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Last night I noticed what looked like a dog relieved himself on the corner of my dock. Upon closer inspection there was a whole mouse mixed in the pile. I can't tell which end of an animal it came out of. Before I put it on the canoe paddle it was not broken up at all. Any thoughts what might have left it on my dock? Fox? Owl?  
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Looks like a owl pellet. They puke out there remains of there dinner after they eat.
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Doesn't look like the mouse has been digested - very interresting. how come this leftover pizza doesn't taste so good anymore?
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Doesn't look like the mouse has been digested - very interresting. how come this leftover pizza doesn't taste so good anymore? LOL!
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If it went thru the digestive system of a critter, be it feathered or furred, the mouse should have been digested.
I've never seen that before!
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Another vote for coyote, or canid of some sort. I think that in order to get a definitive identification, you're gonna' need to open that mouse up......see what it's been eating, then determine where such a food source might be found, make a list of predators common to such an area, cross reference those animals against..... 
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If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1)
Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
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My guess is an owl.Is there a post on the corner of your dock that an owl could sit on as he was puking up ?
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Do nature a favor, spay/neuter your pets and any weird friends or relatives.
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Don't make me deploy the Sock Puppet Special Forces. Besides I have finely tuned my digestive acids such that nothing would have been left of that rodent snack had it passed though my digestive system.
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could be from a snake... they're known to vomit up their last meal when startled and go into "escape" mode
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Finally JHAP chimes in. FYI I've been dissing you all over the place for months, with total impunity. Better check in more often or continue to remain defenseless!
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Found another one... I was fishing the other night and found another mystery deposit on the dock. Same shape, slightly smaller but no undigested mouse this time.
I bought a trail camera and set it up tonight. Hopefully that will help solve this mystery.
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