Found a coyote, I think

[safe2assume]

If you have ever come across fox/coyote/wolf/raccoon poop while hiking, the first thing you notice is that it is very firm, that there is hair and often seeds, and it lacks a foul odor. Any of these animals raised in captivity and fed dog food produce a loose, foul smelling stool.

 

[dave1949]

If you have ever come across fox/coyote/wolf/raccoon poop while hiking, the first thing you notice is that it is very firm, that there is hair and often seeds, and it lacks a foul odor. Any of these animals raised in captivity and fed dog food produce a loose, foul smelling stool.

Thanks for the post about the orphaned coyote pups. Neat.

Yep, it's the dog foods that give dogsh** a bad name. :laughing: My wife feeds her dogs raw meat and bones, pumpkin, tuna, etc. Makes a huge difference in the stool.

 

[safe2assume]

Bones are good nutrition but make sure they're pulverized; domestic canids need that

 

[dave1949]

Bones are good nutrition but make sure they're pulverized; domestic canids need that

Thx, I will pass that along. Most of the bones they get are chicken legs, thighs, wings. They are big enough to pulverize those on their own. They really like beef rib bones with a little meat on them, but they take a long time working on the bones, I could see pulverizing would get the benefit of the bones into them better.

There are people who feed their pack of dogs once in a while by tossing a fresh road kill deer in the yard.

 

[cqaigy2]

If you have ever come across fox/coyote/wolf/raccoon poop while hiking, the first thing you notice is that it is very firm, that there is hair and often seeds, and it lacks a foul odor. Any of these animals raised in captivity and fed dog food produce a loose, foul smelling stool.

I wonder about bear poop.

 

[Mace Canute]

I wonder about bear poop.

That calls for an obligatory joke!
Park Rangers are advising hikers to be alert for bears and take extra precautions to avoid an encounter.
They advise park visitors to wear little bells on their clothes so they make noise when hiking. The bell noise allows bears to hear them coming from a distance and not be startled by a hiker accidentally sneaking up on them which might cause a bear to charge.
Visitors should also carry a pepper spray can just in case a bear is encountered. Spraying the pepper into the air will irritate the bear's sensitive nose and it will run away.
It is also a good idea to keep an eye out for fresh bear scat so you have an idea if bears are in the area. People should be able to recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear scat.
Black bear droppings are smaller and often contain berries, leaves, and possibly bits of fur. Grizzly bear droppings tend to contain small bells and smell of pepper.

 

[Raspy]

Mace,

That's funny. Or, you can just go hiking with someone you can outrun! :laughing:

 

[DABSGT]

Mace,

That's funny. Or, you can just go hiking with someone you can outrun! :laughing:

Now that's funny

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[dave1949]

Mace,

That's funny. Or, you can just go hiking with someone you can outrun! :laughing:

I remember that joke, something about "why are you stopping to put on your tennis shoes?"

 

[cqaigy2]

I remember that joke, something about "why are you stopping to put on your tennis shoes?"

Not so nice but, reminds me of a time when flying out to a beach on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. One of us had brought a 44mag revolver just in case. We had a passenger just up from Seattle along that had been giving the pistol packer kind of a bad time, one of the comments, well i guess it was one of the last comments, was, 'now what did you bring your big gun for?' Reply:'Just in case we see a bear' she said: 'so i suppose your going to shoot the bear with your big gun', 'nope i wouldn't hurt the bear, id just shoot one of you'