animal attack

[Chulio]

I heard the sound of an animal being attacked last night outside my window.
I have heard many attacks though the years.
Coyotes catching things, raccoons, possums.
This one was really intense though and lasted about 40 seconds.
It sounded like the animal attacking was making the most noise.

After it stopped I could smell a funny odor (not skunk)

Any Ideas?

Thanks

Chulio

[redhawk]

I heard the sound of an animal being attacked last night outside my window.
I have heard many attacks though the years.
Coyotes catching things, raccoons, possums.
This one was really intense though and lasted about 40 seconds.
It sounded like the animal attacking was making the most noise.

After it stopped I could smell a funny odor (not skunk)

Any Ideas?

Thanks

Chulio

Ideas about what, the smell??

Moore then likely the animal being attcked had the Sh*t scared out of it. ot when it died, the sphincter relaxed causing the same thing.

It happens with anything (or anyone) that dies.

[Hobbitling]

Did you check outside to see if there were signs of a struggle? maybe it was two rivals fighting for territory or some kind of mating process (ever hear a cat mating, it sounds like its being run over by a car). Quite a few animals besides skunks have fairly stinky musks to mark territory and attract mates, as well as gross out predators.

[doug]

Racoons make can make pretty ferocious noises when attacking rabbits, etc.

[Rik]

Did you check outside to see if there were signs of a struggle? maybe it was two rivals fighting for territory or some kind of mating process (ever hear a cat mating, it sounds like its being run over by a car). Quite a few animals besides skunks have fairly stinky musks to mark territory and attract mates, as well as gross out predators.

"Did you ever waken to the sound of street cats making love?
You guess from the cries you were listening to a fight.
Well you know, oh know, haste is the last thing their thinking of.
You know their only tryin to make it through the night."

GD

[Riosacandaga]

Did you check on your neighbors ?

[adk]

The predator animal’s description

-loud when attacking
-Intense behavior
-Strange smell

Sounds like you’re describing a fisher. They are the second largest members of the “Mustelids” family (Ermines, Weasels, skunks etc). They are the largest in that family currently in the Adirondacks. The reason that I mention that, is that all the members of that family give off a musk smelling scent that is fairly strong (though not as powerful as the skunk). They are known to be tenacious hunters who growl and even scream when hunting that is described often as a woman screaming and they also make many aggressive vocalizations while hunting. They are also common in the dacks (especially in my back yard).

Mark

[trouthunter]

"Did you ever waken to the sound of street cats making love?
You guess from the cries you were listening to a fight.
Well you know, oh know, haste is the last thing their thinking of.
You know their only tryin to make it through the night."

GD

Is that from Feels Like Rain or Morning Dew? I can hear the song in my head but cant remember the title.

[Rik]

Is that from Feels Like Rain or Morning Dew? I can hear the song in my head but cant remember the title.

Looks Like Rain

[trouthunter]

Goes to show you dont ever know! LOL

[Tidge]

fisher

I would agree with ADK - a Fisher may be your loud predator... they are voracious predators and will shread their quarry with their razor sharp claws, often times with some very loud screeching as part of their attack... and they hunt porcupine and hare with regularity... and they are very common these days in the adirondacks (rebounding from over-trapping)... like some mustledids, they can scent-mark territory with a fairly pungent scent - which may have been what you smelled..