[pct-l] Eyes in the dark

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http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?t=7582&highlight=eye+reflection

Bears have red reflections, my dogs have had yellow to red reflections. 
Perhaps a bobcat?


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>   On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 10:04 AM, Nathan Miller <erccmacfitheal at yahoo.com>wrote:
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>   > I just hiked Oregon Section A Sobo.  I spent the first night at Mt. Ashland
>   > Campground.  Shortly after arriving, as I was investigating for a good spot,
>   > I saw two eyes peering at me from out of the dark.  They looked right at me,
>   > then looked away, then looked back, then away again, then back once more,
>   > and then were gone.  They were a blue-green color and were clearly
>   > front-mounted.  I can rule out:
>   >
>   > Raccoon (Their eyes reflect red.)
>   > Opossum and skunk (They're too small and their eyes are not front-mounted.)
>   > Deer (They're not front-mounted and the eyes didn't quite look big enough.)
>   >
>   > This pretty much leaves, if I'm not mistaken, bear, cougar, or coyote.  Any
>   > ideas?
>   >
>   >