Author Topic: Is this a Cougar print? (Read 6727 times)

Ghostrider · « **on:** December 31, 2012, 04:23:59 PM »

Found this on my property. Was about half the size of my shoe print. I think it's a cougar. Any thoughts?

MtnMuley · « **Reply #1 on:** December 31, 2012, 04:25:59 PM »

Nope. K-9

Ghostrider · « **Reply #2 on:** December 31, 2012, 04:31:09 PM »

How big of a k9 could it be? My male german shepherd's print was about half this size when I compared them.

BOWHUNTER45 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 31, 2012, 04:31:16 PM »

Think I see a claw mark on the toe on the right side . I agree ..Nope .

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 31, 2012, 04:31:41 PM »

k9 for sure

BOWHUNTER45 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 31, 2012, 04:32:07 PM »

We will call it a wolf then ...

deaner · « **Reply #6 on:** December 31, 2012, 04:32:23 PM »

cats wont have their claws visible in the prints like that

Ghostrider · « **Reply #7 on:** December 31, 2012, 04:38:30 PM »

That's what I thought, too, but I think the claw mark is just a depression in the dirt. I saw a Cougar in this same part of my property last winter. I have two goats in a shed close to where this print was found. Here is the unedited picture before I rotated and cropped it.. Maybe this shows better size...

christopheri · « **Reply #8 on:** December 31, 2012, 04:39:15 PM »

Quote from: Ghostrider on December 31, 2012, 04:31:09 PM

How big of a k9 could it be? My male german shepherd's print was about half this size when I compared them.

I have to agree that this is a K-9 print. Saint bernards, leonberger, and malamutes are just a few breeds that I can think of that have a muc larger paw than a shepherd.

deaner · « **Reply #9 on:** December 31, 2012, 04:42:35 PM »

i see all 4 claw marks very distinctly... 100% canine

Tman · « **Reply #10 on:** December 31, 2012, 04:46:48 PM »

Not a cat

Ghostrider · « **Reply #11 on:** December 31, 2012, 04:46:54 PM »

Ok ok ... I've been outvoted.. For arguments sake, I'll agree it's a k9 of sorts.

I'm going to have to resort to setting up a game cam for further verification.

bankwalker · « **Reply #12 on:** December 31, 2012, 07:13:42 PM »

Quote from: deaner on December 31, 2012, 04:42:35 PM

i see all 4 claw marks very distinctly... 100% canine

Yup I see all four claw marks clearly as well.

BullMagnet76 · « **Reply #13 on:** December 31, 2012, 07:15:36 PM »

Quote from: MtnMuley on December 31, 2012, 04:25:59 PM

Nope. K-9

Karl Blanchard · « **Reply #14 on:** January 12, 2013, 09:43:57 AM »

this is the best way to tell if its cat or canine. If you can draw an x through the print without intersecting the back (large) pad then it is k9. If your x goes throught the pad its a cat

Todd_ID · « **Reply #15 on:** January 13, 2013, 01:05:23 PM »

Here's a photo of a coyote and a cougar track side by side. The coyote is in the upper right, and the cougar is at the bottom of the photo. It shows the drawing an X thing that BLRman was talking about.

throttlejocky20 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 13, 2013, 06:33:46 PM »

The only time i have seen claw marks in cat tracks they were in snow and you could just make out the tips.

scree · « **Reply #17 on:** January 13, 2013, 08:20:46 PM »

Yup K-9 100%

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