What is this creature?

[CapnCrunch]

My cat was flinging it around in the back yard lol.

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r315/d189379/2012-08-16205217.jpg


Any idea what it is?

[Mista Bob]

Muskrat?

[aquamarine]

WOLLLLVVVERRRIIIINNNNNEEEEEEE('s)

[tobypaddock]

Dead

[topsecret]

Throw some Montreal steak spice on it and you have dinner!!!

[hampstor]

Looks to be a dead vole.

Does your yard look like this in the spring?
http://extension.umass.edu/turf/sites/turf/files/fact-sheets/vole_damage_1.jpg

[nzwasp]

Looks like your standard rat to me, you should send this to fish and wildlife, there will be agents at your house in no time.

[lilmira]

You killed splinter!

[j.garner]

It looks like a vole see link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vole

[Tearin]

Looks like a pocket gopher (not a Richardson ground squirrel).

[CapnCrunch]

Originally posted by hampstor
Looks to be a dead vole.

Does your yard look like this in the spring?
http://extension.umass.edu/turf/sites/turf/files/fact-sheets/vole_damage_1.jpg

In the front in the spring i get a patch like that. I also have a few of these right now.

http://www.thegopherguy.net/images/g_gallery3.jpg

[CapnCrunch]

Originally posted by lilmira
You killed splinter!

I finished him off with the shovel and then flung him onto Crowchild lol.

[CapnCrunch]

Originally posted by Tearin
Looks like a pocket gopher (not a Richardson ground squirrel).

This is definitely what it was.

[know1edge]

Originally posted by nzwasp
Looks like your standard rat to me, you should send this to fish and wildlife, there will be agents at your house in no time.

WE DONT HAVE RATS. THIS IS ALBERTA :whipped:

[tobypaddock]

^^ did you read The Sun today?

[HiTempguy1]

Originally posted by know1edge


WE DONT HAVE RATS. THIS IS ALBERTA :whipped:

Oh yes we did/do. It was even a HUGE problem for a long time until the gov of Alberta basically instituted a freakin' genocide against them at all costs. :guns:

Edit-
I was assuming nzwasp was being facetious, as they are really serious about rats.

[403Gemini]

There's a huge rat infestation in medicine hat right now isn't there?

[C_Dave45]

Vole. notice the small front paws/claws? Pocket gophers have much larger claws, as well as huge front teeth. We have Voles all over the place.

[M.alex]

Vole (or mole, I don't know the difference)

[C_Dave45]

Originally posted by M.alex
Vole (or mole, I don't know the difference)

Mole:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Close-up_of_mole.jpg/220px-Close-up_of_mole.jpg


Vole:

http://uconnladybug.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/vole_adult.jpg

Moleman:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e7/Hans_Moleman.png/215px-Hans_Moleman.png

[urban.one]

What is a pocket gopher?

[Lex350]

those vole's are hard to get ride of once you have them.

[EG6boi]

Originally posted by CapnCrunch


I finished him off with the shovel and then flung him onto Crowchild lol.

:thumbsup:

[C_Dave45]

Originally posted by urban.one
What is a pocket gopher?

What is a pocket gopher (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+is+a+pocket+gohper%3F+&l=1)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Pocket-Gopher_Ano-Nuevo-SP.jpg/250px-Pocket-Gopher_Ano-Nuevo-SP.jpg

[ZenOps]

It's whats for dinner.

[jampack]

In terms of rats in MH: here from Yahoo! News:

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/colony-threatens-alberta-rat-free-status-205319887.html

[alissayoung03]

Originally posted by CapnCrunch
My cat was flinging it around in the back yard lol.

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r315/d189379/2012-08-16205217.jpg


Any idea what it is?

It is dead vole...

[chibwack]

I thought vole's had shorter tails though?

[James Martin]

Originally posted by alissayoung03


It is dead vole...


Yes it seems dead and it has short tail.

[Disoblige]

Originally posted by James Martin



Yes it seems dead and it has short tail.
Hi friend!