Name This Skull

Caleb Andes · April 25, 2011, 09:01:00 PM

Alright guys, inspired by the previous Bobcat? skull thread. While mushroom hunting this weekend my Fiance and I came across a skull with the jaws still hinged. We were thinking opossum? Help me out guys! Please =)

Caleb Andes · April 25, 2011, 09:03:00 PM

Darn sorry guys this picture is too big I tried resizing it through photobucket.. what is the website of the imagelinkey thing I have used before instead of using photobucket?

critter69 · April 25, 2011, 09:05:00 PM

Id say maybe a fox. Hard to tell the length, need a profile pic. Not sure as to possum, dont have them around here.

jamesh76 · April 25, 2011, 09:11:00 PM

I think fox also. The canines are pretty large to be a cat.

Its the large eyesockets that throw me off though.

James

owlbait · April 25, 2011, 09:14:00 PM

Coon. Just guessing tho.

jlnft · April 25, 2011, 09:16:00 PM

It's a raccoon! I have a couple on a picnic table at my farm!

That's my story and I'm sticking to it!!!

Joe

30pointbuck · April 25, 2011, 09:17:00 PM

yote.

weezy · April 25, 2011, 09:18:00 PM

coyote maybe. That's my guess

K. Mogensen · April 25, 2011, 09:20:00 PM

Coon, I have a bunch of em.

Caleb Andes · April 25, 2011, 09:21:00 PM

Recurve50 LBS · April 25, 2011, 09:22:00 PM

Racoon IMO Seen a bunch of those skulls.

Friend · April 25, 2011, 09:25:00 PM

Masked bandit

LimBender · April 25, 2011, 09:27:00 PM

I'm going to also throw coon in the hat. I've seen them stewed whole with the skull (but the eye sockets do look big).

Mike Vines · April 25, 2011, 09:31:00 PM

I too would say coon. I have one on my mantel that my boys found on their first hunting trip. Nice little trophy.

Cyclic-Rivers · April 25, 2011, 09:53:00 PM

Raccoon, but since everyone else stole my answer my second guess is Big Foot

BuckyT · April 25, 2011, 09:59:00 PM

Looks like a Grinner to me.

BuckyT · April 25, 2011, 10:01:00 PM

I take my first reply back! lol

I didn't look at the 2nd pic before I posted..

Coon like the others said.

mikebiz · April 25, 2011, 10:26:00 PM

Definitely a Raccoon. The snout on a Raccoon is much shorter and more blunt than Red & Gray Fox and Coyote. Nice find. Love skulls. I got a River Otter the other day.

Ben A · April 25, 2011, 10:51:00 PM

Apparently I'm late as well but I agree that its a coon.

BoonRoto · April 25, 2011, 11:47:00 PM

I just skinned and cleaned one with a colony of dermestid beetles I have. I found him dead on the highway and there is no doubt in my mind that is a BADGER skull. Badger skulls naturally stay hinged after the removal of flesh, tendons and ligaments unlike Raccoons, Opposums etc.

Open the jaw and look at the back molars on top, they are large. In addition, the bottom jaw is fused together well unlike a lot of other furbearers whose bottom jaw splits easily.