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Title: Track id
Post by: Norman89 on November 05, 2017, 11:25:40 AM
Me and a buddy are stumped, what would make this track?
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Post by: WAcoyotehunter on November 05, 2017, 07:47:10 PM
tough to tell,  what size?  do you have a pattern?
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Post by: JimmyHoffa on November 05, 2017, 07:48:41 PM
tree dweller?
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Post by: WapitiTalk1 on November 05, 2017, 08:08:16 PM
How long/wide?  Coon, maybe possum? 
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Post by: lokidog on November 05, 2017, 08:38:58 PM
No to both of those, they both have longer fingers/toes.

Looks like decent size based on the Alder leaf nearby, my guess, and it's just that, is Bobcat.
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Post by: WapitiTalk1 on November 05, 2017, 08:43:09 PM
Ya, I don't know Loki. Tracks are so close together....
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Post by: lokidog on November 05, 2017, 08:47:22 PM
Could have stopped to look at something, cats will often have their front feet side by side when they are checking something out.  Looks about the right size as well.  :dunno:  One of the more experienced trapper guys might have a better idea.
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Post by: WAcoyotehunter on November 05, 2017, 08:52:34 PM
I'm trying to tell if there is a fifth toe showing, which would make me think marten.
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Post by: WapitiTalk1 on November 05, 2017, 08:53:51 PM
Concur Loki. Wondering at what location he saw them, and, size!  The earth/ground consistency cones into play also. Claw marks oftentimes tell a tale. They just don't look round enough for bob kitties.
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Post by: lokidog on November 05, 2017, 09:02:37 PM
I'm trying to tell if there is a fifth toe showing, which would make me think marten.

There could be a "thumb" on the right one.
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Post by: JakeLand on November 06, 2017, 05:43:13 AM
Definitely not marten !
Looks like a bobby mud makes tracks look a little different
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Post by: DOUBLELUNG on November 06, 2017, 08:47:09 AM
Looks feline to me, foot slid forward slightly in shallow surface mud, elongating the pad and toe prints. 
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Post by: Norman89 on November 06, 2017, 02:26:07 PM
Pic was taken on the puyallop river bottom last week I didn't think it was a cat at first doesn't look like the right shape to me for some reason we have seen multiple cats in the area but they seem shy tried trapping them last year with no luck
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Post by: Humptulips on November 06, 2017, 06:38:17 PM
At first glance it makes you think cat but I don't think so. I'm betting raccoon and I can't lose the bet because you can't prove me wrong.  :tung: :chuckle:
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Post by: Boss .300 winmag on November 06, 2017, 06:40:57 PM
At first glance it makes you think cat but I don't think so. I'm betting raccoon and I can't lose the bet because you can't prove me wrong.  :tung: :chuckle:

 :yeah:
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Post by: Hilltop123 on November 06, 2017, 06:44:44 PM
I'll just leave this, right here.
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Post by: Alchase on November 06, 2017, 06:50:57 PM
Raccoon has an elongated pad and thinner toes, plus usually you can see all five raccoon toes in their tracks.
My guess is bobcat.
Attached is raccoon and Bobcat
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Post by: Humptulips on November 06, 2017, 06:56:00 PM
Raccoon because they don't always look textbook. I've seen that same shape before that raccoon made.
Look at the cat tracks you posted, not even close plus cats do not normally walk in mud if they can help it.
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