Track identification...what are they?

[Ravenlost]

http://www.hbtv.us/NEWS/2008/1-13-07...%20Prints.html

[MELOC]

wolf

[pancho]

Coyote tracks.

Notice how the front and back paws overlap. A coyote at a walk will do this, dogs or wolves usually do not. The normal size of a coyote is track usually 2-3 inches wide and 2-2 1/2 inches long but will look larger is softer ground. The stride is usually 14-16 inches.

Wolf tracks are usually 4-5 inches in length and 3 3/4 to 4 3/4 inches wide. The wolf's front paws are larger than the back also.

[Ravenlost]

There are a lot of coyotes in that area.

[Bearfootfarm]

Its some kind of canine, but not enough evidence to be sure which kind

[Oggie]

I'm no expert, but two of them look a bit like human hands to me.

[fishhead]

Those are dog tracks. Coyotes are much narrower. Domestic canines have more round tracks.

[NWoods_Hippie]

This is a picture of a single wolf track:



From the same wolf, multiple tracks.



I watched this big fella come down the drive at the resort I care take for one evening last year, took these pictures in the mud the next morning.

I think what you have RL are dog tracks, the toe pad are too rounded for it to be a wolf.

Peace,
Margie

[tamatik]

definately jack-a-lope.. we,ve had an infestation of them this yr. Their favorite food is gingabongs and my poor old tree has taken a beaten and may not recover. I,m gonna set me a pinafore trap and ,by jeepers, I,ll have 'em.

[ksfarmer]

Originally Posted by fishhead

Those are dog tracks. Coyotes are much narrower. Domestic canines have more round tracks.

A big dog.

[tamatik]

a Pinafore trap gets hooked on thier antlers and they can,t breathe. When they can,t breathe, their scales fall off and they are visible for 15 seconds. It is at this crucial time that you are able to see them and get a shot with your winthrorp gun. Most folks go for head shots but that may not always be effective. I have learned that a well placed shot to the pelcrum is always fatal.

[charliesbugs]

Looks like dog tracks, coyote seldom touch that far apart.

[unregistered29228]

We just sent a photo to the NC authorities asking what we had in our field. They were 4 inches across and the strides were 3 feet apart. They looked exactly like your prints, and the "experts" said it was a large dog. Here are our tracks:

[leoaloha]

Wolf or large dog. The only way to tell is habitat or actually seeing. If it were cougar the rear pad would have 3 lobes towards the rear and usually no claw marks.

L

[GoddessKristie]

I can't believe someone suggested that might be a bear track! Definitely a domestic dog. I have seen their tracks overlap as well.