Track ID question

I'm not sure if linking the photos is working or not but here goes nothing.

Any thoughts on what this was?

I went out in 3-19 on Saturday evening. I got a bit of a late start and damn road hunters were in my way on the FSR. It's all good but after being stuck behind them for a mile or two - they headed down the track where I was going to sit for sundown! I don't want to bother other folks so I buggered off to someplace I hadn't been before. Problem was I didn't realize they were road hunters or I would have waited until they left and set up. As it was, I saw them go left where I wanted to go - so I kept on straight - went down another road and went for a walk from there. When I decided to bug out because lighting was poor enough I wasn't confident I could ID antler points if I did see anything - same truck was just up the hill from where I had decided to go on walkabout.

All good but I was bummed I hadn't just waited until they came back from where I wanted to go and set up. Before the snow, I saw a lot of sign in that area and wanted to go check it out. I'll give it a go again next week.

At my lonely spot - I only saw one set of moose tracks. But, walking back to the truck, I ran into these. Any ideas?

http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/...psrrvt4hjh.jpg
http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/...pscx0i7omj.jpg
http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/...psmntoyvwr.jpg
http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/...pspuvtuoem.jpg
http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/...psogptl1db.jpg

Lynx or cougar. Hard to tell size from the pictures.

cougar....

That's what I thought too. Distance between steps seems too big for a lynx - but I'm not sure. I was pretty sure it was cougar tracks. Only a couple miles from my place. :-)

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Originally Posted by tomcat

LYNX, tracks are fuzzy on edges indicating furry feet, cougar would be a more precise print.

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ill believe this guy lol he seems to know what hes talking about

I say LYNX, tracks are fuzzy on edges indicating furry feet whereas cougar would be a more precise print.

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Originally Posted by tomcat

I say LYNX, tracks are fuzzy on edges indicating furry feet whereas cougar would be a more precise print.

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Cool. I thought they were fuzzy just because they were a day or two old and the snow had melted a bit. Good insight.

I thought the length of step was too long for a lynx. But, I though the prints were a little small for a cougar.

So, I thought I would put it to the peanut gallery. :-) Thanks for the comments.

Somebody's dog running free chasing game. If you were there on time you could have shot it.:shock:

You got bobcat, lynx and cougar. One out of three, bobcat. Why, because the tracks on the downed pecker-pole are quite distinguished and clear. No signs of matted fur on those.