Unknown Connecticut Animal

[OxShoeDrew]

Scott and I were hunting and came across this thing in a tree. Scott says to me, matter of factly, there's a monkey in the tree. I laugh it off until I see A MONKEY IN THE TREE :shocked04:
This thing was bigger than a woodchuck, about the size of a baby bear, had a 2ft tail, moved slowly, not a long dog like nose...more of a monkey-ish nose.
I tried to video but it didn't come out well.
It is at the bottom of the frame for some of the first 30sec, then I finally got it more centered.
I think we saw a baby big foot! lol lol :shocked01:
Check it out here-
What? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac4iSe5bONk#)

Closest thing may be a woodchuck (land beaver)

[Epi-hunter]

When I click on the video it says This video is private....

[OxShoeDrew]

Thanks Epi, I fixed it.

[Thiltzy]

That was a Dave Wise sighting... he is scouting out your cellar holes.

[OxShoeDrew]

That was a Dave Wise sighting... he is scouting out your cellar holes.

:hysterical:

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

http://www.damnedct.com/beware-the-fisher-cat/

[OxShoeDrew]

Dave, I thought of fishers too but they only get to be 13lbs. Woodchucks can be 31lbs. This one was a MUNSTA I tells ya! I guessed it had a four ft body and a two foot tail.....and teeth about 10in long!! well, actually I didn't see the teeth.
A white faced hornet's nest kept us away from the animal. You know how they can be.

[Tony Two-Cent]

Are there lemurs in CT?

[OxShoeDrew]

Are there lemurs in CT?

Not that I know of Tony. I still think it was a baby Big Foot, or Little Foot. :)

[Boulder]

At least you have not lost your sense of humor and adventure in the Dark Woods.
I could sense in the video clip the cameraman's fear just as in the filming of the Blair Witch Project. |:cheering:

I'm glade you guys had a good day in the field, John. :dontknow:

[del]

:shocked03: :shocked03: :shocked03:[size=1:crazy:t]!!!!Chuppracabbra!!! :shocked03: :shocked03: :shocked03:



seriously Drew this is a metal detecting forum not

Mutual of ohmaha's wild kingdom rofl lol lol

[Rondoutcreek]

It's a woodchuck and yes they can climb trees (-:

[OxShoeDrew]

You're right John, neither of us wanted to go near that thing...we hunted across the street :shocked04:stretcher:

Did I sound like Marlin Perkins Dan? I was going to have Scott (jim) climb up there and bag that beast but he declined.

I agree Rounoutcreek. Is there anything a woodchuck can't do? lol

[Lodge Scent]

I suspect you saw a porcupine. Fat tails, sloth-like in movement.

[coinnut]

There weren't any mirrors out there, were there Drew? lol Did it mimic your every move? ;)

[OxShoeDrew]

There weren't any mirrors out there, were there Drew? lol Did it mimic your every move? ;)

Slowly I turn...step by step...inch by inch... lol

[tanacat]

Something evil is lurking in the woods of Connecticut these days, something ancient and almost forgotten.You can hide your children and lock up your pets, but even then all may be lost. For there is no stopping the fisher cat! Okay, so maybe they aren’t all that bad, but it is true that the fisher cat is back in full force in Connecticut. - See more at: http://www.damnedct.com/beware-the-fisher-cat/#sthash.JPzOzlSx.dpuf

lol If you had heard it scream that would've been hilarious (your reactions) :hysterical:
I bet that was it... I didn't know they lived in N. America....



Dave, I thought of fishers too but they only get to be 13lbs.

It sure is fluffy though...

[Coinshooter]

This is great. Looks like a wombat. The wildlife we run across deep woods is crazy lol. Probably wood chuck.