What animal is prowling my home in the Village of Caroline?

[flash4353]

This is disgusting, but some animal is leaving its droppings in my yard at night. It is full of berry pits and is about 8 inches by 5inches (my size 12 shoe is used for scale.) I think its too large for a cayote and find it hard to believe a black bear is in Caroline.

[heron848]

Reminds me of the old joke:

The National Park Rangers are advising hikers in Glacier National Park and other Rocky Mountain parks 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. This 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.

[Chellybean]

Raccoon

[DARFAP]

Bobcats/related felines and alligators also have been known to wander at night. My neighbor saw a very large gator crossing or street the other night. I have found similar droppings, very black, in my side yards.

[daniel200]

Raccoons also have this kind of droppings

[EdFNJ]

Finally, a REAL poop thread!

[Taltarzac725]

Finally, a REAL poop thread!

Just a moment... (https://a-z-animals.com/blog/raccoon-poop-what-does-raccoon-scat-look-like/)

This one is funner than the usual.

[bgnn54]

That's black bear scat. been eating berries

[kcrazorbackfan]

This is disgusting, but some animal is leaving its droppings in my yard at night. It is full of berry pits and is about 8 inches by 5inches (my size 12 shoe is used for scale.) I think its too large for a cayote and find it hard to believe a black bear is in Caroline.

Black bear; had the same in my yard in Bradford.

[bagboy]

OP can Google black bear poop, and the picture posted will look very similar.

[flash4353]

I don't think racoons are big enough to claim this one.

[flash4353]

Good catch on the shoes! Against my better sartorial judgement I wore my outdoor grass-cutting shoes vs. my Allen Edmonds while standing next to a piece of unknown dung.

[thelegges]

Black bears have traveled through our yard in Duval. Cameras picked up the stroll, but choose not to leave any dna

[AZ SLIM]

If you have wildlife in your yard, it might be fun to get an inexpensive trailcam and set it up to get infrared photos or videos overnight. They aren't too expensive and are easy to use. Amazon, sporting stores etc all have them. I have one and have captured a lot of good shots. (or, your neighbors wandering around, lol). They use a memory card and can be viewed on any device that accepts a card. They run on batteries, and you can place them in different locations.

[Vleka]

Looks like bear scat. Always much smaller than you would expect.

[LizbethD]

This is disgusting, but some animal is leaving its droppings in my yard at night. It is full of berry pits and is about 8 inches by 5inches (my size 12 shoe is used for scale.) I think its too large for a cayote and find it hard to believe a black bear is in Caroline.

Yep! It’s a bear. Had one in the village of Lake Deaton last week. Was caught on camera. Had fun with a neighbor’s garbage

[hoot2602]

If you have wildlife in your yard, it might be fun to get an inexpensive trailcam and set it up to get infrared photos or videos overnight. They aren't too expensive and are easy to use. Amazon, sporting stores etc all have them. I have one and have captured a lot of good shots. (or, your neighbors wandering around, lol). They use a memory card and can be viewed on any device that accepts a card. They run on batteries, and you can place them in different locations. I suggest you look here to that there's no doubt, your photo is of bear poop. animal poop with berries in it - Bing images (https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=animal+poop+with+berries+in+it&id=306E062C68713CB6F04084DE4C1D10476C38C4BA&first=1&disoverlay=1)

[Kelevision]

This is disgusting, but some animal is leaving its droppings in my yard at night. It is full of berry pits and is about 8 inches by 5inches (my size 12 shoe is used for scale.) I think its too large for a cayote and find it hard to believe a black bear is in Caroline.

I google searched the picture and it came up as black bear.

[Warcats]

This is disgusting, but some animal is leaving its droppings in my yard at night. It is full of berry pits and is about 8 inches by 5inches (my size 12 shoe is used for scale.) I think it’s too large for a cayote and find it hard to believe a black bear is in Caroline. Berries indicate a herbivore or omnivore. Raccoon? Hedge Hog? A inebriated villager?

[Kelevision]

And if you don’t have the google search app, you should download it. It’s very handy and you can search literally anything by taking a picture of it.

[DeeCee Dubya]

Everybody’s got to eat. It’s probably good fertilizer to boot.

