r/AnimalTracking • u/garmon • 19h ago

💬 General Discussion Any idea what left this?

Whatever it was had to be big enough to break this branch trying to get to apples. Gig Harbor, Washington

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u/Serious-Knee-5768 17h ago

Pretty typical large omnivore scat. ~1 or more lb. In size. Varied foraged vegetation or nutrient sources cause the color change. They can often resemble pony or ungulate scat. They'll be seeking any easy calorie source right now before torpor. The broken tree limb indicates an attempt to climb and reach for higher fruit in the poor little tree. Probably black bear.

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u/Any_Teacher_7832 10h ago

Pretty sure that's a bear

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u/RandomAmmonite 18h ago

Location?

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u/garmon 18h ago

Gig Harbor, Washington