Brave Deer---What is the critter?

People can decide what critter this is, Its in Maine and is most likely Fox or Coyote.

[@rotomike2]

I say a Fox as they have been seen a lot in area and are quite common and I think the deer would smell the Coyote early on and been long gone! Also the critter backs off while deer approaches it.

[@dannynicastro3207]

Kevin R ....gotta show my husband this one....Danielle. He is a deer hunter in Pa....thanks, for that comment. Hmmmm......they all have a hard life come winter, the animals.

[@boskosdoghouse]

if a Acme anvil would have fell on their heads I'd have to go with a coyote .....meep....meep

[@stevenbabb2958]

I’d say Coyotes. The second one, around 50 seconds in, is larger and is flanking the deer. The deer appears to pick up the scent of the second one when it ventured in the brush line and decides that’s one coyote too many. Nice video, thanks for sharing

[@yvonnemiller7204]

Definitely coyotes...we have them here at our farm and they skulk around like that...they were sizing her up. I hope she got away...they took down a full size deer here one year. We have to be vigilant with our calves and goats with them around...they are lethal.

[@misterp158]

fox

[@hiredgun3098]

Coyote

[@FillMolar]

100% Fox..... coyotes don’t walk like that. Fox’s kind of walk like a cat, and are bushy like that. 100% guaranteed.

[@quantumcat7673]

It is the infamous chupakabra that's lost in the northern country far from Mexico. Too bad, he won't survive the winter.

[@sneakerkicks1856]

The jagged sea adversely form because distributor noticeably pour from a tightfisted quill. nappy, annoyed worm

[@snugbug5067]

I'd say a coyote for sure. I think I saw a second one too. It looked like the prominent predator was using the same tactic they use on dogs, by luring their quarry into deeper brush. It almost worked ! Deer are very curious.

[@michaelsteven1090]

Fox for sure. The tail is a dead giveaway

[@throngcleaver]

Maine. I'm going to go with a pair of kangaroos. ;) Happy New Year, BFPFD!

[@Tamar-sz8ox]

Lesson from the animal kingdom - use your instincts - face your fears - and have a strategy !

[@davecronise1793]

2 coyotes, the second one can be seen at 58 sec mark top of the cam just above the up close yote.

[@davepaints101]

Coyotes there’s more than one

[@karolinesmail489]

Coyote

[@LiveDeerCamByCajun]

wow looks like coyotes to me. I don't think it's a Fox.

[@y2j360]

...I believe their coyotes, I don't think a fox would chase a deer

[@troymotter2762]

Coyote or wolf if you don't eradicate them your vlog will be dead like all your deer !

[@atlanticocean640]

That’s why coyotes red to be managed. They destroy deep populations when deer get yarded up deep snow.

[@dannynicastro3207]

Atlantic Sea ...yes, you are right.My husband hunts in Pa and came across some sickly ones, the deer, once or twice. Sad pathetic thing to see. Nature can be beautiful and harsh. In this world, I think the animals are the only true innocents. Some humans also, but ALL ANIMALS.🕊🦅🐾 God bless you and yours...Truly.

[@Kate-fi8oh]

I think human hunters need to be “managed.”

[@dannynicastro3207]

Kate ...goes to show how much you dont know...when killing for thrills is wrong, yes. Poaching, wrong. To put food on the table or to manage a herd, so that the animals dont exhaust their food source, or killing with compassion, swiftly, the old or the very ill...nothing wrong with that. Be informed and speak to some ethical and lawabiding outdoorsmen or outdoorswomen, and be enlightened. If it werent for such participants in this long time tradition of hunting, fishing and outdoor activities such as hiking and biking Americas beautiful and numerous trails, fields and forests, not forgetting our wetlands, also, well the fees and the costs of the special licenses needed....those moneys are what pay for these places of natural beauty to be maintained and looked after. I didnt realize it either....until after I began to target shoot and then went out once or twice with my husband...twenty some years ago. Two winters he was laid off...and that venision in the freezer fed our family and a few other friends. As it is now...I would prefer to take pictures of the game. But if it is conducted legally, and ethically, nothing wrong with it. BTW, are you a vegan....if so...take your vitamins. Do you eat eggs or milk or cold luncheon meats? Silly woman. Know the facts, not the bullshit!!!! Truly.

[@DoubleDogDare54]

@@Kate-fi8oh You are obviously an urban dwelling tree hugger. You'd feel differently if you had to live with these varmints and suffer the consequences of their presence.

[@kenadams813]

coyotes

[@gunther1fd]

got a gun ?

[@JD-qv2dq]

Timberwolves..... they have returned to NE and are a rising predator....I have them here in Lake George, NY behind my house on cameras...... *thumbs up to a great catch..!!! ;-)

[@davepaints101]

J D our coyotes have wolf genetics so we have bigger than normal coyotes. We don’t have wolves

[@JD-qv2dq]

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[@danamcmanus]

@@JD-qv2dq Nice video. Beautiful.

[@JD-qv2dq]

thank you Dana.....I have PTZ cameras on both the front of my house watching the Hudson River and 2 cameras up on the mountain behind me to watch for wildlife at night...( LIVE STREAM )....some cool vids on my channel..feel free to stop in the chat and say hello...!!! * its a new chat box... ;-)

[@jessepitt]

J D I am not any kind of expert but your video looks more like a cross breed than a pure wolf.

[@caniswolf3394]

My 1st impression was a Fox or a Pine Martin. Don't think it was a Coyote, but the video wasn't exactly in HD.

[@jmat5857]

This is why you always go out with a friend. Buddy system!

[@Mr31formula]

Sabre toothed or regular??

[@Brian-iz4lm]

I’m saying coyote, too big for fox.