[dougancathy]

bobcats/related felines and alligators also have been known to wander at night. My neighbor saw a very large gator crossing or street the other night. I have found similar droppings, very black, in my side yards.

bear

[cliff02]

Black bear scat. That’s too much for a fox or raccoon.

[Ski Bum]

Yep, bear. I live in the middle of black bear country in Colorado

[Two Bills]

Good catch on the shoes! Against my better sartorial judgement I wore my outdoor grass-cutting shoes vs. my Allen Edmonds while standing next to a piece of unknown dung.

Original post has been removed.
Must have been for bad taste, or confrontational? :shrug:

[MangoMama]

Raccoon or Opossum.

[chuckpedrey]

Text the picture to Cayle Pearson at the Jacksonville Zoo - (904)757-4463. He has identified a snake and a bird for me.

[Ptmckiou]

We have had pictures of a black bear and cubs around Sawgrass and in the Village of Hawkins. Sure looks like bear scat to me.

[bark4me]

This is disgusting, but some animal is leaving its droppings in my yard at night. It is full of berry pits and is about 8 inches by 5inches (my size 12 shoe is used for scale.) I think its too large for a cayote and find it hard to believe a black bear is in Caroline.
That is Fox scat. They love to eat berries which is visible in the scat.

[maistocars]

Yes, black bear sightings are on the rise this past week. Be careful out there folks!

[JMintzer]

That is Fox scat. They love to eat berries which is visible in the scat.

That must be one big fox to leave a load that huge!

[gbs317]

Raccoon 🦝

[FloridaLady]

I live in Caroline so will keep an eye out for a bear. I will have phone camera ready. Haven’t heard of anyone seeing one in my area.

[Wilson02852]

Bear scat.

Was a backcountry volunteer ranger in White Mountain National Forest and saw a lot bear scat. Sure beat the human scatheads I ran into.

[JEB01]

Yep! It’s a bear. Had one in the village of Lake Deaton last week. Was caught on camera. Had fun with a neighbor’s garbage

Here's a picture from Lake Deaton backyard last week. . . Bear pic #2 5-15-23 2131 hrs.mp4

[Deden]

black bear

[Laker14]

I thought bears did that in the woods.

[jimmy o]

[QUOTE=flash4353;2220510]This is disgusting, but some animal is leaving its droppings in my yard at night. It is full of berry pits and is about 8 inches by 5inches (my size 12 shoe is used for scale.) I think it’s too large for a cayote and find it hard to believe a black bear is in Caroline.[/QUOTE

I’m pretty sure that is badger droppings.

[Worldseries27]

As this is a reoccurring event i think he's making a claim to your land. Time for a swissing contest

[Cobullymom]

This is disgusting, but some animal is leaving its droppings in my yard at night. It is full of berry pits and is about 8 inches by 5inches (my size 12 shoe is used for scale.) I think its too large for a cayote and find it hard to believe a black bear is in Caroline.
How dare an animal intrude on humans, like we never intrude on them...

[TerryCamlin]

Probably a bear. Too bad they cannot pick up their own poop. We have a Bob Cat same issue since we know it's not a dog in our backyard and we have seen him.

[C. C. Rider]

This is disgusting, but some animal is leaving its droppings in my yard at night. It is full of berry pits and is about 8 inches by 5inches (my size 12 shoe is used for scale.) I think its too large for a cayote and find it hard to believe a black bear is in Caroline.

I'm inclined to think it's fox or coyote droppings. Might even be bobcat. I've seen some large live coyote and bobcats in Lake county. Have also seen some smaller foxes.

Get a game (trail) camera and set it up to take pictures. I did that about a year or two ago and got pictures of several large raccoons, rabbits, armadillo, and possums in my back yard. Set some bait out and position your camera to film whatever is coming to the bait. Fish or sardines will bring them in from a long distance.

I paid less than $60 for my trail camera about 2 years ago. It's motion activated and easy to download the pictures to computer. Look on Amazon. They have lots to choose from. It also makes a good security camera if you want to know who is wandering around your property at night... or anytime for that matter.

[Carpe Diem]

Far Side bear cartoon:

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[RICH1]

Black bear

[MsKel59]

Reminds me of the old joke:

The National Park Rangers are advising hikers in Glacier National Park and other Rocky Mountain parks 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. This 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.

Now that's funny!