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Odd tracks in snow..track id? #6243117
05/18/18 08:34 PM
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Remembered these pics I took a few months ago. I cant place them. They go under branches too small for a large animal, plus they aren't tracks...more like drag marks, but no tracks near them. Perfectly parallel marks, not too heavily pressed into the snow. Perfectly parallel lines. Any ideas?





Re: Odd tracks in snow..track id? [Re: Hutchy] #6243119
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Oh, and the tracks beside the two lines are just coincidence, as can be seen in the second pic. My new puppies tracks I believe

Re: Odd tracks in snow..track id? [Re: Hutchy] #6243120
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Snow snakes.


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Re: Odd tracks in snow..track id? [Re: Hutchy] #6243121
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They criss crossed and joined at times, and there were hundreds of yards of tracks

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Snowski Hare. Cousin of Snowshoe Hare.

Re: Odd tracks in snow..track id? [Re: Hutchy] #6243123
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Wrong..a pair of snow snakes!

I have never seen this before, and I hate not knowing!!! Been bugging me for months!

Re: Odd tracks in snow..track id? [Re: Hutchy] #6243126
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Cross country snowski hares. of course!

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Originally Posted By: Hutchy
Cross country snowski hares. of course!

Hard to say, downhill snowski hares aren't too smart and sometimes wear their skis while walking to the hill. Downhill snowski scat has a lot of marajuna in it andthe urine patches smell like overpriced coffee latte's.

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No latte urine, or mary jane poop.


Any other ideas?

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is this super easy and I am missing something...or?

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Over head wires there?





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Re: Odd tracks in snow..track id? [Re: Hutchy] #6243142
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no wires or anything

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Originally Posted By: Wright Brothers
Over head wires there?


Just a seasonal road/ snowmobile path through the bush, fifty yards or so from the lake.

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Bird tracks seen all kinds and size of birds make tracks like that seen it a lot this last winter for some reason no real clarity just two lines like they were dragging their feet through the snow

Just them walking in the snow lol



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Re: Odd tracks in snow..track id? [Re: nightlife] #6243207
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Originally Posted By: nightlife
Bird tracks seen all kinds and size of birds make tracks like that seen it a lot this last winter for some reason no real clarity just two lines like they were dragging their feet through the snow

Just them walking in the snow lol


I am skeptical, yet without another theory. I looked them all over. Not a wing mark, start or stop point..if it was a bird it was walking constantly, dragging it's feet smoothly, not hopping at all...like a zombie bird on skis!

Never seen any tracks like it.

Very small aliens.

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Re: Odd tracks in snow..track id? [Re: Hutchy] #6243232
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Something with really COLD nads. eek blush




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Re: Odd tracks in snow..track id? [Re: Hutchy] #6243255
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I would guess the critter was not lifting its feet clear of the snow and left drags between steps, similar to a man walking in 14-15" of dry snow, then either more snow or wind drift filled the trail somewhat. Look at the big picture-pattern of where the marks go and whether the turns are caused by points of interest or more random, think why any animal would wander there and compare the pattern of travel with the animals you know. It will come to you. Travel pattern is often easier recognized than actual prints. Mentally list the animals in the area and find a reason to eliminate each, one at a time, when an animal can't be easily eliminated you are close to the answer. It's not a cow, because a cow slings their feet side ways; your turn.

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