Ok Brain trust, what's this?

[jlrhiner]

Heres the setting; Out walking in the Mark Twain National Forrest, doing a little scouting. Probably > 2 miles from a road or trail. I know where a pond is and was scouting for deer sign. Found this located about 20 yards from the pond and maybe 4' higher in elevation. It is @ 2'x2' square, @ 15" deep. The knife on the ground is my Benchmade auto.

We have all the usual critters around, deer, bobcat, hogs, bears, cougars and the occasional Bigfoot. Some cattle do occasionally wander through, but this is something new to me. I'm thinking animal because there was no tree or shrub uprooted in the area, no sign of any disturbance other than the hole. Also, the dirt from the hole was gone.

My friend who was with me thinks it was from deer digging at a mineral spot, either man made or natural. The location (to me) says natural, as a man would have had to tote that block aways.

Oh, and it wasn't there last year.

Opinions?

 

[woodsltc]

My friend who was with me thinks it was from deer digging at a mineral spot, either man made or natural. The location (to me) says natural, as a man would have had to tote that block aways.

Oh, and it wasn't there last year.

Opinions?

+1 on being a mineral lick.....I would guess manmade since it wasn't there before. Wouldn't have to be a large block carried in, could have been a small amount of granulated mineral and then mixed into the dirt so it is absorbed. Just my guess.

Don

 

[REM 3200]

Could someone have stolen a small tree from the National Forrest?

 

[PALADIN85020]

I would not drink that water - that's for SURE!

John

 

[billwill]

Run very fast

 

[ParadiseRoad]

...sinkhole?...

 

[s&wchad]

Based on the roots projecting into the hole, I agree with REM 3200. Someone dug-up a small tree or bush.

Nice knife!

 

[UncleEd]

It's Sasquatsch's privy.

And he was watching you!

 

[andy52]

I was thinking a Muskrat warren but 20 yards from the pond is pretty far for them to dig, normally those holes would be only a few feet from the pond.

 

[soFlaNative]

+1 on the sinkhole, roots look like from surrounding vegetation.
I'd bet the pond filled up recently then receded, probe the bottom and if it's silt then that's probably the case.
Seen it often down here esp. if a good sized tree is nearby.

 

[bjrjar]

Somone with a metal detector found something.

Bob


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[Babysitr]

Maybe put there to persuade you to find another spot to deer hunt...Ha Ha

 

[Doug627]

Pirates dug up their treasure?

 

[yaktamer]

I'm no expert, but to me it looks like a hole in the ground. Hope that helps.

 

[Texas40]

Sinkhole most likely
Doubt it is a major discovery or huge mystery. If close to water aka pond likely a sinkhole ground water does strange things.


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[RobertJ.]

Could someone have stolen a small tree from the National Forrest?

That's exactly what it looks like!

 

[MOONDAWG]

...almost afraid to ask, but how did you determine it was 15" deep?

 

[soFlaNative]

...almost afraid to ask, but how did you determine it was 15" deep?

His muck boot was 14"?

 

[5spotter]

"located about 20 yards from the pond and maybe 4' higher in elevation.

Also, the dirt from the hole was gone."

Could this be a "seep"?

If this water is higher than the pond maybe water is draining underground into the pond. It's not uncommon for water to move sideways 60 feet with 4 feet of rise to propel.

Silt is moving to the pond. That will eventually-through erosion and depositing, create equilibrium between the 2 locations. Could explain missing dirt. That area looks ripe for good prints if it were attracting deer.



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[16thVACav]

Jesse Pinkman found another stash of Todd's cash?