What animal is this?

[Geewhiz]

What animal is this? My mother said the past couple days there has been something trying to dig up into the chicken coop. This morning she found this animal that the dogs had tore up. The xtratufs are a 10.5. Definately seams bigger than a weasel or a mink or a marten.

That back foot has me scratching my head. Is it a fisher?

 

[Firestone]

Looks like a rock chuck to me

 

[survivalistd]

A very dead one

 

[sierracharlie338]

“He no work here no more”

 

[Geewhiz]

Looks like a rock chuck to me

That’s what I thought but I didn’t think their tails were quite that long. At least the ones I’ve shot. Maybe cus they are often times blown to smitherines.

 

[Blowdowner]

Ferret. If you're near the black hills you should delete and start shoveling.

 

[Geewhiz]

Ferret. If you're near the black hills you should delete and start shoveling.

Not near the black hills but if I was I would get in trouble if the dogs shredded a ferret??

 

[SNelson]

Looks like a weasel to me. Does it stink?

 

[Bubblehide]

Wet it out and turn the head so we can see the fur side.

 

[Chris in TN]

Uh, do you have a 'before' picture?

 

[LostArra]

What breed of dogs?

 

[grfox92]

Not near the black hills but if I was I would get in trouble if the dogs shredded a ferret??

I highly doubt it lol.

In the 80s a ranch dog in Meeteetse brought a shredded Black Footed Ferret back to the ranch house. They were previously though the be extinct. This lead to the discovery of decent sized group in the area which were eventually captured and used for a captive breeding program that has been used as the catalyst for reintroduction all over the west.

Pretty cool. I drive by the ranch house every year to kill cows.

 

[Geewhiz]

Looks like a weasel to me. Does it stink?

I live a few hours away and haven’t had a chance to sniff it.

Wet it out and turn the head so we can see the fur side.

I’d be interested to but I’m a few hrs away from there. Pm me your P.O. Box and I’ll have her stuff it in a flat rate and mail it to you.

 

[RockAndSage]

Looks like a long-tailed weasel, on the darker side.

 

[Raghornklr]

Pine marten

 

[survivalistd]

What breed of dogs?

Killers

 

[Bubblehide]

I live a few hours away and haven’t had a chance to sniff it.

I’d be interested to but I’m a few hrs away from there. Pm me your P.O. Box and I’ll have her stuff it in a flat rate and mail it to you.

1600 Pennsylvania Ave N.W, Washington DC 20500

 

[survivalistd]

1600 Pennsylvania Ave N.W, Washington DC 20500

Now that's funny

 

[Geewhiz]

What breed of dogs?

They’ve got 2 Pyrenees that babysit their sheep, keep bears out of the fruit trees, and shred creatures that try to eat the chickens. I watched them tear a live raccoon in 2 once. Protective buggers.