Winter Track ID

[Prerylyon]

So, this could be a fun way to help move winter along?

My little 5 yr old son and I just came in from a midwinter's hike around our place. Its the 1st sunny day in like forever, and temps were nearing 40°, a good excuse to get outside.

We found these tracks. They are old, in crusty snow, and went in nearly a straight line and are all in the same line of travel. I have an idea what the critter might be, curious what you all think it is?

 

[buckbull]

Bottom one I would say racoon

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

that's what I think too. Lots of them around my pond in the mud

 

[go_deep]

Bottom one looks like a possum, second one is your cat, first one looks like a k-9 so your dog or a yote. How many did I get right?

 

[Prerylyon]

So, honestly I don't know; but based on similarities to other I have seen online, I'm thinking its a big possum.

All the prints in the series are in the same, long single track away from our place-they came out of the woods and traveled into a deer trail on a clearing off into a cornfiels, so I don't think its domestic or feral pets. It went for 1,000 yards til we turned around for home.

 

[Prerylyon]

Bottom one looks like a possum, second one is your cat, first one looks like a k-9 so your dog or a yote. How many did I get right?

I was thinking k9 too, but all these prints are from the same track and made by what appears to be 1 animal.

 

[kidoggy]

I could be wrong but my first thought was rhesuss monkey. they are best known for their love of chocolate and peanut butter.

 

[JimP]

I can't tell on the first two pictures but I would say that the last one is a racoon

 

[dan maule]

bottom one looks like a possum, too spread out to be a coon IMO.

 

[manitou1]

Bottom pic is an oppossum.

 

[Prerylyon]

Think the consensus is possum, and my wife confirms it: she came home last nite after playing organ at church and seen a big, fat possum milling about near the woods by our property.

Anyone got any other interesting prints to share??

 

[JimP]

 

[DH56]

Bottom one-

 

[go_deep]

Been awhile since I took the pictures, 35mm picture probably gave that away.
First picture is 3 30-06 shells stacked, second is my hunting boot which I think measured 14" on the outside.

 

[Prerylyon]

Been awhile since I took the pictures, 35mm picture probably gave that away.
First picture is 3 30-06 shells stacked, second is my hunting boot which I think measured 14" on the outside.


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, right?

 

[go_deep]

, right?

What flavor?

 

[Prerylyon]

Since everyone will say 'grizzly' (and prob be correct!) I'll take the bait say it was a very large black bear?

 

[go_deep]

Since everyone will say 'grizzly' (and prob be correct!) I'll take the bait say it was a very large black bear?

Actually a large fox squirrel, LOL!
Grizz it is.

 

[JimP]

Here is a nice grizz track that I got when I was hunting them.

They were laughing at us since they would walk down the same trail that we were riding the horses up except they were walking it at night.

 

[marcusvdk]