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Post by dabrock on Dec 12, 2011 18:32:53 GMT -6
Yesterday I dump a beaver carcass in bushy ditch, today it was covered with leaves as though to hide it. Could not tell any tracks, but loosened some dirt so tracks may be exposed. What is your take on this., what could have done it?
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Post by thebeav2 on Dec 12, 2011 19:08:15 GMT -6
CAT
It's the only thing I know of that covers a body.
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Post by CoonDuke on Dec 12, 2011 20:51:53 GMT -6
 Beav nailed it... |
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Post by longrangekilla on Dec 12, 2011 22:20:41 GMT -6
CAT It's the only thing I know of that covers a body. I've covered a few and I'm no cat. |
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Post by RdFx on Dec 13, 2011 5:51:39 GMT -6
Yes but your hide isnt worth as much....lol.....
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Post by trappnman on Dec 13, 2011 7:45:43 GMT -6
in bear country, don;t bears do the same?
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Post by thebeav2 on Dec 13, 2011 7:56:36 GMT -6
Not sure about the bear thing I would assume that a bear would just pick up the beaver and carry It away.
dabrock Got any bears In your area?
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Post by trappnman on Dec 13, 2011 8:07:50 GMT -6
I'm not saying in his area it was a bear- was responding to the comment that only cats cover stuff-
during the collaring program, the dnr here had a fawn killed and covered- and their best determination was bear- no cats here
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Post by dabrock on Dec 13, 2011 16:57:29 GMT -6
We have bear and cougar. Checking this am, about 3' from beaver something had bedded down, vI assume for the night. I did find a bobcat track along side. made a set each side hope to catch the bobcat tonight.
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Post by RdFx on Dec 13, 2011 17:24:59 GMT -6
good luck
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Post by bosman72 on Dec 13, 2011 18:14:40 GMT -6
i would set up a trail camera if you have one
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Post by musher on Dec 16, 2011 8:44:05 GMT -6
A bear would haul the whole thing away. They do bury stuff but that's only when there are full. That bait is very exposed and I think a bear would have gone elsewhere to munch.
Ravens and such can stir up quite a mess if they are feeding as a group.
Are you certain that it is buried or "scattered" upon. With the ravens you'd see lots of crap, too.
I've never found where a lynx buried anything. I don't know that they do. Given that they eat primarily hares, i guess there isn't much left to bury.
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Post by thebeav2 on Dec 16, 2011 16:43:03 GMT -6
Right on musher. That's why they cover bear baits with heavy logs or place the baits In barrels so the bear won't carry off the bait.
Yep never seen where a Lynx buried any kill. Trapped for 7 weeks In Canada and caught numerous lynx and if we didn't catch them and they couldn't carry the bait away they never covered It.
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Post by dabrock on Dec 17, 2011 13:07:14 GMT -6
It was buried looked deliberate. Found bobcat tracks about, expect to catch what every it was. I agree a bear would have hual it away.
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Post by dabrock on Dec 19, 2011 10:46:16 GMT -6
We cought what did it. Was large old tom bobcat. Will be posting some pics later.
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