ScottyLuck Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 I wasn't sure where to post this so here it is. If it needs to be moved them please move it. I went out hunting this morning. I ended up coming in around 9am because of the wind. Not to mention that it's 58 degrees out!!! Unbelievable!! Anyway, I came home, did a few things and decided since it was so nice out I'd go for a scout/shed hunting walk out back. I found a few spots I need to take a closer look at but the interesting part of my trip was the 3 sets of bones I found. It's kinda morbid but I always liked to find skeletons in the woods. The first was actually just a skull. It looked like it had been there for over a year due to the condition of it. I'm pretty sure this one is the skull of a doe. This second set of bones is a bit more interesting. I don't know what animal it was. It has a much more round skull with wider teeth and an all around wider head. There was also some vertabrae, ribs and what I think was a possibly the pelvis. Due to the stubbiness of the snout and the rounded rear of the skull I don't believe it's a deer. I don't believe it's a fox or coyote for the same reasons. The rest of the bones were a good size. A larger animal size. A dog, maybe? FRONT OF SKULL VERTABRAE RIBS AND VERTABRAE TWO PICS OF THE PELVIS? This last pic is of what I'm pretty sure was a deer judging by the overall length of the spine. All that was left of this one was what looked to be all the vertabrae and some ribs. It proved to be a pretty interesting day in the woods. Does anyone have any ideas as to what the second set of remains is? All in all an absolutely beautiful day for a walk. But not the January weather I'm used to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG_BUCK_1 Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Re: Went for a walk today - pics that is a pretty neat find there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Re: Went for a walk today - pics Cool! Top one is definitely a doe, younger one too judging by the sharpness of the teeth. The other one?????? I don't know. To be honest, and not to be mean or anything, but it looks like a mongoloid deer. It's not a cow, their foreheads are flat. Definitely not a dog, the tooth pattern is wrong. It looks like another type of ungulate. Are there any game farms in the area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Re: Went for a walk today - pics Neat find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyLuck Posted January 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Re: Went for a walk today - pics [ QUOTE ] Cool! Top one is definitely a doe, younger one too judging by the sharpness of the teeth. The other one?????? I don't know. To be honest, and not to be mean or anything, but it looks like a mongoloid deer. It's not a cow, their foreheads are flat. Definitely not a dog, the tooth pattern is wrong. It looks like another type of ungulate. Are there any game farms in the area? [/ QUOTE ] No game farms. No dairy farms. I really don't know. I posted this on AT and one member there seems to think it's a youg doe. It's hard to tell from the pics but the skull in question is wider than the top skull. The teeth in the skull in question are also as large, if not larger, than the teeth in the first skull. This is why I don't believe it's a deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Re: Went for a walk today - pics [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Cool! Top one is definitely a doe, younger one too judging by the sharpness of the teeth. The other one?????? I don't know. To be honest, and not to be mean or anything, but it looks like a mongoloid deer. It's not a cow, their foreheads are flat. Definitely not a dog, the tooth pattern is wrong. It looks like another type of ungulate. Are there any game farms in the area? [/ QUOTE ] No game farms. No dairy farms. I really don't know. I posted this on AT and one member there seems to think it's a youg doe. It's hard to tell from the pics but the skull in question is wider than the top skull. The teeth in the skull in question are also as large, if not larger, than the teeth in the first skull. This is why I don't believe it's a deer. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, I agree. On fawns you can see the last molar either not erupted yet, or just poking out, so I don't think it's a fawn. The eye sockets are wrong too. That's why I said it looks like a deformed deer of some sort. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyLuck Posted January 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Re: Went for a walk today - pics OK, I think it may be a deer skull afterall. I found this pick of a replica Whitetail skull. Take away the jaw and the nasal area and it looks similiar. The eye sockets still look different. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Re: Went for a walk today - pics Yeah. Pretty sure it's a deer, but it looks weird. The Sagittal crest looks really pronounced. Mayabe it was an old one that was eating tough acorns or something. The teeth to look pretty worn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockefeller66 Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Re: Went for a walk today - pics always fun to find stuff like that, looks like some sort of dog or coyote like you said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Re: Went for a walk today - pics That's a cool looking find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Re: Went for a walk today - pics That's definitely cool. Great pix! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flatwoodhunter Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Re: Went for a walk today - pics nice pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnf Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Re: Went for a walk today - pics I'm disappointed. I thought it would be Bigfoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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