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Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: Alpinegus on August 24, 2011, 08:42:03 PM

Title: Paw print
Post by: Alpinegus on August 24, 2011, 08:42:03 PM: Cat or small bear? :-\
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Post by: JimmyHoffa on August 24, 2011, 08:44:14 PM: Looks like cat, I only saw 4 toes--also looks like the front right paw. Bears usually leave 5.
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Post by: bearpaw on August 24, 2011, 08:48:16 PM: cougar.... :tup:
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Post by: Alpinegus on August 24, 2011, 08:56:57 PM: If cat, something else to hunt with the bow next month.
Had a cat on the trail behind me a couple years ago, my buddy was trying to film it. He called me on the radio after the cat ran off and said, "Hey you had a cat on the trail behind you". :yike:
I told him to tell me sooner next time. :bash:
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Post by: losdaddy7 on August 24, 2011, 09:17:41 PM: Kitty cat.
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Post by: Goomsba on August 25, 2011, 11:04:49 PM: :yeah:
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Post by: Kola16 on August 25, 2011, 11:09:14 PM: meow
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Post by: Bigluke1981 on August 25, 2011, 11:23:04 PM: looks like cougar to me!
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Post by: Kain on August 26, 2011, 12:20:24 AM: Definitely a cat. :tup:

Here is a good article on cat tracks.
http://www.bear-tracker.com/caninevsfeline.html (http://www.bear-tracker.com/caninevsfeline.html)
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Post by: Kola16 on August 26, 2011, 12:43:05 AM: Very helpful link :tup:
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Post by: Alpinegus on August 26, 2011, 06:59:05 AM: Quote
Very helpful link :tup:

:yeah:
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Post by: GoldTip on August 26, 2011, 10:11:51 AM: Quote from: JimmyHoffa on August 24, 2011, 08:44:14 PM
Looks like cat, I only saw 4 toes--also looks like the front right paw. Bears usually leave 5.

I would agree cat for sure, but I think it looks like left front? Maybe I have this wrong but isn't the leading toe in the middle the indicator of which paw it comes from? I think Machias would know for sure, maybe I have it backwards. I'm sure Bearpaw can answer this for me as well.
Title: Re: Paw print
Post by: GoldTip on August 26, 2011, 11:03:55 AM: Quote from: GoldTip on August 26, 2011, 10:11:51 AM
Quote from: JimmyHoffa on August 24, 2011, 08:44:14 PM
Looks like cat, I only saw 4 toes--also looks like the front right paw. Bears usually leave 5.

I would agree cat for sure, but I think it looks like left front? Maybe I have this wrong but isn't the leading toe in the middle the indicator of which paw it comes from? I think Machias would know for sure, maybe I have it backwards. I'm sure Bearpaw can answer this for me as well.

I just checked out the link and I had it backwards, that does appear to be the right front foot. My bad.
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Post by: JimmyHoffa on August 26, 2011, 09:17:50 PM: Gold Tip, I just use my hand as cougar prints usually follow the same pattern as a hand...so the hand that best matches the paw pattern would likely be the side of the animal. If there was a hind paw print inside the front print, the hinds are narrower (about 2/3 the width) you might even be able to have a good guess of male vs female. Lots of info in tracks.