Originally Posted By: jgallant This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
My client wants to know what type of animal made the poop in this picture. There were numerous “samples” in the back yard. See ball point pen in photo for scale. Its greenish color and appearance similar to a horse or cow poop makes me think it’s not a meat eater, or at least has been eating plants lately. The property is in western Washington state, across the Puget Sound from Seattle in southern Kitsap County. Possible contenders common to this area are; Racoons, deer, coyotes and black bears. There are a very small number of cougars around here too. I’m thinking it’s too big for a racoon though. The client has small children and has genuine concerns about letting her kids play unattended in the back yard.
Originally Posted By: wpedley This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
As a Bear hunter here in Pa… this is
very much evidence that a Bear was there.
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Originally Posted By: psabados This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Jim
Carefull on the anaylsis there. You don't want to overstep the bounds of the SOP. Unless you're a registered Washington State Crapologist I wouldn't speculate from what source this pile came from. If wrong it could come back and bite you in the .....!
I would defer and recommend further evaluation from a qualified P.E. (Poop Engineer).
