfeathers]

Mange infected coyote. Sure is ugly.

 

[DaveJ]

My ex girlfriend

 

[stomp]

My ex girlfriend

Oh, that's bad @DaveJ

 

[rcfire77]

Jackalope! Saw a bigger one down in Austin, Texas. Everything is bigger in Texas!

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It took me a few minutes to be able to find the jackalope as the twins captivated my attention

 

[jerk bait]

I would agree coyote and also if that's what your images turn out you need a new trail camera .

It actually works pretty well. That morning was rain and overcast. Below is a coyote that is hanging around . To me they look nothing alike. Also our friendly deer came for a look.

 

[jerk bait]

Looks like a cat to me. I've seen one before near Burwell and nobody believes that

I have personally ran into a Bobcat on this property before as well my dad and I watched 2 large black cats 20 years ago playing in a tree line , and of course they didn't exist hahah.

 

[fishsmith]

100% coyote. Second image you can see the snout and the tail and body shape all match coyote

 

[ch312]

Mange infected coyote. Sure is ugly.

Yep. Sometimes they lose fur in such odd patterns they can look like African wild dogs from a distance. Other times they’ll be completely hairless and look like zombie dogs.

Both pics show ears that are too big for a cat. Legs are too long and skinny to be a cat too.



To the OP, try setting a piece of bark on/over the cam similar to an awning and apply anti fog/rain-x type stuff to the glass (I use my ATV goggle spray) for much better pics in wet weather.

 

[Rodfather]

I used my super digital enhancer program and this is what it seems to be ....yep thats a jackalope all right!

 

[Derkd9]

I don’t see a tail so I’m not leaning towards coyote and more towards bobcat or domestic dog breed that has the tail cropped