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What is this animal dung?

19 years ago

Any thoughts as to what this belongs to? It did not look like anything I've see before. It was thick and very cylindrical. Probably about 4 inches around and 7 long. Much bigger than human. It was taken in North East Texas this past weekend. Your thoughts are appreciated

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Day_By_Day
19 years ago
Somebody has way too much time on their hands. lol.
bdhildebrand
Original Author
19 years ago
RE: "Somebody has way too much time on their hands. lol."

I am a hunter looking to buy some land. I walked the land this weekend and couldn't identify a pair of tracks and some dung. So I thought I would post it. Seems to make good sence to me.
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Day_By_Day
19 years ago
Sorry, just made me step back and think, I'm lookin' at poo. Perhaps the others will be of some help.
sophiemae
19 years ago
Sorry I can't help with ID. But.. you know what they say about everything being bigger in Texas. (Sorry, I just couldn't resist. 8-] )

If I had to venture a guess, I'd say bear. Only thing I can think of that would be that big. Do a google image search for bear scat. You'll find an occasional cylindrical shape.

ICA,
Sophie ^i^
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
19 years ago
Everyone needs to take a look at the tracks posted in a separate thread, but that go along with this pile of poo. Though I suspect that there is a reasonable explanation for the 3 toed mystery, I don't see AT ALL how it could be the track of a bear.

Interesting mystery, I think!

Now, any 'scatologist' worth anything would have been able to determine (by sight, taste, smell, and feel) just what this varmint had eaten the day before.
anita55
19 years ago
http://www.bear-tracker.com/

Try this website. They have scat identifications, and tracks, too. I think it's interesting. If you find out what it is please post again.
anita55
19 years ago
http://www.wildwoodsurvival.com/tracking/tracksandsign.html

Try this website
comettose
19 years ago
I should have known better - I was eating my dinner. LOL

Looks like a pile of human poop to me. Old and dried up.
kentuck_8b
19 years ago
What is it made up of? Do you see little bones, or maybe some insect skeletons?

If so, wolves or cougars may be one of the culprits in that part of Texas.

If not, then calve dung is a more likely possibility, or possibly something in the equine family, such as mules, donkeys, miniature horses, etc.

Looking at the loaf in the photo, it looks like a some type of forager.

Any other info or tracks?

Kt
ksfarmer
19 years ago
Might be a wild hog. Domestic variety that has gone feral.
kentuck_8b
19 years ago
We are overrun by wild hogs down here but I have never come across any of their dung that looks quite like that, but it is a very likely possibility, if they are running in your part of Texas. Depending on what they eat, their stool will vary in composition and content.

They will eat anything, and I DO mean anything. One hog hunter got attacked by one a couple of weeks ago.

Kt
imjustbob
19 years ago
i would have to say hog scat is most likely
irisheyesaresmilin
19 years ago
(TeeHEE) EASY- Big SCAT???? Big foot!!!!!!
Sorry- couldn't resist!
tdhall56
19 years ago
Hey I'm in East Texas too! Here is a link to a place that sells replicas of different animal dung!! http://www.acornnaturalists.com/store/category.aspx?Category_ID=174&Page=2
Guess they make them for education purposes. Anyway there are pictures of all kinds of poop.

Here is a link that might be useful: scat replicas
nyssaman
19 years ago
this forum is full of sh*t...lol
kentuck_8b
19 years ago
Bigfoot poop is larger and there is usually a greater quantity of it, since their large intestine is quite long.

Must be something else...

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