ID help

[dukgnfsn]

looking for help ID for the animal in 1st 3 pictures. The pic of porky is for size reference and near hole ? animal made. I have my guesses but curious what others think

 

[dukgnfsn]

It never came back into camera after diving into snow making the hole.

 

[Kentucky Windage]

Bottom pic looks like a quill pig

 

[Kentucky Windage]

My bad, I typed before I read

 

[Kentucky Windage]

Your location might help to narrow things down. I have a few ideas

 

[mikef]

I think it’s a porky in all the pics

 

[dukgnfsn]

north of Mandan about 25 miles

 

[Kentucky Windage]

If it’s north of Mandan, then it’s definitely an immature man bear pig

 

[Kentucky Windage]

“I’d bet my life on it”

 

[7mmMag]

Maybe I'm way off in left field on this one but my first thought was black footed ferret.

 

[bravo]

Hard to say 100%, but fisher is a definite possibility. Size is on par, plus they’ll tunnel snow and do eat porcupines.

 

[Eatsleeptrap]

Otter...?

 

[honkerslayer]

The last pic shows porcupine pretty clearly imo

 

[riverview]

small fisher digging out mice, been seeing them around my place in pembina for last 15 years.

 

[KDM]

Mink would be my guess. Pic one especially. Fishers, at least the ones I've dealt with up close, are more robust and muscular IMO.

 

[tikkalover]

You dip shits.......... read ALL of the original post.

The pic of porky is for size reference and near hole

 

[wslayer]

I'm in the Mink camp also

 

[LBrandt]

Me say mink. The arch in the back and semi-fluffy tail, could be a large male. Me say. LB

 

[risingsun]

I am with Tika, it has to be a porky.

 

[splesuk]

I am with Tika, it has to be a porky.

chupacabra you dumb asses