Snowshoe Hare, Whitetail Deer and Moose, their scat is most often in a pellet form, think of Raisenettes or Malted Milkballs, definitely not them, and what would a deer be doing on my deck? Hey… it’s happened before but just not this time.Beavers, Otters, Mink and Muskrats are aquatic animals and there is no water nearby so we can scratch them off.Squirrels and small rodent have rice-like scat, so it’s definitely not one of those.Your thinking that’s a fairly long list to whittle down to the exact animal aren’t you? Well, its not really that hard and here are the simple deductions with a just a little bit of knowledge mixed in. Where I live we have the following mammals: Woodchucks, Fishers, Pine Martens, Bobcat, Gray Fox, Coyotes, Raccoons, Otter, Mink, Black Bears, Porcupines, Beaver, Muskrat, Whitetails, Moose, Snowshoe Hare and a handful of small rodents like Chipmunks and Red Squirrels. All that said I come to the simple question of, who crapped on my deck?īy process of elimination I can narrow this right down to the most probable culprit. In some instances it helps to know the mentality of an animal as well, or better put, the audacity of an animal. Is it possible to tell what animal left a turd here or there? Certainly it is, all you need is a basic understanding of what animals inhabit the area, what those animals eat and a general idea of what shape and size each animals scat is.
Scat for the those not familiar with the term is just a nicer way to refer to their solid wastes, droppings or simply put, poop! Some animals do their business anywhere at any time and others will use the same spot or general area over and over again to stake out their territory. One of the most common signs you’ll find left by animals is their scat. Animals by nature are very elusive creatures and for the most part we only see the sign they leave behind rather than the animal itself.
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