Claw marks?

[2ndHand]

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.

 

[bueller]

Raccoon

 

[2ndHand]

Raccoon

I have no idea, but it seemed like a pretty long stroke for a Raccoon

 

[foggy]

No doubt in my mind......BIGFOOT! (Or possibly grouse? )

 

[biglakeba$$]

Heron or something similar?

 

[SD51555]

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]

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]

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!