Any Idea?

[canadian hunter312]

i took the dogs out shed hunting a couple days ago and the beagle tracked down a possum that had been killed. the possum was on a well used deer trail and was laying perfectly on its back and had all its guts removed. all of the ribs were chewed down to the same length and it was a rather neat job of eating the guts and ribs.

any ideas what might have done this? i figured a yote or hawk would have eaten some meat instead of a only the guts

 

[constablex]

Depending on fresh the kill was, you may have interupted someone's dinner.......

 

[BigUglyMan]

Wasn't just playing possum then...

 

[7.62mm]

Owl.....the Great Horned variety....

 

[ATOM]

Many predators will go for the innards first; apparently they're chock-full of vitamins (ick). Think liver-&-onions, on the rare side.

 

[Until the Angels Fall]

A picky eatting hawk/owl mabey?

 

[Redfrog]

No guts.....no glory..

 

[steve-o1979]

Could have been one of many kinds of birds...but most likely a hawk, owl, or crows/ravens. I know every time I ever came across crows eating an animal, they ate the guts and the eyes first.

 

[grinrgrn]

t'were a weasel Pilgrim......saw that right off.