[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by bark4me

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]

Originally Posted by LizbethD

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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:

[RICH1]

Black bear

[MsKel59]

Originally Posted by 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.

Now that's funny!