Trail camera mystery critter

by Jul 17, 2015Trail Camera Views

Trail camera mystery critter

When we pulled the memory card a week or so ago, we saw this picture.  Nothing before and nothing after, just this one glimpse in time.  I posted it on my Facebook page and got some great comments about what it could be.  What are your thoughts?

2 Comments

  1. Joe on July 20, 2015 at 12:21 am

    Interesting catch. Boy do I hate when I get shots like this one. I have no idea on what it might be. The really long tail is strange.

    • Erin on July 24, 2015 at 11:42 am

      Possibly a Fisher? I wish we had gotten at least one more photo but no such luck.

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