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Offline pjb3

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Is this a lion track?
« on: March 25, 2012, 04:24:24 PM »
Thats what I'm thinking

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Re: Is this a lion track?
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2012, 04:28:57 PM »
Looks like a large canine to me, it almost looks like you can see the claw marks  :dunno:

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Re: Is this a lion track?
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2012, 04:29:40 PM »
I looked at alot of them and never saw a claw mark

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Re: Is this a lion track?
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2012, 04:32:12 PM »
Well it's pretty hard to see the pic on my phone, but I thought I would give my opinion anyhow

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Re: Is this a lion track?
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2012, 06:17:26 PM »
Really hard to see, bu I would guess a cat track.

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Re: Is this a lion track?
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2012, 08:05:25 PM »
I tried messing around with it to get a better idea and Im still not sure.  Looks like a canine to  me.


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Re: Is this a lion track?
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2012, 08:11:48 PM »
here is one from the biggest of two cat track I found 2 days ago. Not sure if the pic will turn out to good I had to use my cell.


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Re: Is this a lion track?
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2012, 08:12:36 PM »
I thought its was really big for a canine, surely not a yote

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Re: Is this a lion track?
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2012, 08:14:17 PM »
here is a link to tell a cat track from a dog track.


http://www.bear-tracker.com/caninevsfeline.html

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Re: Is this a lion track?
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2012, 08:20:54 PM »
That's a Big Foot track!

I sure hope you followed it.
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I wonder how many people will touch their nose to their screen trying to read this...

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Re: Is this a lion track?
« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2012, 05:13:33 AM »
Mutt  :dunno:

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Re: Is this a lion track?
« Reply #11 on: March 26, 2012, 07:23:25 AM »
It sure could be.  Tough to tell with the picture, but cats usually don't leave mush of a claw mark on that kind of surface.  In deeper mushy snow they will leave marks.

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Re: Is this a lion track?
« Reply #12 on: March 26, 2012, 07:37:53 AM »
HARD TO SAY When its been melted so much .....kinda does though  :tup:

 


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