Claw marks?

2ndHand

5 year old buck +
Last Saturday my wife found these claw marks near our pond - what do you think made them? They were about 12 ft. from a trail camera, but no photo's other than deer.

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bueller

Moderator
Raccoon
 

foggy

5 year old buck +
No doubt in my mind......BIGFOOT! (Or possibly grouse? )
 

biglakeba$$

5 year old buck +
Heron or something similar?
 

SD51555

5 year old buck +
No doubt in my mind......BIGFOOT! (Or possibly grouse? )
Can't be bigfoot. I think it was Sandbur who last spotted him over by SW Cass or Ottertail county. I think he's hanging out somewhere between Park Rapids to Grand Rapids. It's another reason our deer numbers are down.

http://www.northlandoutdoors.com/event/article/id/233088/
 

Jim Timber

5 year old buck +
I'm thinking it's not a coon either. The two scratches on the left are parallel and equal length with a decent spacing between them. I'm guessing that's a birds foot, and a good size one at that, but I'm not sure what variety.
 

2ndHand

5 year old buck +
Maybe it's a big bird? I haven't seen any identifiable bird prints in the pond bank, but I do have minnows in the pond. Added more Fatheads last Saturday. Thanks for your thoughts!
 
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