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Guess the track

Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 4:46 pm
by Mike
Can you ID it?? :) Pic taken in northern MN

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Re: Guess the track

Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:37 pm
by dan
Looks like a Mountain lion track to me...

Re: Guess the track

Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:49 pm
by dan
Dog / wolf track:
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Mountain lion:
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Re: Guess the track

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:24 am
by The Rav
Yup, its a mountain lion!

Re: Guess the track

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:29 am
by Liberty-Hunt
The Rav wrote:Yup, its a mountain lion!

Hoo YES, that's look like... :shock:

Re: Guess the track

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:17 am
by Ashley
Looks like a pretty BIG mountain lion track! :shock:

Re: Guess the track

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:32 pm
by Mike
Good guesses! The pic is deceiving because the snow is pretty deep, so my hand isn't right next to the track really. It was a little bigger than a cougar, but most of the cats look the same, but just vary in size. It was actually this guy:
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Had to help my girlfriend build some snowmen for this video the other week and thought it would be neat to grab a pic of a tiger track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1IaCSnGXZk

Re: Guess the track

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:27 pm
by dan
Cool... 8-)
I was wondering if I was right... It sure had the characteristics of a cat track. But I was thinking it would have to be one huge lion... So what does your Girlfriend do with those cats?

Re: Guess the track

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 3:23 pm
by Mike
She is the head keeper at a cat sanctuary. The organization gives the cats a home for life, my girlfriend feeds and takes care of them, builds the cages, and provides enrichment for them (like snowmen or scents or toys etc). Its not open to the public but I help out there once in a while and its cool to be able to see all the cats, everything from house cats up to lions, tigers, cougars, lynx, even a leopard and jaguar.

Re: Guess the track

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:44 pm
by Liberty-Hunt
I never saw a cougar track or even a tiger one so I feel dummy...
But, also proud of me for be "close" just recognize cat type of...

Re: Guess the track

Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:43 am
by huntinnurse
Ahhhh Michel, very few of us have seen cougar, much less Tiger tracks, so no reason feel "dummy". This is all a learning experience for us. Great opp for learning and guessing the track. I think we should continue with this with other animals. Including animals we do hunt on a regular basis. With that, maybe guessing the weight/sex as well. The tracks i am seeing here of the hogs in HI, Mark is pointing out the estimated weight when as we find them. Very good practice.

So who has the next track to figure out?