Wolf or Cougar?

[RileyH]

Ran across this track in the field, we've seen cougar in the area over the years but never seen a wolf although they're supposedly a few miles away. Never hunted for any form of predator beyond coyote so I am not good at identifying their tracks.

Track seemed huge for a cat, ~5-1/4" long and ~3-1/4" wide roughly taped. Long gait and the tracks only ever landed near each other when it appeared to stop. I was in the area of this track for several days and never heard any howling beyond coyote.

If it's a cat, I assume it's a big one and worth going back out to look for...

Thanks for any input!

[Oh Mah]

def. canine. 

[meatwhack]

I’d call that a Cougar. It’s way too rounded to be a wolf.

[Taco280AI]

It looks like there are claw marks, if so, canine

[Tenkara]

It looks like there are claw marks, if so, canine

[csaaphill]

  That's big is there any scat?
my first guess was cougar but the others are probably correct.

[724wd]

Dee Oh double-Gee! 

[Axle]

For sure a mutt.