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Otter track? #6764258 02/09/20 02:03 PM 02/09/20 02:03 PM
Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 47 MI T trappingmichigan OP trapper
trappingmichigan OP trapper T Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 47 MI	Help with track identification. Sorry the track wasn't super close up. The wide open picture is where the track was found. Its an old beaver pond that had the (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) blown out by high water two years ago and the beaver moved to close by river. These tracks came from an old beaver house with almost no water under it. I was thinking otter but not sure. I have never caught an otter and am currently trapping the area to find out. Iv'e caught one beaver so far on the river and some huge rats but no otter. Hope the pictures work, I'm new at this and first time trapping in about 7 years. I have never done a lot of trapping on rivers, any opinions would be welcome.

Re: Otter track? [Re: trappingmichigan] #6764262 02/09/20 02:05 PM 02/09/20 02:05 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,123 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,123 Minnesota	Fisher or coon. Not otter NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Otter track? [Re: trappingmichigan] #6764263 02/09/20 02:06 PM 02/09/20 02:06 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,246 Oregon beaverpeeler trapper
beaverpeeler trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,246 Oregon	Coon My fear of moving stairs is escalating!

Re: Otter track? [Re: trappingmichigan] #6764265 02/09/20 02:07 PM 02/09/20 02:07 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,246 Oregon beaverpeeler trapper
beaverpeeler trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,246 Oregon	Otter tracks are like cross between coon and coyote. My fear of moving stairs is escalating!

Re: Otter track? [Re: trappingmichigan] #6764266 02/09/20 02:07 PM 02/09/20 02:07 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,026 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,026 Northern Maine	Coon Nevada bound

Re: Otter track? [Re: trappingmichigan] #6764268 02/09/20 02:09 PM 02/09/20 02:09 PM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 330 NJ B Bucndoe trapper
Bucndoe trapper B Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 330 NJ	Coon

Re: Otter track? [Re: trappingmichigan] #6764278 02/09/20 02:23 PM 02/09/20 02:23 PM
Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 47 MI T trappingmichigan OP trapper
trappingmichigan OP trapper T Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 47 MI	Thanks. I didn't think it was coon cause how cold out it had been and the stride. I feel stupid for asking now. The tracks went from the house to an abandoned bank den where it went inside the bank den. Thanks to everyone for the answer though.

Re: Otter track? [Re: trappingmichigan] #6764309 02/09/20 02:51 PM 02/09/20 02:51 PM
Joined: May 2018 Posts: 10,930 SW Georgia W Wanna Be trapper
Wanna Be trapper W Joined: May 2018 Posts: 10,930 SW Georgia	Would an otter have a tail drag mark? Do they drag their tails when walking?

Re: Otter track? [Re: trappingmichigan] #6764318 02/09/20 02:59 PM 02/09/20 02:59 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 23,650 New Hampshire N Nessmuck trapper
Nessmuck trapper N Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 23,650 New Hampshire	Otters legs are short....you’d see a belly drag in the snow It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Re: Otter track? [Re: trappingmichigan] #6764399 02/09/20 03:57 PM 02/09/20 03:57 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 7,694 Virginia 5 52Carl trapper
52Carl trapper 5 Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 7,694 Virginia	Big boar coon looking for love this time of year.

Re: Otter track? [Re: trappingmichigan] #6764408 02/09/20 04:04 PM 02/09/20 04:04 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,445 revillo, sd C cohunt trapper
cohunt trapper C Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,445 revillo, sd	Abandoned beaver bank dens are very common denning sites for raccoon that live along rivers and great spots to catch substantial numbers on warmer winter evenings.

Re: Otter track? [Re: 52Carl] #6764454 02/09/20 04:52 PM 02/09/20 04:52 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 23,650 New Hampshire N Nessmuck trapper
Nessmuck trapper N Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 23,650 New Hampshire	Originally Posted by 52Carl Big boar coon looking for love this time of year. Yup....can even see peckah drag marks...... It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Re: Otter track? [Re: Nessmuck] #6764524 02/09/20 06:21 PM 02/09/20 06:21 PM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 10,404 MT S snowy trapper
snowy trapper S Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 10,404 MT	Originally Posted by Nessmuck Originally Posted by 52Carl Big boar coon looking for love this time of year. Yup....can even see peckah drag marks...... Ya Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime

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