[Stick Slingur]

Be curious what you guys think. I cut these tracks last day of firearm season on new snow and followed them awhile (until they doubled back on me). I did not get better prints from the pads than these photos. The rear feet stepped in the prints from the front feet, it had wide spacing between steps (longer than my glove), no toe nails, and the full prints were wider than the pads. My boot is 12 1/2" x 5". I estimate the width to be over 2 1/2". Canine or feline? Looks cat to me.

 

[mjh4]

They look like cougar tracks but I would say a bobcat it's hard to tell I think the first pic I the best to go by.


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[Seldom]

Maybe this is the 1st couger track I've seen! It's certainly too big for our bobcats.

 

[wicklundrh]

Feline for sure. Dog is usually longer than they are wide. Plus, cats tracks follow more of a straight line like your photo. I'm not sure of the area and wouldn't rule out a well fed bobcat but, I'm with Seldom. They look big cat to me. Plus, it doubled back on you!

 

[sureshot006]

Coon for sure. Oops autocorrect lol

Big kitty!

 

[Stick Slingur]

This was Marquette State forest Benzie Co. I agree with you guys, cat.

Big Big bobcat, maybe a really BIG1.

This from Wiki "Bobcat tracks show four toes without claw marks, due to their retractable claws. The tracks can range in size from 1 to 3 in (2.5 to 7.6 cm); the average is about 1.8 inches.[50] When walking or trotting, the tracks are spaced roughly 8 to 18 in (20 to 46 cm) apart."

Over 2 1/2" would be on the big end for sure

 

[multibeard]

The toe pads in the first photo look to be too small to be a cougar. I studied cougar tracks extensively when I took photos of ones track a few years ago.

 

[wicklundrh]

Coon for sure. Oops autocorrect lol

Big kitty!

I would reply but might get autocorrect by MS!

Of course, it would have been in gest.

 

[sureshot006]

I would reply but might get autocorrect by MS!

Of course, it would have been in gest.

Knew you'd see it so I was just ribbing you.

 

[wicklundrh]

Knew you'd see it so I was just ribbing you.

I knew you were. Was going to rib back but figured the autocorrect feature would take the comment out of context.

 

[FullQuiver]

Very large bobcat or very small cougar.. Neighbor caught a 53lb bob and its tracks were similar in size...

That would be a small cougar to make those tracks though, I had an opportunity to see multiple cougar track out in WY when I hunted this fall and they were all larger than those.. So...