/r/AnimalTracking
Tracks and sign and poo oh my!
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“Never forget the trail, look ever for the track in the snow; it is the priceless, unimpeachable record of the creature’s life and thought, in the oldest writing known on the earth.”
-Ernest Thompson Seton
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Put a single trail cam out in the woods. See what came along, before the cam was stolen
Sorry didn’t think to put something down for scale, but about the size of a large dog print.
Hand is approx 7.5" from tip of middle finger to bottom of palm.
Same size as cat paw print. On my deck steps so it was hanging out under my deck for a bit. It snowed a little overnight. What threw me off is the u-shaped big pad. I'm in New England, I live behind a 1,500 acre wilderness preserve, so we have raccoons, skunks, possums, foxes, fishers, coyotes, bobcats, etc.
Wv state park, middle of trail on top of rock. Lots of fur, size was pretty small. Not much bigger than a chihuahua sized dog turd.
Curious what animal pooped on our septic tank lid 🤣
My guess is skunk or racoon.
Also - what did that eat that came out so smooth in that bottom chunk?
They were about the size of my hand (I am a 24 year-old man).This is the only picture I made, since I wasn't feeling too comfortable on top of this snowy mountain accompanied by an animal of which I did not know the size, nor the danger.
Thanks in advance!
It's about 2 cm/0.78 inches wide and I found them in bacon grease that was left in a pan on my kitchen stove overnight.
I am in Northeast Oklahoma and cannot identify what track this is. The pad is what's giving me trouble, as it's kind of egg-shaped and I can't find anything that matches it. Anyone have an idea of what animal left this track?
Body organ? Extra large worm? Found today Nov 27th, 2024 in a fenced in front yard. Dogs showed semi interest, didn’t give off any distinctive smell and definitely not alive. What is this???