Dugan
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Okay, so this sounds kinda gross, but here goes...
While out walking Dugan 4-legs a couple of evenings ago, he predictably got upset at a fire pond that we pass. The fire pond is just off a paved local road on the way to our woods walk. Much to the local DPW's dismay, the beavers have once again reoccupied the pond. I usually use my head lamp in this area because the last thing we need is an after dark encounter with a beaver that I can't see. Dugan started his usual air scenting and growling routine then broke off to sniff something in the road. I looked around carefully because I was certain there must be something there, given that very little typically distracts him from the beavers.
I found a clump of fur attached to a little piece of skin. If you've ever had a dog or cat that had a scab that healed and peeled off, that sort of what it looks like. The color is orangish at the base, shading to black further out, then some shades back to orange. Most of it is coarse outer guard hair, but there is some undercoat fur as well. The hairs are 1.5 to 2 inches long. No blood or anything in the road or on the skin or fur.
Due to the color, my guess is fox. I know they're around because we've seen them many times in the neighborhood.
Yes? No?
While out walking Dugan 4-legs a couple of evenings ago, he predictably got upset at a fire pond that we pass. The fire pond is just off a paved local road on the way to our woods walk. Much to the local DPW's dismay, the beavers have once again reoccupied the pond. I usually use my head lamp in this area because the last thing we need is an after dark encounter with a beaver that I can't see. Dugan started his usual air scenting and growling routine then broke off to sniff something in the road. I looked around carefully because I was certain there must be something there, given that very little typically distracts him from the beavers.
I found a clump of fur attached to a little piece of skin. If you've ever had a dog or cat that had a scab that healed and peeled off, that sort of what it looks like. The color is orangish at the base, shading to black further out, then some shades back to orange. Most of it is coarse outer guard hair, but there is some undercoat fur as well. The hairs are 1.5 to 2 inches long. No blood or anything in the road or on the skin or fur.
Due to the color, my guess is fox. I know they're around because we've seen them many times in the neighborhood.
Yes? No?
