I agree with most posts here that it was likely some member of the weasel family...I had a cute little weasel no bigger than my boot in my garage a couple years ago and the little bigger had the nerve to stand up to me and show his teeth, hissing and chattering/growling away. I chased him out with a broom but we did end up developing a relationship after that and he'd come in everytime I had the door open working on something.
something odd happened today
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Runningfool
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Or perhaps...a Samsquanch!
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- Caronport, Saskatchewan
had something like this happen to at lake diefenbaker. was fishing a away on shore when i heard this hissing slash chattering in behind me . turned around and saw four of the little buggers scamper for the rocks. left my minnows and got out of there as fast as i could run across the rocks. went back a the end of the night and all my minnows were gone from the container. greedy little farts.
That always amazes me. We see that a lot, even up here. Hikers and greens travelling alone or in pairs, miles from any means of communication or help, with nothing at all to defend themselves with for days at a time.
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Ted
definatly agree with fisher. I'v had to throw everything from beer bottles to sticks to deter them. The males usually take off but the females are miserable b*****s(no surprise), two years ago during the deer hunt the dogs pushed a female fisher out onto the towerline and straight towards me snarling away, never thought something could dodge 2 30-30 shots at 20 yds. definatly turned it around though. One morning walking up the road had a male run out of the ditch 5 feet from me, look at me and my buddy, then turn and vanish back into tall grass. I'v almost seen as many fisher as i have deer. never killed one though.
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- The Conservative part of Ontario
Back to the OP, how much authority was in the growl?
What I mean is, a growl from a fisher, or an otter, has a lot less presence to it than that of a dog/coyote, and way less than a bear.
Otter you say? Yes, I've seen otters more then a mile from water, and I've been growled at by an otter, or more correctly my beagle has. We were camping on a small island deep in the interior of Algonquin park, and were surprised to see a large otter swim by ten feet out from shore, on his back, and growling at my beagle, who of course howled in return.
What I mean is, a growl from a fisher, or an otter, has a lot less presence to it than that of a dog/coyote, and way less than a bear.
Otter you say? Yes, I've seen otters more then a mile from water, and I've been growled at by an otter, or more correctly my beagle has. We were camping on a small island deep in the interior of Algonquin park, and were surprised to see a large otter swim by ten feet out from shore, on his back, and growling at my beagle, who of course howled in return.
yay that would get your attention all right.
yes i'v also had otters growl at me, realatively similiar to the fisher but usually the fishers are more snarly while the otters have more of a bark growl.
angrysoldier
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i could feel the growl in my chest, thats what bothered me the most...
If it was growling and hissing, I'm thinking OP has found the long lost entwives!!
