What is this..?

Newbiesaukee · 10-23-2012, 09:09 AM

I have learned...even if the Boss thinks it is an alligator, it is....that's why they're called the Boss.

SteveA · 10-23-2012, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Newbiesaukee

I have learned...even if the Boss thinks it is an alligator, it is....that's why they're called the Boss.

"Truer words were never spoken..."

tis · 10-23-2012, 12:32 PM

Fisher cat? Or is the tail too small??

dpg · 10-23-2012, 12:33 PM

First picture doesn't look like a cat, second and third one does though...

ishoot308 · 10-23-2012, 02:39 PM

It's a cat. Background in first pic makes it look like it has a snout but it does not. If you zoom in snout goes away.

Dan

Rusty · 10-23-2012, 03:28 PM

I zoomed in as much as I could before the pixels started to showup, cropped, and then adjusted the exposer contrast. The head of the animal looks like a horse.
The head of a cat never appears when I zoom in, it always looks like a snout.

Also just below the head there is a tiny tiny baby elephant.

Look at the second picture below:

bclaker · 10-23-2012, 04:57 PM

Wow, a cat with a target on his side!!!

SteveA · 10-23-2012, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

I zoomed in as much as I could before the pixels started to showup, cropped, and then adjusted the exposer contrast. The head of the animal looks like a horse.
The head of a cat never appears when I zoom in, it always looks like a snout.

Also just below the head there is a tiny tiny baby elephant.

Look at the second picture below:

Well.. I think I figured the "snout" thing also.. below is the data file from the picture.. note that the shutter time was 1/33 of a second. you don't really "freeze" an image below 1/60 of a second..(maybe even faster for fast moving object) SO.. I think the snout part of the picture is just blur.. you can also see the odd shape of the eyes..

But.. that doesn't explain the baby elephant.. and I see that clear as a bell!

AND... Dianne sees the baby elephant too.

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NickNH · 10-23-2012, 05:52 PM

Looks like he has alot of Maine Coon in him (her?). They can get huge....

NoBozo · 10-23-2012, 07:24 PM

It's a Regular Ordinary CAT. I have a cat....for the last 45 years..well there were three cats over that time. There is no snoot on this cat.

NOW: IF this cat was spotted on Rattlesnake...THAT would be a different story...

NB

jetlag100 · 10-23-2012, 08:18 PM

It looks like a "C" on it's side. Someone else said target. I say "C" for cat

ITD · 10-23-2012, 08:37 PM

Whatever it is it is a cool looking animal, I'd love to see a color picture of it.

dpg · 10-24-2012, 07:08 AM

Cool I've got to get me one of those cameras, any good local place to purchase. Also, any suggestions for where to set it up I'd like to also get a pic of a tiny Elephant. People at work just don't believe there's any so small in New Hampshire.

Pineedles · 10-24-2012, 08:46 AM

In Rusty's blown up picture there is a square pixel over the nose area as if another picture was inserted into that area making it appear the cat has a snout. SteveA, are you messin with us?

Rusty · 10-24-2012, 10:01 AM

Maybe you will get a picture of this guy who is roaming around the Lakes region.

This is in today's edition of the LDS:

Orion · 10-24-2012, 10:22 AM

If you look at the picture taken at 06:03:55, the patch of ground above the rock contains the detail that makes the cat look like it has a snout.

I think there's a few people messin' with us.

SteveA · 10-24-2012, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Pineedles

In Rusty's blown up picture there is a square pixel over the nose area as if another picture was inserted into that area making it appear the cat has a snout. SteveA, are you messin with us?

Short answer.. no

I went back and looked at some other night shots of different animal the camera caught at night. Almost all of them have distortions if the animal is moving..

example of a deer here:

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Lakesrider · 10-28-2012, 03:24 PM

What kind of card are you using. you might try a faster writing card.

SteveA · 10-28-2012, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Lakesrider

What kind of card are you using. you might try a faster writing card.

I'm using a class 2 in the field cam.. not a bad idea to try one of my spare class 10's to see if it actually makes a difference. Thx

SteveA · 11-13-2012, 07:50 AM

Trail Cam caught just 2 frames of this creature.. doesn't look like any of the very few dogs in our neighborhood.. Coydog?

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hilltopper · 11-13-2012, 09:34 AM

I'd say it's a coyote. Different than a coydog. Most of the wildlife experts will give you a lot of reasons why interbreeding between coyotes and dogs, while possible, is really very uncommon.

ishoot308 · 11-13-2012, 09:35 AM

Looks like a coyote with a real bad mange... Coyotes have large bushy tails, this one has no tail to speak of which is the first hair to go when mange is involved. Looks like the front half of his body is missing all it's fur as well... Doubt this one makes it much longer...

Dan

Rusty · 11-13-2012, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveA

Trail Cam caught just 2 frames of this creature.. doesn't look like any of the very few dogs in our neighborhood.. Coydog?

