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Here we go, again. What is this animal?
June 19, 2026, 05:44 PM
trapper189Here we go, again. What is this animal?
Feel free to ask AI.
Son put some trail cameras out a few days ago which took mugshots of the usual suspects: a doe, a button buck, an opossum, a porcupine, a raccoon, a bat, a squirrel, a fox, and this:
The photo was taken in a small rich connifer swamp in Northern Michigan. The ferns are about 2' tall and the camera is about 4' up.
June 19, 2026, 05:47 PM
Stlheadlooks like a hog.
June 19, 2026, 05:49 PM
TigerDore
June 19, 2026, 05:52 PM
cslingerCould be a dickfer. I’m thinking hog though.
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June 19, 2026, 05:56 PM
TigerDorequote:
Originally posted by Stlhead:
looks like a hog.
That is a better guess than mine, I missed the ears. I think you are right.
.
June 19, 2026, 06:23 PM
ArtieSI’ll go with hog also. Looks like a young one.
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June 19, 2026, 07:04 PM
trapper189My 15yo son wants to believe it's a bear cub.
We have those up here and beavers as well. What we are not supposed to have is wild hogs, but that's what it looks like to me. Never seen one up here and never heard anyone up here mention them. It would explain why our dog has been unusually alert this year.
We'll see want the cameras pick up the next few days.
June 19, 2026, 07:10 PM
hrayYou got them in SWFL. My daughter goes to FGCU and has seen some in the area.
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June 19, 2026, 07:57 PM
FredwardIt's a fern!
June 19, 2026, 08:15 PM
chongosuerteDefinitely a well-fed chupacabra.
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June 19, 2026, 08:25 PM
Pipe Smokerquote:
Originally posted by Fredward:
It's a fern!
Good eyes. My conclusion too.
Serious about crackers. June 19, 2026, 08:31 PM
casWonderful shot.
Here's a great picture of a bear I got the other day.
June 19, 2026, 09:31 PM
OttoSigquote:
Originally posted by cas:
Wonderful shot.
Here's a great picture of a bear I got the other day.
And there isn’t a grinch looking Bigfoot pointing at the camera in this shot?
Nine years to retirement! Just waiting! June 19, 2026, 09:48 PM
MuddflapWookalar.
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