Track ID please
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Things have been very slow here lately so decided to do some more scouting. Lack of snow and warm weather have made tracking very difficult as the sun usually melts the details in the track rather quickly. Any clue as to what these might be? The first set are about 1 1/2"- 2" and may be bobcat but whatever it was decided to turn and walk back over it's tracks. I could only find a few track as they disappeared off the trail where there was no snow. This next set I'm thinking may be Fisher but thought the loped more like mink. Experts, any opinions?
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Re: Track ID please
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Lee, we have plenty of rabbits and fox seem to be on the rise around here. I'm familiar with both creatures and it's hard to get a clear picture but don't think it's either. The top ones don't look like canine as the pad seems to be more like cat and the track appears to be more round than oval. I did put out a few cameras in case they decide to return and just in case it's a cat, made a couple of sets. Maybe I can add a cat to this years pile!
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Re: Track ID please
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What is the approximate size and spacing of the tracks in the bottom picture ? And how deep is that snow?
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Re: Track ID please
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What is the approximate size and spacing of the tracks in the bottom picture ? About 4"-5" apart with about 12" between each set of four prints. Tracks about the size of a 50 cent pc.
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Re: Track ID please
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No fox around here so I'm not familiar with their behavior but bobcats are notorious for walking in other critters tracks and backtracking on their own. There was a lot of that in that area including squirrel & rabbit. Interesting on them back tracking like that!
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Re: Track ID please
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What is the approximate size and spacing of the tracks in the bottom picture ? About an inch of crust with a light dusting. Small patches of snow in shaded areas otherwise very little snow.
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Re: Track ID please
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12/15/18 01:11 AM
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Thanks everyone. Cameras are out, time will tell.....I hope!
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Re: Track ID please
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12/15/18 01:18 AM
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Here are small female fisher tracks(walking) to compare,but in deep snow.
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Re: Track ID please
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About 4"-5" apart with about 12" between each set of four prints. Tracks about the size of a 50 cent pc. so, each of the 4 pear shaped depressions shown is 4-5" long and has 4 individual prints in the bottom? and they are 12" between? half dollar is ~1" and my references say fisher tracks are greater than 2.5" & i don't see crowding 4 2.5" prints into a 4-5" space.. If my understanding is correct, then I say they are consistent with either mink or weasel; I asked about the snow depth because there's not much body drag showing but with just an inch there wouldn't be. I would have thought mink to be about 18" apart, so possibly weasel which I don't have. If each of those pear shapes is a pair of prints then it's maybe fisher.
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Re: Track ID please
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12/15/18 10:45 AM
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How cold was It. They could be skunk tracks.
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Re: Track ID please
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Waaaaaaaaaay too big for wink or measle 5" body print? 12" between hops? OK
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Re: Track ID please
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Waaaaaaaaaay too big for wink or measle 5" body print? 12" between hops? OK Maybe the wink or measle was wearing 50 cent pieces for snow shoes?
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