What critter chit this?

[MN Public Hunter]

Me after eating Mountain House Chili MAC.

Winner ! Lol

 

[BigHornRam]

Me after eating Mountain House Chili MAC.

Same consistency as me after eating mountain house lasagna, but it doesn't have the radioactive red hue to it. Chilli mac it is!

 

[beagle001]

Without scale, I say deer. My backyard is covered with it; they’re eating the apples off my tree

 

[antelopedundee]

What does it taste like?

Dunno, but sure glad I didn't step in it.

 

[antelopedundee]

I've seen piles of antelope pellets that look like they use a community poop pile.

 

[antelopedundee]

A poop thread? Seriously? mtmuley

If you were hunting that might be a good sign that something you're after is in the area. So do you know if it's from a deer or an elk?

Also because of the elevation I'd rule out whitetails.

 

[belly-deep]

Elk

What he said.

 

[Gunner46]

California Vegan....

 

[antelopedundee]

In reviewing the pics it seems to me to be from 2 different critters. The 1st pic might be an elk and the 2nd smaller pellet type from a deer. The 2 piles were about 10 feet from each other and the difference in appearance is what piqued my curiosity.

 

[Yellowstoner]

Elk for sure. The last pic is probably a calf. They're often in the area by Artists' Point - pretty rare to see deer down there with any regularity.

 

[Straight Arrow]

Research it. At any gift store in YNP you can purchase the informative, illustrative, humorous book entitled "WHO POOPED IN THE PARK?", written at a level we can all comprehend.

 

[2ski]

When they are clumped together like that, the deer were eating moist lush forage. The stuff we are used to seeing is when the deer are eating drier forage. I saw a presentation by an ecologist about a year ago and that stuck with me.

 

[Cody Lightfoot]

When they are clumped together like that, the deer were eating moist lush forage. The stuff we are used to seeing is when the deer are eating drier forage. I saw a presentation by an ecologist about a year ago and that stuck with me.

That makes sense, mine are eating apples and peaches.

 

[westbranch]

When they are clumped together like that, the deer were eating moist lush forage. The stuff we are used to seeing is when the deer are eating drier forage. I saw a presentation by an ecologist about a year ago and that stuck with me.

Yep, have seen that quite when whitetails were eating 2nd crop clover/alfalfa in hay fields in the midwest.