What would leave a gut pile like this??

[BLACKJACK]

Found this on my driveway, about 50 feet from my house, the other morning. I think its leftover from a cottontail rabbit but what kind of predator would be so picky? Coon? Cat? Mink? Owl? I didn't find any fur, bones, or head, just the stomach and guts.

[InTheNorthwoods]

Human? It would be rare to find a predator that would kill a critter and extract or leave such a complete pile of entrails.

[BobT]

Typically, the entrails are among the first things predators will go after, or so I thought. Humans however, at least not westerners, don't.

[echotrail]

If it's near a bar I'm pretty sure it belongs to a Packer fan. They must have lost it after last nights game with "Da Bears".

[mrklean]

yea someone had to have put it there or else they would be gone right away

[wolfman-k]

Not from a Packers fan, I'm pretty sure they're gutless, at least that's what I've heard!

[tweedlap]

It could be a Brewster. Lot of guts and no brain.

tweed

[hockeybc69]

so how close was this to a road?

You said 50 ft from the house.

Did you have the buds over for beers and a Twins game? I might have to try that on my buds.... LOL

[dewey1980]

ALIENS

[Ufatz]

The

Internal Revenue Service just got your neighbor. They TAKE all the meat and leave the rest.

[BLACKJACK]

Human? It would be rare to find a predator that would kill a critter and extract or leave such a complete pile of entrails.

When you gut a deer and check the gut pile a few days later, whats the last thing thats left? The stomach. So I'm not surprised to see this left, just was wondering what critter would do it. And it wasn't a person, we have a long driveway, the dogs would have raised a ruckus.

[B. Amish]

i'm not sure what does this, but i've seen the same thing a few times.

[flipper]

one word: sasquatch

[Harmonica Bear]

Nope - Chupacabra!!!!

[chris63]

A possible explanation is birds or (bird) of prey.I watched two owls one night kill a rabbit.The smaller owl tried to grab the prey as the larger one flew away with it's prize.There was a allot of "parts"left over after the scuffle.c63

[NDLive]

Owl

Likely a great horned owl. I will admit, I like the creative thinking in many of the other responses but I'm sticking with owl.

[RumRiverRat]

It could be a Brewster. Lot of guts and no brain.

tweed

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[spivak]

NDlive got it right. My wife worked with owls for several field seasons and says this is typical owl work.

[Ely Lake Expert]

+1 for human

[ItsaCrappieLife]

Got to be the IRS - Intestinal Removal Service - don't worry I won't give up my day job.