track id help

caribouhunter · Jan 21, 2012

what do you think this track is?
cartridge is 30-30
http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/3682 ... 103720.jpg

DrMike · Jan 21, 2012

Canid, could be wolf, coyote or dog, depending on where the track was found. Here are a few wolf prints from this past fall. The cartridge is 270 WSM.

CatskillCrawler · Jan 21, 2012

It's hard to tell with the bullet covering the front of the inter-digital pad. It's probably the front paw print of a canid, dog or wolf by it's size. If the front of that inter-digital pad has two lobes, it's the front print of a mountain lion. If it only has one, it's a canid.

Guest · Jan 21, 2012

I'm going to say I believe that's a dog track. The toes are too widely splayed to be coyote, and it isn't a cat track at all. It might be wolf, but again, I believe the toes are not tightly spaced enough to be a wolf. Dog tracks look more leisurely, like this one.