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Is this likely a bear track?
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February 14, 2012, 10:40:13 PM »
I was traipsing through a habitat management unit along the Snake River this afternoon and I spotted this large track in soft mud. Not real fresh, but fully 3.5" long, front to back. I can only see this as a bear track, but having no experience, I thought I'd best ask. (I usually hang out on the coyote forum.)
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Nope, looks canine to me.
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No I don't think it is a bear track. Looks to me to be a very large dog track. The pad is shaped like a k9's not a bears.
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My lab makes the same print..
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Not a bear track
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Here's a bear track .
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Quote from: NWBREW on February 15, 2012, 12:30:00 AM
Here's a bear track .
damn that bear almost got run over,the bear must have been in a hurry,he dropped some ammo
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He's packing a 44 mag!
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That is a K-9 track. Not a Bear Track. 100% positive on that.
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Count the toes. Anything other than 5 is not a bear.
Can anybody recall any other 4 legged critter with 5 toes?
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Thanks, guys (and
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Looks to be a decent size wolf.
If you were close to residence, I might say a Great Dane or some other dog of that size.
A bear is a lot longer and wider.
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