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It's a field~mouse! Everyone knows that with our superior soil and huge corn that everything ishumongus in Ohio.

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id say fisher

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A giant ohio field mouse na it a migrating Giant Ny sewer rat:D

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He had a 20x zoom on it. I cant believe a simple video of a raccoon made 5 pages already.:eek:

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looks like a north american wompiscat to me boys
definately a black wompiscat.

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id have to say otter

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is that a relitive of the black panthers?

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ummmm....no idea, if you would have shot it we wouldnt have these kind of questions. come on, 500 yards is a chip shot with a bow ;)

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Wow i like how everyone on here starts dropping smart comments. Im not bristowboy here and claiming ive seen black panthers and double droptine bucks. i just wanted to know what that thing is because i, or anybody else ive shown from around here, has ever seenanything exactly like itbefore. And i can pretty much garuntee its not a racoon, they simply just dont get that big. Ive come to the conclusion that its probably an Otter, but that still doesnt seem right.

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I wonder whatyou and bristoboy smoke?[:'(] you where talking about how you and your brother saw a DROP TINE BUCK so your right there with him.

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I never claimed that i saw a drop tine buck, i said my 2 brothers did. I dont want to turn this into a "black panther - like" discusion, i just have a video and was wondering what it was.

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It actually doesnt look like that large of an animal. 15-20lb raccoon probably. Cay4, have you ever seen a 20+ lb raccoon upclose live or dead. They are huge. Im not talking one you thought was 20lbs, but one that was actually weighed. Although i dont coon hunt regularly anymore i did so for about 7-8 years.The animal in your video looks and moves exactly like a raccoon.

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Ok im sorry but im geting tire of hearing about drop tine bucks bristobay had my support untill the photos never showed up and he sudenly the freind that saw it turned into a lying drug addict so untill he has picture or video or a body im not going to belive him.

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Exactly why im not parading (sp?) it around around that we might have one. I have 3 trail cams up and if nothing comes of it then nobody will harp on me. I have seen many coons in my day cuz we trap them but im pretty sure none were 20 Lbs and i don think th eanimal in the video is. But i could be wrong and thats why i posted it on here to get opinions.

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He said that hisbrothers saw the droptine buck, not him. Why cant you just leave him alone? Your just instigating a fight. There's no point. You've been here 6 days. you know nothing as far as i'm concerned. Leave him alone now. Unless you want to make a guess at what that thing in the video was stop posting on this thread.

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Just a big 'ol 'coon!

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That my freinds is what we like to call a raccoon here in IL.

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Thanks killa, i too just noticed his longevity on here :D

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Good call killa! I think sometimes, to poke a little fun in jest is okay, but too many times it is taken too far and it gets to being insulting and attempting to humiliate. I was on a forum , which this was so common that I asked the mods, who were as guilty of it as much as or more than others, to stop it or at least to try to cut this one particular young man some slck, and they began taunting me for defending the guy! Needless to say, I don't frequent that forum anymore!

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I'm going with porcupine. Has the shape, color, mass, and movement.

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Otter. To long for a coon and tail isn't as bushy as a fisher.

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Were hoping tocatch up with the landowner to ask him about it this week at the fair. We know the man pretty well (he owns one of the largest farms in my county, but sadly doesnt allow hunting of any kind except coyote, cuz they attack his calves). There is a river about 3/4 of a mile from where i filmed this, that is why i beleive it was an otter. I have flimed beavers in this area during high waters, but they river is way down now and the animal doesnt walk like a beaver.

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All I know is that in a few frames afterthe animalturns and is seen broadside, you can briefly see an open space between the legs and the ground indicating that the legs are long - you can actually see individual movement of the legs.

I also believe it is moving too fast for a beaver or porcupine.

To me, this limits it to a coyote or a dog.

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Looks like an otter to me. could be a coon. Not sure how big they get where you're from but out west here coons dont get too big

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WTF is a fisher? I never heard of that.I have heard of otter, beavers, and coons though just so you all don't think I'm too naive.

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Watched it five times, and read all the comments.

Sorry folks, that's a raccoon. I'd put my confidence level at 90%. The other 10% is for some kind of canid.

Itdefinitely is notis a mustelid (otter, pine marten, etc.).

That critter has a humped back at all times.Rather un-doglike, and not at all mustelid.A mustelid would only look hump backed at one point in its stride, then the back would flatten out and be low to the ground and elongated. Mustelids move along the ground almost like an INCHworm.

The attitude, quickness of movement is sort of middle-of-the-road. Mustelids look hyperactive, and possums/porcupines look like they are on downers.

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at first i though it wasnt a racoon, but after watching it...the movements give it away, it is not an otter, i have seen a couple and they move much differently...it is still a bit skinny tho for a racoon....but not so much for the time of year, in the fall they are tubs of lard.

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It looks to me like it could be a coon.

Shane

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My first thought after watching it starting and stopingit had to be Micheal Vic! But i didn`t see a bull dog around so that guess is out[8D]
My second guess is a racoon or otter?

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coon...that is my vote....smallish point head....large back end high in the air and a tail....black/greyish coloration....vote is a coon

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Have you ever seen a porci? They do not move like that!

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im saying a raccoon for the simple fact that they can reach upwards of 40 lbs especially in northern ohio. I know in michigan they can geteven biggerthan that. There are also BADGERSin that part of the state if that is Northwest ohiofrom what i understand. IM goin with Badger!!!! i bet thats what it is

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I live in northeast ohio (Medina County to be exact)

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That looks like a beaver to me, has a flat tail.