Track ID???

[Roughcountry]

Jamie, another indicator is the two tracks close together in your pic. The one on the right is a front I believe.
The cats are direct steppers, you mostly see hind foot tracks cause they step dirctly on the same spot the front foot just left. Also see how much narrower the rear pad is on Ted's pic and the definate triple lobe. Thats the front foot toes you see on the left side of Teds picture.

I have a very clear pic of a lion track in snow and a bear in snow if you want them. It will take a little while to find them and get them on photo bucket.

[ishiwannabe]

Sounds good rough, whenever you get to it is good for me. Thanks for all the input everyone.

[Steve Kendrot]

Just from appearance, I'd say bear as well. All those toes in rows... No one asked where the tracks were found. If in NY, then I would say double confidence bear. I know all the rumors of Mountain Lions in, well, just about everywhere, but if that picture was taken in NY it is many times more likely to be a bear unless someone has released a pet lion. Even still, the track conformation looks like bear to me.

[JBiorn]

Definately not a lion. The size is about right for either a large cat or a small bear. The response about the difference in walking pattern is nuts on. The only time you will see both front and rear tracks of a cat is either where they have bee loafing, or at the dead run.

What confuses me is the lack of claw marks I generally associate with bear tracks. Strange.

Wolverine?

[fisheye47]

That is a black bear track-trust me!   CAM REXER

[KrEn]

It is definately not Wolverine, we have some of those here, it has a much longer footmark and more space between the lobes, and is so light i doubt it would leave mark on the ground Ishiw. is showing.
W. track is almost always triple tracks on diagonal lines, that is a sure telltale on wolverine.

Has anyone taken a wolwerine with a bow and arrow?

K

[Aram]

Really, really big bunny?
     

[southpawshooter]

Bear.........

[Tom Leemans]

Wookalar!

Then again, it could be a heffalump or a woosle. Definitely not a tigger though. No bouncy flouncy tail marks.

[Kevin Bahr]

I'll vote for black bear, but the lack of claw marks has me questioning.  As for the position of the two tracks together, a cat would make that impression, while standing/stopping.  Definitely not a griz, toes would be more in a line than on a curve.  Let us know if you see the critter...if it were in the NW, I'd say Bigfoot.

[ishiwannabe]

The tracks are from here in NY. And lion sightings have happened here by enough woods wise people that I dont doubt it...whether they are released pets or whatever...
I am leaning towards bear now too. Only thing that makes me question it is the lack of a fifth toe, claw marks, and the way the tracks line up....I didnt get a pic of that last feature.
Heffalump? They in season??

[Roughcountry]

1st track is a bear, bout 200 pounder. notice no claw marks. If there were claw marks in every track I'd practice my manners, griz.

This track is a very nice tom lion, should be over 150lbs. I say should be cause I never caught up to the traveling bugger, nether did the dogs.

[ishiwannabe]

Thanks rough. Makes it easy to see what I have been looking at here.

[Hunter John]

I am also going with bear,here are some pics of a Florida panther track I was lucky to find when I was on vacation a few years ago.



John

[GingivitisKahn]

It could be man-bear-pig.  I'm super cereal.

:-p