[@a.j.pekarek2175]

to big to be a fox, but the tail looks like a foxes.

[@carlyoshizumi831]

Coyote to big for a fox.

[@DebraWelch]

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[@JonnyMac420]

OR.... ManBearPig

[@dannyrichardson6319]

To big to be a fox. So I say coyote. Thank God they was more or these two where very hungary hate to see deer fall to them

[@mikecatlett8104]

First knee jerk reaction is a grey fox or fox first followed up by the yote

[@misterp158]

Any tracks? That would tell you for sure.

[@youngimages2000]

That coyote was looking to pack up against that deer. What’s he doing all by himself like that..!

[@coyoteslayer4722]

I saw a deer a doe one day run rite by my truck .a minute later three coyotes came flying thru rite by my truck they do get deer and take them down .this doe was way ahead of them but they can kill deer if they work together.id say these were coyotes looking for a small yearling

[@augggie]

Neighbors Dog

[@mikewagner6907]

For a moment looks like a Dog but i would say Coyote

[@richardbailey3065]

I get the 2nd coyote at 51 seconds 2 coyotes for sure

[@trextrextrex]

Yotes

[@margeryfeit8446]

Should not have run! Next time go in pairs.

[@cal1764]

My first thought was red fox. But once the second one showed in the background my guess is coyote-which do hunt in small packs or family groups. Coyotes are regulars in the area.

[@johnjohnson-sm3yf]

Young coyote being curious

[@slick116]

2 coyotes ide say

[@lostbuffalo196]

Sasquatch,.................. pretty sure. Deer WAS pretty brave.

[@JonnyMac420]

Cub, lynx, coyote or wolf. Some small predator most likely.

[@motsumilioness]

No wolves in Maine. There aren't any wolves on the East coast, not since the 1800s to early 1900s before hunters killed them all for furs.

[@DoubleDogDare54]

@@motsumilioness They have found wolf scat in Maine recently so, yep, lucky you guys, the varmints are moving in on you. Hopefully the politicians don't decide to give the varmints more rights and protection than the people of Maine.

[@richardbrady2818]

Bear

[@richdiana3663]

Tail of a coyote, not a fox.

[@sayra207]

I say a fox

[@Mike-ik7dl]

Definitely coyotes

[@johnthomas6042]

Polar bear

[@ritagreen9528]

Sure hope these two coyotes got relocated fast...

[@coldspring624]

hungry thats what it is

[@jeffhodgson588]

Coyote no doubt to big to be a fox

[@DoubleDogDare54]

Well, it IS a "food pantry".... ;-)

[@paulym5814]

Looks like a fox or coyote.

[@jimsgardensandrabbitry]

My guess would be a fox. I don't think the deer would have stayed for s long if it was a coyote.

[@USmensnationalteam]

A pair of domesticated neighboorhood' cats out visiting the pantry.

[@eriwilnel]

Definitely Coyote in fact the front one is demonstrating why they get their name. Coy tactic! As in decoy. He gets the attention of the prey, retreats with hope that the prey will pursue and the prey gets flanked by the second coyote. They do this a lot with domesticated dogs. It almost worked as he had the doe lured in but the wise doe discovered the flanker.

[@paintbrush42]

I think it was a coyote. Couldn't see the tail well but foxes have such bushy, fat tails.

[@STEVEOMEMES]

FOX

[@jimjones8268]

A Coyote ate our cat .

[@DoubleDogDare54]

Keep them in the house where they belong.

[@jakefromstatefarm3256]

Deer smell wolf see and smell less I guess idk

[@Well_I_am_just_saying]

I would be willing to bet $10,000 that they were coyotes or dogs. In other words, I am 99.9% sure that they were. Foxes do not run like that. All bears are hibernating in Maine right now and I would be willing to bet $100,000 that it was not a bear. It definitely did not look like any type of cat or Fischer.

[@tandboutdoors1556]

Bobcat

[@joho9708]

Coyote

[@rogersmith8096]

Coyote Fox has shorter legs and doesn't walk like that (runs more like a cat)

[@ronsmith1364]

try to measure trackway to get rough size estimate if possible. feral dog?

[@eastcoastkrazyjoenewbedfor9678]

Id say a fox, its low to the ground & its querius about the deer

[@ladygodiva2724]

Fisher cat

[@danamcmanus]

Yes it does look like that.

[@jeffpoole7253]

Legs are too long for a Fisher. My guess is immature coyote hunting by itself and didn't pose much of a threat to the deer by itself.

[@patbowman9959]

Nope.

[@tt-lc6tb]

Bobcat? Not sure if they're native in Maine though...

[@brettpayette1274]

Well looks like there were 2 of them, Fisher cats?

[@brettpayette1274]

I’ve been in the woods on the other side of river road and seen fisher cats out there so that’s my guess

[@tssandi]

It didn't move like a Fisher, and they aren't that tall.

[@hayseaglets9966]

Way too small for a fisher.

[@otiebrown9999]

It is a dog or wolf.

[@sherryankeny2161]

Critter was not a predator deer had no fear!

[@dannynicastro3207]

Large lynx maybe, or feline....possibly, as opposed to canine???🤔🤗😏🙄

[@Sangreaalstube]

Looks like bear, as it stood on its hind legs at the end. There was another one, too, in the background that didn't come near the deer.

[@mauricehebert2839]

2 coyotes you can be sure that deer was going for trouble. 1 coyote is supposed to kill 4 to 6 deer per year to feed himself . That's why we hunt them, especially snare them. I live in new brunswick canada and you can be sure that does 2 coyotes wouldn't stand a chance up here, I know it's nature but nothing wrong with helping the deer. OK now there's not munch snow but when the snow get deeper or if the deer go on the ice on like a river, that it's a dead deer , seen many on rivers