/r/AnimalTracking
Tracks and sign and poo oh my!
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βNever forget the trail, look ever for the track in the snow; it is the priceless, unimpeachable record of the creatureβs life and thought, in the oldest writing known on the earth.β
-Ernest Thompson Seton
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iβm not so great with tracks compared to photo id, perhaps an otter or raccoon?
I have included scale in my photos: no.
Geographic location: Northwest Oregon
Environment: forested area
Hi, I submitted a poop ID request a couple of days ago, following all the bot's instructions, but it hasn't been approved. How can I find out why, and whether there is anything else I need to do to get my request posted? Thanks
Could it be some weird type of snow tire tracks? Lol
Put a single trail cam out in the woods. See what came along, before the cam was stolen
Sorry didnβt think to put something down for scale, but about the size of a large dog print.
β’ I have included scale in my photo(s): [no] β’ If not, here are estimated measurements: [approximately the size of a human little fingernail] β’ Geographic location: [Scottish Highlands (Glen Affric)] β’ Environment (pine forest, swamp, near a river, etc.): [mixed deciduous/pine forest, a few hundred metres from a river]
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 π€£
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!