New species in the woods

[RugerFan]

Sounds like a Hodag.

[troy_mclure]

Not like that, the hair was not rhone tipped and was like the color of the Tamarin. That looks like a rodent, maybe a crucified marmot! or an odd angle of a squirrel? What is that??? It looks pretty small too.

Gary

ground hog. lol

[troy_mclure]

sometimes a porcupine will get sick and loose its quills.

[BOOM BOOM]

HI,
I lived in Panama as a teenager.
There are several species of Tree Sloth, older ones in nature even get a slight greenish tint to their fur from algae growing in it. Your description sure sounds a bit like a tree sloth. Look up some pictures of them & see if it is a sloth.
It would have to be an escapee or released pet. It would also die in the cold.

[9.3X62AL]

I lean toward an "escaped exotic pet" as an explanation. Assuming it's NOT a chupacabra, of course. Or, an anteater.......ZOT!!

[waksupi]

I have Fisher Martins in the area and occasional Mink. This animal was not long and slinky like them and was easily 4x the weight of a large Fisher Martin. It waddled side to side like a possum or porky waddles on the ground with a much different gait than a Martin or Mink

Gary

Thyroid condition?

[ElDorado]

Could it have been a wolverine?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wo...ansand_Zoo.jpg

[MtGun44]

I know color is wrong, but I am going to tend to ignore color since that is typically widely
variable in subspecies and individuals. How about general body and head shape? Possible
that the weird long skinny fingers could have been mistake for claws? Trying to see what
approximate genus we may be talking about here.



What an easter egg hunt. If I find out you are pulling our legs, I'm going to be irritated.


Bill

[nouseforaname1246]

Its Man-Bear-Pig!!!

[Shepherd2]

I don't have any idea what it might be other than someone's exotic pet that got loose. It's probably used to being around humans. I'd bait up a live trap and see what happens.

[82nd airborne]

Not gunna lie, I would have smoked it then thought about why I did later.

[fatnhappy]

I couldn't shoot it. It was so oddly cute and I was actually talking Turkey with my calls when Colin spotted it. I really didn't want to stand as there was a turkey responding from out of sight but likely about 100 yards from us....We didn't get that either and the turkey was silent after we stood.

Gary

If you don't mind Gary, where were you hunting? You mention Cattaragus County but you're all the way up in N. Tonowanda. I hunt down to Little Valley all the time.

[Armorer]

Not gunna lie, I would have smoked it then thought about why I did later.

+1 on smoke check! I always tell my wife that if I ever see a sasquatch that I'm gonna drop it if for no other reason than proof that I saw it. Of course she thinks I'm a lunatic, but I can live with that.

Armorer

[Thumbcocker]

I think you did right leavign the critter be. If it wasn't hurting anything what the heck live and let live.

[Jal5]

Since its your property why not put a trail cam there and hope for a picture of the animal? Maybe some food as bait too for the picture.

[dragonrider]

Here are a few photos of a Fischer, he was in my backyard and on my deck, some pics where taken through the screen door so quality suffered.





I think the color you described is wrong for any North American animal and so I agree with what shepard2 said about it being and escaped exotic pet.

[songdog53]

+1 Jal5...put out trail cams and bait it and maybe will have picture to compare with other species. I have to agree with some's pet loose but then I never been that far north. Maybe baby Windago?

[Hardcast416taylor]

Have you given any thought to phoning a zoo or a vet and giving them a description of what you saw? A zoo may be a better bet for identifying it and perhaps helping to capture it.Robert

[montana_charlie]

I think you did right leavign the critter be. If it wasn't hurting anything what the heck live and let live.

We have (probably) thousands of species of non-native plants and animal life that have spread and ravaged parts of our country and our economy.

If you see something, weed, flower, or animal, that you know doesn't belong here you should take whatever means are at your disposal to eliminate it from the ecology.

DON'T let it go to seed ... DON'T let it breed.

CM

[Baron von Trollwhack]

MOONBAT ! Not related genetically to wombats, an Australian animal. NY is noted for its large population of MOONBATS.

Several other states also have large populations, and all states have some. Listen for their calls such as : Vote & then find out what you voted on; Hundreds of thousands of people come to that little town to hear cowboy poetry; the volt is exactly what America needs for the future(under ubama);Gun control is good for you, us polititions already gots our carry licenses fixed; 30 millions of hard working illegals NEED you working to provide their health insurance.

The varieties of impossible sounding calls is endless..........The calls are regional and unearthly, like something usually not heard. Panthers scream; moonbats whine.

BvT