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Big Game Hunting => Wolves => Topic started by: robescc on October 13, 2012, 07:42:34 PM

Title: Wolf Track?
Post by: robescc on October 13, 2012, 07:42:34 PM: I saw this on the opener of muzzle loader season. This was a couple miles from the gate where there was a herd of elk hanging out. I caught up to them another 300 yards in. This track was over the fresh elk tracks. This was north of Newman Lake.
Title: Re: Wolf Track?
Post by: Kola16 on October 13, 2012, 07:46:48 PM: How big is the track :dunno: Measure your rangefinder to find out. Measure the part of your range finder that is equivalent to the track :tup:
Title: Re: Wolf Track?
Post by: robescc on October 13, 2012, 07:54:46 PM: Quote from: Kola16 on October 13, 2012, 07:46:48 PM
How big is the track :dunno: Measure your rangefinder to find out. Measure the part of your range finder that is equivalent to the track :tup:

It is 3 1/4" wide x 5 1/8" long.
Title: Re: Wolf Track?
Post by: luvtohnt on October 13, 2012, 07:55:20 PM: The sandy soil makes the track appear larger than it is. Note the other front foot on the other side of the range finder! I think it is a coyote track.

Brandon
Title: Re: Wolf Track?
Post by: robescc on October 13, 2012, 08:36:51 PM: There were some coyote tracks there too but this set was quite a bit larger.
Title: Re: Wolf Track?
Post by: bearpaw on October 13, 2012, 09:27:48 PM: Quote from: luvtohnt on October 13, 2012, 07:55:20 PM
The sandy soil makes the track appear larger than it is. Note the other front foot on the other side of the range finder! I think it is a coyote track.

Brandon

I would agree the track on one side is defintely coyote sized, but the larger track is definitely not being made by the same animal. :twocents:
Title: Re: Wolf Track?
Post by: WAcoyotehunter on October 14, 2012, 09:56:09 AM: There is no way to tell a wolf track from a big dog track, but coyotes are significantly smaller than wolves... the difference in tracks is like a deer vs. moose...

Wolves leave large prints- It wouldn't suprise me if there were a few wondering around just North of Spokane.