Who wants to play track ID?

ishiwannabe · April 16, 2008, 09:01:00 PM

This bear had a good sway...kinda appeared to shuffle instead of walk. Ears looked way too small.
I wish I could have taken pics of him, because Im sure he would have impressed most of you.
I have two stands within 200 yards of my house, one where he came from and one where he ran to...not to mention the three apple trees between my house and the pool.

vermonster13 · April 16, 2008, 09:30:00 PM

When does season open? I better come down and help you protect the homestead.

**DONOTDELETE** · April 16, 2008, 10:42:00 PM

Man, My everyday Dream hunt is to take a bigger Bear then My First one. I took a bear in Maine w/.54 Cal Side Lock T/C Renegade... Bear was 2.5 year old Male 5' Sq 94#... TenderViddels :D

Aram · April 17, 2008, 08:42:00 AM

Bear! It's a bear, I'm sure...
Awww you said that already... :(
Sounds like a fun game but give us a day to answer.

Look out for him, he'll be back. In my area they usually hang around for a couple of weeks then move on. Not too far I suppose but every year we see them daily for a couple of weeks then they disappear.

Aram · April 17, 2008, 08:50:00 AM

How about this one:

And a detail:

ishiwannabe · April 17, 2008, 11:44:00 AM

Fisher Aram? Or another bear?
I hope to get a shot at this guy. Season opens the same day as deer for archery....
Ten years ago, people would look at you funny around here if you mentioned a bear. Now we have them visit on a weekly and sometimes daily time frame.
Fishers showed up about the same time...now all we need are some more moose and some elk. LOL.

Brian Gillispie · April 17, 2008, 11:45:00 AM

Bobcat?

Brian

wapiti792 · April 17, 2008, 02:04:00 PM

I'd be putting out a few more "bird feeders" along with a blind or three before season to keep the songbirds happy of coarse and to aid in their "protection"

Aram · April 17, 2008, 08:27:00 PM

Good guesses.
Fisher it is. Could be bobcat except for the claws showing and number of toes (bobcat would show four and no claws.) I don't know but I suspect a bobcat would also direct register.

Brian Krebs · April 18, 2008, 01:55:00 AM

This week - way back in...that is a quarter in the photo for size comparison.....

Brian Krebs · April 18, 2008, 02:12:00 AM

this was the largest track; again a quarter in the photo....

Brian Krebs · April 18, 2008, 02:18:00 AM

On my screen a quarter fits perfectly on the image. That makes the track 5 1/2 inches long and 4 3/4 wide.....

Falk · April 18, 2008, 04:14:00 AM

Brian,

... Wolf trailing a Cat ...?!

BTW: I have no idea of which size a quarter is.

Aram · April 18, 2008, 07:17:00 AM

... Or cat trailing a pooch!

LOL! I know in Idaho you have some big cats too.
I'll vote for wolf though. I have not seen one of those since I was a child.
Falk, the track is 14cm X 12cm.

Falk · April 18, 2008, 10:42:00 AM

Thanks Aram

I knew though, because Brian gave the measurements already above. All I wanted to say was: Coins don't work well for comparison, if any borders are involved ...

And maybe I did not use the correct term to express what I wanted to suggest?! My intention was to say => BIG Wolf was following a Cat. Isn't "trailing" used in such a meaning too?!

ishiwannabe · April 18, 2008, 12:12:00 PM

I would vote for wolf too. Cats can retract their claws, canines cant.
No more bear encounters here, I guess he may have moved on for a while....

wapiti792 · April 18, 2008, 01:07:00 PM

WOLF OR ONE LARGE COYOTE!!!

Brian Krebs · April 18, 2008, 04:41:00 PM

It was wolves. I don't know what that single little track in the first photo is though; looks like a domestic cat; but there shouldn't be any as far from homes as I saw this.
Bear season is open here; saw the tracks on the way up to set a bait.
That and a lot of dead deer and elk...

Aram- the way our money here is shrinking in value; your right- I should have used the fletch end of an arrow

Shawn Leonard · April 18, 2008, 05:47:00 PM

Falk, funny thing is Climax is right next to Surprise. I know what it is!1 Shawn

Aram · April 18, 2008, 07:35:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Falk:
... maybe I did not use the correct term to express what I wanted to suggest?! My intention was to say => BIG Wolf was following a Cat. Isn't "trailing" used in such a meaning too?!

You said it right Falk. Your English is really good.

What I meant by cat=mountain lion (or cougar, which they have in Idaho) and pooch= very little dog. To play with words I reversed the families of animals you mentioned. (Of course, cougar is a cat and, as mentioned above, has fully retractable claws.)
A 5 1/2 inch long dog print would stop me in my tracks too. Maybe more than just to take a picture. Good one!