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    moose: bull or cow?

    Thoughts? Seems big for a cow moose? No?

    https://imgur.com/a/szBc3

    But: this was 20 days ago, of course the snow track was 10 out of camera view.

    https://imgur.com/a/YV4ae

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    Re: moose: bull or cow?

    I would lean towards cow . But I'm no expert
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    Re: moose: bull or cow?

    You'll want to find a spot where the back feet contact the front tracks.

    If the back (the ones on top) are wider than the front, likely cow. If narrower or inline with the front, likely bull. Cows have a wider pelvis for bearing young and consequently their back hooves run further apart than a smaller-assed bull.
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    Re: moose: bull or cow?

    Track looks like Cow to me, Bull is heavier on rear of hoof, dew claw marks not predominant in the snow.
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    Re: moose: bull or cow?

    Another cow vote.
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    Re: moose: bull or cow?

    I say cow,no dew claw

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    Re: moose: bull or cow?

    I say "hahahaha" to everyone that thinks they can sex a moose from a print
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    Re: moose: bull or cow?

    Any other pics of the tracks? I'm going to say bull tracks and the pic is a cow

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    Re: moose: bull or cow?

    I saw a beautiful set of bull moose tracks the other day. The only problem is, I watched the cow make them. This year I've become more and more convinced that the presence of dew claws in a track doesn't indicate anything but animal weight and ground hardness.
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    Re: moose: bull or cow?

    I also laugh when people sex an animal by the track. What other species can you do this with?

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