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Re: Which wild animals have you seen while hiking?
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Fri Aug 24, 2012 7:33 pm
by Tonka
One on one with a bison walking right at me down the center line in Yellowstone last week. What you can't see is my car is a two seat convertible and he was not moving off the center line. Made me a little nervous slowly going by.
Re: Which wild animals have you seen while hiking?
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Fri Aug 24, 2012 8:02 pm
by nartreb
I forgot to post this one over the winter:
There's also this, from a few days ago:
Meloe americanus?
Re: Which wild animals have you seen while hiking?
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Fri Aug 24, 2012 8:36 pm
by Cy Kaicener
Re: Which wild animals have you seen while hiking?
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Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:20 pm
by Vitaliy M.
During one of my over 24hr days I saw a wolverine and leprechaun I believe
Re: Which wild animals have you seen while hiking?
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Fri Aug 24, 2012 11:35 pm
by colinr
During a long hike this spring, I saw one of those bobcat size Sierra white rabbits on Eagle Peak (near Twin Lakes). It was better than finding Easter eggs at Eureka Dunes in DVNP.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WANNqr-vcx0[/youtube]
Re: Which wild animals have you seen while hiking?
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Sat Aug 25, 2012 4:31 am
by lcarreau
I saw a badger earlier this year, but I had to fly all the way to Alaska to see this .... boy ... were my arms tired !
Re: Which wild animals have you seen while hiking?
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Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:07 pm
by RichardJ
This beast wanted all my trail mix before finally letting me pass on the Washington PCT.
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Re: Which wild animals have you seen while hiking?
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Wed Oct 17, 2012 4:01 pm
by Palisades79
Himalayan brown bear in Langtang ,Nepal
Re: Which wild animals have you seen while hiking?
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Wed Oct 17, 2012 9:16 pm
by Princess Buttercup
Two of the biggest rattlers I've ever seen, Chagoopa Plateau, ~9300ft, just off the High Sierra Trail (on the way to Moraine Lake) this past July.
First one was almost 4 feet long:
Second one between 4-5 feet and didn't even bother with rattling, just went straight to that throaty hiss:
Re: Which wild animals have you seen while hiking?
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Wed Oct 17, 2012 9:19 pm
by TimB
I've seen in my years in the Idaho backcountry(mostly the central and southern part of the state):
Mountain goats, Rocky Mountain Bighorn sheep, elk, mountain lions, wolves, and, just last winter, moose, which are 'planters'-that is, not indigenous to my locale.
Edit: Also Mule Deer and Pronghorn Antelope.
Re: Which wild animals have you seen while hiking?
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Fri Oct 19, 2012 5:27 am
by Chewy
Here are a few critter pics from the last couple months. Edit- Ooops, I had a problem picking pics. Hope I didn't go too crazy.
Cow and calf moose at Fishercap Lake. Note large male in upper right.
IMG_3696 by
jkmnomads, on Flickr
Bighorn Sheep in Glacier NP
IMG_3842 by
jkmnomads, on Flickr
Sizing each other up.
IMG_3863 by
jkmnomads, on Flickr
Mtn Goats near Grinnell Glacier.
IMG_3941 by
jkmnomads, on Flickr
Young Grizzly, locally known as 'Panda' due to her coloring when she was a cub. Even at three years old she was she following her mom around. It was kind of harsh watching mom (who Panda is looking for in this pic) trying to kick her little one out of the house.
IMG_4148 by
jkmnomads, on Flickr
A black bear family that showed up pretty often this year.
IMG_5115 by
jkmnomads, on Flickr
Re: Which wild animals have you seen while hiking?
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Tue Nov 13, 2012 4:06 pm
by Wandering Sole Images
I saw this guy about a month ago. Then I saw another about 5 minutes later. They both looked pretty healthy going into the winter season.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrD2v4Y5zJg[/youtube]
Re: Which wild animals have you seen while hiking?
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Wed May 08, 2013 10:12 pm
by youngclimer123
the usual: coyotes,bear,deer, hawk,snakes,big foot,marmots, ect
Re: Which wild animals have you seen while hiking?
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Wed May 15, 2013 10:36 pm
by tylert27
I got quite a few really cool animals while I was fishing in Utah. I saw a bald eagle fly over me, looking down at the river for fish. It was awesome. I also saw a group of twenty turkeys which I've never seen before in the wild, just roaming around eating by the river. The last cool animal I saw was a black ferret. At least I think it was a black ferret, to be honest I can't tell the difference between weasels and ferrets. At any rate both turkeys and ferret were a first for me. It was a great day outdoors!
Re: Which wild animals have you seen while hiking?
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Thu May 23, 2013 5:31 pm
by mrchad9