You need to get a good outdoor security camera (something like ishoot308 has). Set it up to record when there is motion and then we can see these weird looking animals that you have in your backyard.
Upload the video to youtube and then let us know when you do it.
Tiny elephants and strange looking creatures will be a big hit on youtube.

10-23-2012, 09:09 AM	#1
Newbiesaukee Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Coral Gables, winter; Long Island, summer Posts: 1,366 Thanks: 966 Thanked 575 Times in 300 Posts	I have learned...even if the Boss thinks it is an alligator, it is....that's why they're called the Boss. __________________ "You're only young once, but you can be immature forever."

10-23-2012, 02:39 PM	#5
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,535 Thanks: 2,455 Thanked 5,468 Times in 2,143 Posts	Cat! It's a cat. Background in first pic makes it look like it has a snout but it does not. If you zoom in snout goes away. Dan

10-23-2012, 03:28 PM	#6
Rusty Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,028 Thanks: 603 Thanked 687 Times in 425 Posts	I zoomed in as much as I could before the pixels started to showup, cropped, and then adjusted the exposer contrast. The head of the animal looks like a horse. The head of a cat never appears when I zoom in, it always looks like a snout. Also just below the head there is a tiny tiny baby elephant. Look at the second picture below: Attached Images __________________ It's never crowded along the extra mile.

10-24-2012, 10:01 AM	#15
Rusty Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,028 Thanks: 603 Thanked 687 Times in 425 Posts	Maybe you will get a picture of this guy who is roaming around the Lakes region. This is in today's edition of the LDS: Attached Images __________________ It's never crowded along the extra mile.

10-24-2012, 10:22 AM	#16
Orion Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 914 Thanks: 598 Thanked 193 Times in 91 Posts	snout is ground If you look at the picture taken at 06:03:55, the patch of ground above the rock contains the detail that makes the cat look like it has a snout. I think there's a few people messin' with us.

10-23-2012, 12:32 PM	#3
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,946 Thanks: 795 Thanked 1,493 Times in 1,040 Posts	Fisher cat? Or is the tail too small??

10-23-2012, 12:33 PM	#4
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,624 Thanks: 157 Thanked 236 Times in 173 Posts	First picture doesn't look like a cat, second and third one does though...

10-23-2012, 04:57 PM	#7
bclaker Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Laconia Posts: 479 Thanks: 545 Thanked 147 Times in 66 Posts	Wow, a cat with a target on his side!!!

10-23-2012, 05:52 PM	#9
NickNH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 85 Thanks: 103 Thanked 14 Times in 11 Posts	Looks like he has alot of Maine Coon in him (her?). They can get huge....

10-23-2012, 07:24 PM	#10
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	It's a Regular Ordinary CAT. I have a cat....for the last 45 years..well there were three cats over that time. There is no snoot on this cat. NOW: IF this cat was spotted on Rattlesnake...THAT would be a different story... NB

10-23-2012, 08:18 PM	#11
jetlag100 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Revere, Massachusetts and Moultonborough, N.H. Posts: 311 Thanks: 228 Thanked 79 Times in 50 Posts	It looks like a "C" on it's side. Someone else said target. I say "C" for cat

10-23-2012, 08:37 PM	#12
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,953 Thanks: 484 Thanked 703 Times in 393 Posts	Whatever it is it is a cool looking animal, I'd love to see a color picture of it.

10-24-2012, 07:08 AM	#13
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,624 Thanks: 157 Thanked 236 Times in 173 Posts	Cool I've got to get me one of those cameras, any good local place to purchase. Also, any suggestions for where to set it up I'd like to also get a pic of a tiny Elephant. People at work just don't believe there's any so small in New Hampshire.

10-24-2012, 08:46 AM	#14
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,550 Thanks: 1,072 Thanked 672 Times in 369 Posts	In Rusty's blown up picture there is a square pixel over the nose area as if another picture was inserted into that area making it appear the cat has a snout. SteveA, are you messin with us?

10-28-2012, 03:24 PM	#18
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	What kind of card are you using. you might try a faster writing card.

11-13-2012, 07:50 AM	#20
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Round 2 of What is this.. Trail Cam caught just 2 frames of this creature.. doesn't look like any of the very few dogs in our neighborhood.. Coydog? __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

11-13-2012, 09:34 AM	#21
hilltopper Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Meredith Posts: 730 Thanks: 25 Thanked 109 Times in 70 Posts	I'd say it's a coyote. Different than a coydog. Most of the wildlife experts will give you a lot of reasons why interbreeding between coyotes and dogs, while possible, is really very uncommon.

11-13-2012, 09:35 AM	#22
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,535 Thanks: 2,455 Thanked 5,468 Times in 2,143 Posts	Looks like a coyote with a real bad mange... Coyotes have large bushy tails, this one has no tail to speak of which is the first hair to go when mange is involved. Looks like the front half of his body is missing all it's fur as well... Doubt this one makes it much longer... Dan

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