I have bobcat and coyotes in the area. Any thoughts on these tracks?

Canine

Ditto.

I agree. Looking at stride is a great indicator. 8-10" for bobcats, 12-14" for coyotes. Another trick i learned when I had a hound is the "X" method. With coyotes you can draw an X from between the toes and not hit the pad like this.....


For bobcat, the pad gets on the way

Thank you all your the replies. Cat trapper appreciate how you differentiate between the two. Very helpful

That is a cat track.

2nd pic is a perfect example showing the tri-lobed rear edge of the pad.

Swamp Wolf has it. Cat no question.

Yep I agree with swamp, cat.

It's bobcat.

That is a canine track...all day..every day..and twice on Sunday.

You guys must have been at the Honky Tonk last night with Savell

And are too impaired to decipher the difference....

Clearly a cat

I love it when cat tracks are that obvious.

yep!!

Cat



K-9

Canine of some sort.

OK, you can show the trail cam pic of the animal that made it, anytime now.

Textbook cat...even has the 'fur halo' around the pad that is typically pronounced with a cat track in the snow.

Winter feet:
Badgers are pigeon toed.
Red Fox are fur coverd.
Coyote are more oblong and the heel is two-lobbed heart shaped. The tracks usually show claws. And you can see an X made by either side of the heel pad and the middle toes.
Bobcat Tracks are rounder. The heel pad has three lobes, The claws are usually retracted but will show in mud or compressed snow.

Sorry Nessy. No canine has a three lobbed heel pad.

That's also a very compressed and deep track with no claws. I would go with cat on that one.