What animal is this?

[Jstpssng]

About a foot long.

My wife thought a badger.

OK I would agree with those who said a young woodchuck, in which case it probably won't be the last that you see. . Does it have rodent teeth?

My first thought was a muskrat or nutria- but the feet aren't webbed, and it lacks the long, furless tail.
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[kenmac]

I vote groundhog.. Not as fat as https://www.google.com/search?q=phi...0CGsQsARqFQoTCO2A4emnhMcCFYfRgAodLbECuA&dpr=1

 

[Egon]

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Badger.

 

[Ed of all trades]

It is a ground hog, I have killed many many of them and I know it is a ground hog.

 

[CobyRupert]

Woodchuck. (a.k.a. Ground Hog)

 

[Bocephous]

Young woodchuck.

 

[oosik]

Egon - you know, I wondered about a badger also. I've never seen a young badger and I don't know at what stage of their life they develop the typical badger coloration/markings. If it was a young badger - look out for the mama - she can tear you up like a rag doll.

Otherwise - it probably is a groundhog/woodchuck or the like.

 

[Ford850]

Whistle Piglet

 

[MrWhippy]

Woodchuck/ground hog. My dog kills a half dozen of these a month (in the summer). No doubt about it.

 

[ALinCarolina]

Woodchuck. The first photo shows the two long incisors of a rodent. Badgers are a weasel, they have canine teeth like a cat.