Im not superstitious but this spooked me a bit.

[Ronstar]

While walking a road edge hunting we crossed a set of animal tracks that at first I thought could be wolf. Took a couple pics and continued along. Looking at the photos later I realized nothing in the photo for size comparison so decided we would stop on the way back and and reshoot the track.
Earlier the-sun position was lower and details in the track were better pronounced. Decided it most likely was a cougar track due to the main pad being wide and no claw marks. Later, while looking back at the photos a very sudden rush of “are you seeing this” came over us. The better defined photo clearly shows a human face that we didnt see at the time. Two eyes (square but still) a nose and below that what looks like a mouth (lips look like saying “O”, could be a beard too. But the oh my god moment was when we realized the fallen Tamarack needles looked eerily like a crown of thorns!
Both photos included, taken with iPhone 13, no editing. You be the judge.

Last photo enhanced to highlight features better.

 

[Odanscoils]

Man that's cool.
Where you at with cougar's ?

 

[Ronstar]

Southern portion of N Idaho. Kinda on the shirttails of the starting the wilderness towards the MT border.

 

[Odanscoils]

Southern portion of N Idaho. Kinda on the shirttails of the starting the wilderness towards the MT border.

Can you bag big cat's ?
Call me crazy. But I'd love to raise a cub.

 

[Ronstar]

There is a hunting season on cats but I believe it is against the law to raise wildlife outside a recovery center or vet recovery supervision. This area is outside my knowledge but pretty sure close on this.

 

[Jim in Idaho]

That is, at least eerie, Ron.
Jim

 

[Confetrit]

While walking a road edge hunting we crossed a set of animal tracks that at first I thought could be wolf. Took a couple pics and continued along. Looking at the photos later I realized nothing in the photo for size comparison so decided we would stop on the way back and and reshoot the track.
Earlier the-sun position was lower and details in the track were better pronounced. Decided it most likely was a cougar track due to the main pad being wide and no claw marks. Later, while looking back at the photos a very sudden rush of “are you seeing this” came over us. The better defined photo clearly shows a human face that we didnt see at the time. Two eyes (square but still) a nose and below that what looks like a mouth (lips look like saying “O”, could be a beard too. But the oh my god moment was when we realized the fallen Tamarack needles looked eerily like a crown of thorns!
Both photos included, taken with iPhone 13, no editing. You be the judge.

Last photo enhanced to highlight features better.

Tis the season. That's different alright.

 

[Odanscoils]

There is a hunting season on cats but I believe it is against the law to raise wildlife outside a recovery center or vet recovery supervision. This area is outside my knowledge but pretty sure close on this.

In my youth a neighbor bread bobcat's multiple generations trying to get a few tammed one's.
We moved away. Never learned how that turned out.

 

[autopilot42]

All nature needs to be left alone. We are not their keepers. I feed a wild cat and am probleming making a mistake. My heart feels for the juvenile. It is a male no off spring. My last wild kitty a hymalan was with us for 2.5 years . She vacated and this one came the standard looking tiger cat. Both so skidish I couldn't talk to them. The first one was probably eaten by a coyote.

 

[Odanscoils]

All nature needs to be left alone. We are not their keepers. I feed a wild cat and am probleming making a mistake. My heart feels for the juvenile. It is a male no off spring. My last wild kitty a hymalan was with us for 2.5 years . She vacated and this one came the standard looking tiger cat. Both so skidish I couldn't talk to them. The first one was probably eaten by a coyote.

We have two ferals.
10 yrs still around.
Took year's to let me pick them up.