Hunter claims to have filmed the spirit of a wolf on his trail camera

[UM-Bot]

Something strange was recently picked up by a hunting camera set up in the forests of Newport, Washington.

https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/382925/hunter-claims-to-have-filmed-the-spirit-of-a-wolf-on-his-trail-camera

[XenoFish]

Bambi's ghost.

[Jon the frog]

More conventional explanation :buy a better camera

[Dan Homestead]

It is interesting that the deer sense it, and follow it

[papageorge1]

This guy was on another forum I frequent. Here's his story:

Reposting this for others to view but be very clear if you’re rude or condescending, I will block you and I will report you. There’s no need for that. I’m 60-year-old man. I have a 1080 Wi-Fi camera for my property in Newport Washington about 80 miles south of the Canada border. It’s very remote. We love feeding the deer and the turkeys. I received an alert, this is the actual footage and this is exactly what I seen. I’ve sent it into a couple places and they confirmed it was not a bug or as it was a clear night and the footage is pretty clear as you can see it comes from behind one tree and zigzags in front of the trees on the left. I have watches 100 times zoomed up still framed, I don’t know what I seen

 

Then in the comment section I asked him:

George (me): 

Ghost wolf?

Would a living quick moving animal appear more solid on this camera?

Answer:

 

Absolutely if it would of been a living animal you would of seen a solid body for sure

 

Papameter Reading

75% Paranormal     25% Normal

 

Looks like a four-legged wolf-like creature not in the flesh. A real animal would be recognizable. And the deer seem to notice it suggesting it's not just a camera glitch.

Edited December 6, 2024 by papageorge1

[Bendy Demon]

It seems to me that Trail Cams are more designed to focus on nearby objects rather than clarity of background movements so I suspect that what was filmed was just a wolf/coyote rushing by but the camera can't focus on it which results in a blur.

Nothing particularly unusual really.

[jethrofloyd]

A bigfoot shapeshifting into the wolf.

[papageorge1]

4 minutes ago, Bendy Demon said:

It seems to me that Trail Cams are more designed to focus on nearby objects rather than clarity of background movements so I suspect that what was filmed was just a wolf/coyote rushing by but the camera can't focus on it which results in a blur.

Nothing particularly unusual really.

See my comment above where I asked the guy that question.

George (me): 

Ghost wolf?

Would a living quick moving animal appear more solid on this camera?

Answer:

Absolutely if it would of been a living animal you would of seen a solid body for sure

[Bendy Demon]

41 minutes ago, papageorge1 said:

See my comment above where I asked the guy that question.

George (me): 

Ghost wolf?

Would a living quick moving animal appear more solid on this camera?

Answer:

Absolutely if it would of been a living animal you would of seen a solid body for sure

I read it, thanks.

However in your closing statement you seem to be leaning to the side of it being paranormal which is fine. I just do not see it as anything paranormal.

Also a possibility there could be a malfunction with the film overlaying on another image or it could be doctored (hoaxed)

[papageorge1]

8 minutes ago, Bendy Demon said:

I read it, thanks.

However in your closing statement you seem to be leaning to the side of it being paranormal which is fine. I just do not see it as anything paranormal.

Also a possibility there could be a malfunction with the film overlaying on another image or it could be doctored (hoaxed)

I give those things a possibility on the meter.

[Bendy Demon]

1 minute ago, papageorge1 said:

I give those things a possibility on the meter.

That's nice. I prefer to exhaust all the mundane explanations before diving into the paranormal pool.

[acidlung]

Wow, this one is very interesting.  Normally, I think most of these trail camera images are bugs, video artifacts, or clear hoaxen (example: "witches" eating a deer in Canada).  This one really stands out as something significant due to the visual tracking by two of the deer.  I'm curious why such skittish animals didn't immediately bolt.  That seems to me to indicate that it really did happen but there may be other factors at play.

