Animal Tracks ?

[Sidwuffler]

We had some long awaited rain 2 nights ago and I located these tracks on my property. I also had some deer tracks nearby.

Just wondering if any one might confirm Coyote or Bobcat ?

Thanks team

 

[EddieWalker]

Rule of thumb is that if you see claw marks on the track, it's dog species. If there are no claw marks, it's a type of cat. I don't see any claw marks in your pics, so it's some sort of a cat. At 2 1/2 inches, it seems a bit big for a bobcat, but not out of the question. It looks way too small for a lion, but it could be an imature lion.

My guess is that it's a good sized bobcat.

Eddie

 

[Sidwuffler]

Thanks Eddie, :thumbsup:

I will have to put out a LARGER saucer of milk tonight ! Looks like it was following the deer across the top field.

My stealthcam is in for repairs so will have to put out next week.

 

[stravis]

Looks more like a canine track to me. Cat tracks are more wide and evenly spaced where dog tracks are more pointed like that one. In the second picture I think I see claw marks in front of the middle toes. Judging by the small size and the short length of stride, I'd go with fox.

 

[brin]

Looks more like a canine track to me. Cat tracks are more wide and evenly spaced where dog tracks are more pointed like that one. In the second picture I think I see claw marks in front of the middle toes. Judging by the small size and the short length of stride, I'd go with fox.

stravis, I agree with you...looks like canine to me as well...I saw the same, what looks to be like claw marks but also the pads and spacing but since I don't know how wet the soil was it is hard to tell if it was a fox..if it was real wet when the prints were made ...then it could be fox ..otherwise it was a good size dog or coyote judging from the depth of the imprint...my 2 cents.

 

[sweettractors]

Hey, That would be a ideal situation to setup one of those wildlife cameras. Nice to catch it on a picture. Ken Sweet

 

[gauthier]

Might have been a screw tail,auger tail,whompass cat.

 

[DIRTROAD]

CHUPECABRE???

 

[Sidwuffler]

Hey, That would be a ideal situation to setup one of those wildlife cameras. Nice to catch it on a picture. Ken Sweet

My Stealthcam packed a big sad earlier this week and is in for repair. Will set it up next week and see who arrives to say....Cheese !:licking:

A guy down the road a bit let on he had seen 3 Coyotes near his house a week or so ago !

 

[schmism]

im going to go with dog with well trimmed nails

due to overall oval shape

the lack of a lobe on the hind pad.... a clear X between the hind pad and front toes...

basicly

Canine vs. Feline Tracks - How to tell the difference between them.

 

[EddieWalker]

Never heard of a fox with a print that was 2 1/2 inches long. Even in soft soil, that's just too big. Coyote would be the right size, but the lac of claws makes it hard to think of it as a dog species. I have them all over my place, and they always have very pronounced claw marks.

I agree that the length versus width has me second guessing it, but the back pads will be longer then the front ones on a cat. I don't know if the soft soil will make it more so, or not.

I also know that size and width vary among the same animals.

Since the only for sure thing is the claws, it's either one or the other. If there are claw marks, then it'd a dog of some kind. If not, it's a cat of some kind.

Eddie

 

[jinman]

Eddie, I think the claw marks may close up in wet soil. From what I have always thought, the outside pads are behind and under the front pads. On a cat track, the pads are rounder and in a more perfect semi-circle so as to make the track wider in relation to depth.

Bobcat Tracks

Coyote Tracks

 

[weldingisfun]

Looks more like a canine track to me. Cat tracks are more wide and evenly spaced where dog tracks are more pointed like that one. In the second picture I think I see claw marks in front of the middle toes. Judging by the small size and the short length of stride, I'd go with fox.

I agree with stravis.