What kind of animal was that?

[Fred2 367]

In the middle of the day, I saw the this dark thing run across the road, and then swim through a little stream in Morris Township NJ.

This was a heavily wooded are by Patriots path.

 

It was a little bigger than a squirrel, thin tail, dark fur, and able to swim.

Not how to describe the gait, but it was kind of hopping.

 

 

 

 

[T Bill 649]

Sounds like a muskrat.

https://www.maxwaugh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/muskrat052410ys14.jpg

[Fred2 367]

That's not it.

The body is too fat, and the tail is too skinny.

 

The thing I saw had a furry tail, but not as furry as a squirrel.

[DonG 0]

It may be a long tailed weasel.. I saw only one---one time chasing a rabbit.. I had to look it up, Check out a pic and see ???????

[fishnut 2,358]

Mink, I see quite a few at ken Lockwood gorge and the surrounding area

[fishnut 2,358]

this guy was run over at Hoffmans Crossing bridge in Califon just upstream of KLG on February 2

[RichP 115]

Probably a mink if your description of size is accurate. Larger would be an otter. Both can be found in NJ.

[fishnut 2,358]

There is an otter in the area too. I saw it at the high bridge falls dam in lake solitude around valentines day. Went into an old beaver hut and came out with a decent size trout.

[Purple Patrick 638]

Mountain Lion

 

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[Fred2 367]

The long tail weasel and the mink seem to be in the running.

The little guy zipped across the road, then same across the small creek, so I only saw it for a second or two.

 

It was a pretty neat sighting. The first time I saw that kind of animal in the wild.

[remixer 1,645]

You might of had a Hillary in the woods sighting. Consider yourself lucky you got away alive.

[Fred2 367]

There is an otter in the area too. I saw it at the high bridge falls dam in lake solitude around valentines day. Went into an old beaver hut and came out with a decent size trout.

I was only a few miles from the center of morristown, in an area of $$$ homes, so I'm thinking the mink makes the most sense.

If I was in the center of town, maybe a weasel.

[fishnut 2,358]

I was only a few miles from the center of morristown, in an area of $$$ homes, so I'm thinking the mink makes the most sense.

If I was in the center of town, maybe a weasel.

lol if it was Speedwell Ave I'd guess chupacabra

[Fred2 367]

I have a pet Chupacabra that lives here.

[fishnut 2,358]

Yeah. mange is a bitch.

[Fred2 367]

I was able to medicate some bait, and cured him.

[fishnut 2,358]

Nice, I was going to recommend that if you were willing. It's so easy to do if you can keep them coming to the bait.

[mipafox 438]

 

 

 

 

 

Space herpes.

 

Could also be muskrat. I've seen them up that way. For some reason I always see them in the crappiest areas that border wetlands. Or maybe I just spend too much time in the crappiest areas that border wetlands.

 

My money is on space herpes.

[DaddyNick 408]

Mink/weasel