@papageorge1 Thank you for engaging the original source on a different forum and posting that info here.  Could you ask him if there was sound on the original footage?  If so, did this shape make any sound?  Has he observed this phenomena in real life in the area before?  Enquiring minds are curious.  Thanks!

[papageorge1]

41 minutes ago, Bendy Demon said:

That's nice. I prefer to exhaust all the mundane explanations before diving into the paranormal pool.

So do I actually. 

[papageorge1]

33 minutes ago, acidlung said:

Wow, this one is very interesting.  Normally, I think most of these trail camera images are bugs, video artifacts, or clear hoaxen (example: "witches" eating a deer in Canada).  This one really stands out as something significant due to the visual tracking by two of the deer.  I'm curious why such skittish animals didn't immediately bolt.  That seems to me to indicate that it really did happen but there may be other factors at play.

@papageorge1 Thank you for engaging the original source on a different forum and posting that info here.  Could you ask him if there was sound on the original footage?  If so, did this shape make any sound?  Has he observed this phenomena in real life in the area before?  Enquiring minds are curious.  Thanks!

I’m thinking the deer might not have grasped what occurred. If it was a real wolf they’d have bolted immediately.

[NCC1701]

Real wolves but camera software could not keep up with the fast movement and mixed background with them.

[Tatetopa]

Better hope we don't start seeing ghost cows and ghost chicken, they would be all over the place.

[Timothy]

19 minutes ago, NCC1701 said:

Real wolves but camera software could not keep up with the fast movement and mixed background with them.

Yep it’s pretty typical for this type of camera.

@papageorge1 can you ask him specifically the camera he is using?

But for trail camera footage, this is normal. And being a hunter, you’d expect him to know that.

So is he ignorant or being deliberately deceptive?

[papageorge1]

2 minutes ago, Timothy said:

 

@papageorge1 can you ask him specifically the camera he is using?

But for trail camera footage, this is normal. And being a hunter, you’d expect him to know that.

So is he ignorant or being deliberately deceptive?

I'll repeat the conversation:

George (me): 

Ghost wolf?

Would a living quick moving animal appear more solid on this camera?

Answer:

Absolutely if it would of been a living animal you would of seen a solid body for sure

 

 

He sounds very certain to me and I would suspect that's from his prior experience with the camera. And if it was a physical canine or something the deer would have bolted instead of looking confused.

I'll see if he mentions a camera model.

[papageorge1]

15 minutes ago, Timothy said:

@papageorge1 can you ask him specifically the camera he is using?

High def HD 1080P

Edited December 6, 2024 by papageorge1

[Timothy]

42 minutes ago, papageorge1 said:

I'll repeat the conversation:

George (me): 

Ghost wolf?

Would a living quick moving animal appear more solid on this camera?

Answer:

Absolutely if it would of been a living animal you would of seen a solid body for sure

 

 

He sounds very certain to me and I would suspect that's from his prior experience with the camera. And if it was a physical canine or something the deer would have bolted instead of looking confused.

I'll see if he mentions a camera model.

He might sound certain, but he’s wrong. Things can absolutely appear like that in the video.

35 minutes ago, papageorge1 said:

High def HD 1080P

That is just the video quality. Just ask him…

[Buzz_Light_Year]

Doesn't appear to be anything but some mist and one explanation is that the feeder is full of whole kernel corn which can heat up and the feeder may be automatic to dispense feed at a given time. 

Warm corn hitting colder air may be the culprit for the mist.

[Piney]

12 hours ago, Buzz_Light_Year said:

Doesn't appear to be anything but some mist and one explanation is that the feeder is full of whole kernel corn which can heat up and the feeder may be automatic to dispense feed at a given time. 

Warm corn hitting colder air may be the culprit for the mist.

Ethylene from the corn produces heat......

Your explanation is excellent. 👍

[NCC1701]

Good point, the feeder is farthing.

[Robotic Jew]

He has the really good evidence on his laptop I bet.