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    My 12 year old son took this pic last week about 100 yards from my house and I live about two miles outside the Starkville city limits. That's his footprint just below the track for scale. Track is probably 6-7" long and about 4" wide at the toes. Any thoughts to an ID? I've been racking my wildlife degree knowledge and the only thing I can come up with I really didn't think inhabited this area. I sent it to MDWFP earlier and hope to hear from them tomorrow, but I'm impatient. For the record, I did not see the track. He finally remembered to tell me about it this evening and by now it's gone.


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    Bear maybe
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    I'm thinking it's a large black bear.

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    Bear is what my mind is going to, but not in this part of the state and this close to town. Granted, I'm in a wooded area and I've seen coyotes, fox, and deer, etc in my yard but bear never crossed my mind. One thing, though, is I had noticed that once it gets dark my 12lbs yorkiepoo dog has been terrified to go outside for that one last grass watering. He used to never even hesitate but the last week or so we have literally had to sig him out from under the nearest piece of furniture and take him outside and then stand with him. I'm starting to wonder if he has sensed a large predator in the area.

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    Quote Originally Posted by starkvegasdawg View Post
    Bear is what my mind is going to, but not in this part of the state and this close to town. Granted, I'm in a wooded area and I've seen coyotes, fox, and deer, etc in my yard but bear never crossed my mind. One thing, though, is I had noticed that once it gets dark my 12lbs yorkiepoo dog has been terrified to go outside for that one last grass watering. He used to never even hesitate but the last week or so we have literally had to sig him out from under the nearest piece of furniture and take him outside and then stand with him. I'm starting to wonder if he has sensed a large predator in the area.
    Gotta be a bear or Bigfoot.

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    Down here in Perry County, not too far from Hattiesburg/Petal area a friend of my wife's had to have a black bear relocated because he was hanging out in her backyard. MDWFP tagged and relocated him, he managed to find his way back. Guess they moved him a little further the next time, because he hasn't been back.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Commercecomet24 View Post
    Gotta be a bear or Bigfoot.
    I'm going with Bigfoot!
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    absolutely a bear track. a friend of mine has a large track of land on Suncreek road off 389 and he sees bears about twice a year they roam a lot.

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    Rebel Spy masquerading in their mascot suit. Need a new city ordinance declaring all Black Bears be shot on site in Vegas and surrounding area.
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    What part of the state? Bear population is really growing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by starkvegasdawg View Post
    Bear is what my mind is going to, but not in this part of the state and this close to town. Granted, I'm in a wooded area and I've seen coyotes, fox, and deer, etc in my yard but bear never crossed my mind. One thing, though, is I had noticed that once it gets dark my 12lbs yorkiepoo dog has been terrified to go outside for that one last grass watering. He used to never even hesitate but the last week or so we have literally had to sig him out from under the nearest piece of furniture and take him outside and then stand with him. I'm starting to wonder if he has sensed a large predator in the area.
    Definitely bear as I have hunted them before ... They are liable to surprise you as to where they are and their numbers ... I remember a bear had traffic shut down one am on the Cobb cloverleaf - that's a major intersection in North Atlanta
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pancho View Post
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    Definitely bears moving through that area.

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    Yep, that's a bear

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    I have seen almost the same tracks 2 weeks ago just south of Starkville at the noxubee trails while mountain biking. It was about 2 miles into the woods off sheep ranch road near the south trail head. My guess was a migrating black bear, but it did send a shiver down my spine.

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    Drunk guy in Crocs, taking a piss.

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    Expedition Bigfoot says give them a call; they may be busy because they ae tracking Bigfoot and some strange orange lights up in the state of Washington.

    Btw Starkvegas, never heard of a Bigfoot killing dogs*

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    Shaquille O'Neal maybe.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by starkvegasdawg View Post
    Bear is what my mind is going to, but not in this part of the state and this close to town. Granted, I'm in a wooded area and I've seen coyotes, fox, and deer, etc in my yard but bear never crossed my mind. One thing, though, is I had noticed that once it gets dark my 12lbs yorkiepoo dog has been terrified to go outside for that one last grass watering. He used to never even hesitate but the last week or so we have literally had to sig him out from under the nearest piece of furniture and take him outside and then stand with him. I'm starting to wonder if he has sensed a large predator in the area.
    A little dated, but there have been bear sightings outside of Starkville. https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunti...bum/bear-maps/

    I also would not be surprised by it being that close to town. I doubt they are getting crowded into town like they are in other places (by other bears and by development by humans), but it's pretty amazing how little cover they and wild animals in general need stay relatively hidden.

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