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Baby Black Bear Footprints?

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Field Notes

Notes:

I found this print and scat in the back of my lot this morning. It looks to me like a small black bear, maybe a cub. The scat wasn't well formed and had a lot of, er, crap in it - so I'm thinking it was a youngster who was sampling a little of everything.

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American black bear

Species ID Suggestions

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

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Harry F
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Comments (2)
JimJohnson2
Thanks Harry F! I guess the length of 6 inches was throwing me. Seems a little big for a raccoon...
Harry F
The long toes look like the hindfoot of a raccoon. and judging from this guide: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/59/17/72/591772804e0b89c7ca08894b43f81983.jpg the scat seems to match too.

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