A friend of mine just sent me this off of her trail cam.

Mountain lion.

@theguru

I think there's a decent chance that that's a decently long white tail deer tail popping up at just the moment that picture was snapped. I know I've cut off tails that were every bit of a good 10 inches at least while I was field dressing deer.

 

Is that from your neck of the woods, Pb&j?

Mountain lion.

 

I freakin hope not. If I saw a mountain lion in the woods I’d crap my pants.

I think there's a decent chance that that's a decently long white tail deer tail popping up at just the moment that picture was snapped. I know I've cut off tails that were every bit of a good 10 inches at least while I was field dressing deer.

 

Is that from your neck of the woods, Pb&j?

It is. I should add that it was seen "in person" crossing a gravel road the next day. It was big enough that the person who saw it thought of a deer but looking more closely, he said that it was feline.

I think there's a decent chance that that's a decently long white tail deer tail popping up at just the moment that picture was snapped. I know I've cut off tails that were every bit of a good 10 inches at least while I was field dressing deer.

 

Is that from your neck of the woods, Pb&j?

 

I’d agree with white tail. The white area around the base of the tail is what I noticed. At first look it appears to be a mountain lion, I’d like tp see another random image from same angle.

It's hard to tell how big it really is in that pick. If there was something there to judge the actual size. Looking at the head area the what appears to be the ear looks to big for a cat. I'd say it could be a deer but tail seems awfully long. If I had to put money on it I'd say it was someones dog.

That looks like a mountain lion to me and that's not uncommon in Kentucky.

That looks like a mountain lion to me and that's not uncommon in Kentucky.

 

To short to be a deer.

I'm no expert, but that looks much more like a big cat than a deer to me.

To short to be a deer.

 

Deer don't have long dark tails either.

@theguru

 

You got me, we would have to consult @spindoc

Deer don't have long dark tails either.

I would argue the tail is too short to be a mountain lion.

The more I look at this and compare it to pics of deer and mountain lions, the more convinced I am this is someones dog.