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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Marc St Louis on March 19, 2018, 09:22:29 am

Title: Tracks
Post by: Marc St Louis on March 19, 2018, 09:22:29 am: Here is something we don't see around here very often. In fact I have only seen another set like this in the mud some 40 years ago. I've put my hand print in the snow for size reference

(https://i.imgur.com/RvAUKMB.jpg)
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Post by: Mounter on March 19, 2018, 09:52:11 am: Cougar or lynx....
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Post by: Outbackbob48 on March 19, 2018, 09:53:53 am: Lynx or Bobcat ?
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Post by: Marc St Louis on March 19, 2018, 12:05:50 pm: It's a Lynx and the tracks are a couple days old
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Post by: DC on March 19, 2018, 12:10:37 pm: The tracks look very close together. Do lynx not put their back foot in the front pawprint? I know nothing about tracks.
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Post by: upstatenybowyer on March 19, 2018, 08:18:43 pm: Wow. That's so cool Marc. Those cats are stunning. Stealthy too if you haven't even seen tracks for 40 years.
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Post by: Tracker0721 on March 19, 2018, 11:16:05 pm: That’s awesome to find! I love tracking and always enjoy trailing a cat track. No Lynx in my area but they have a program on the coast that tracks em in the north cascades all winter.
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Post by: Marc St Louis on March 20, 2018, 06:59:19 am: They were pretty well trapped out of existence around here years ago. Nice to see there's at least 1 around
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Post by: Hawkdancer on March 20, 2018, 11:27:49 am: We have a re-intro program going in the high country that is apparently suceeding well, the population is growing as expected. Highly protected, though!
Hawkdancer
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Post by: Zuma on March 20, 2018, 11:29:37 am: I don't really like house cats all that much but I do
like wild cats a lot. Cool photo Marc. I bet he is after
your bunnies.
Zuma
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Post by: bjrogg on March 20, 2018, 11:59:05 am: Quote from: Zuma on March 20, 2018, 11:29:37 am
I don't really like house cats all that much but I do
like wild cats a lot. Cool photo Marc. I bet he is after
your bunnies.
Zuma

I'm like Zuma. They say we don't have them around here and Ive never seen them but I have seen some trail camera pictures that sure look like em though. Thought that was house cat and kids hand print pictures at first Marc
Bjrogg
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Post by: mullet on March 20, 2018, 05:23:12 pm: I would love to see one in the wild.
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Post by: Hawkdancer on March 20, 2018, 10:54:35 pm: I'd want my camera ready to prove it, too!
Hawkdancer
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Post by: BowEd on March 21, 2018, 06:42:38 am: Good observation Marc.You got the bigger kittys up there.Beautiful animal I'm sure!!After your snowshoe hares.
After fresh snows here I occasionally see bobcat tracks here in southern Iowa.Usually during bitterly cold times mostly and in areas cottontails are frequent,but a cat here will roam quite a ways.Love being in the woods at those times.
During bitterly cold times here only things that move much are bunnies/deer/coyotes/and cats.Everything is hungry then.We have occasional mountain lions here but hav'nt seen a track of one of those yet.Others have though and even sightings too.
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Post by: ty_in_ND on March 27, 2018, 10:56:28 am: Quote from: BowEd on March 21, 2018, 06:42:38 am
We have occasional mountain lions here but hav'nt seen a track of one of those yet.Others have though and even sightings too.

We're seeing more and more cougars in Eastern North Dakota. If I remember, and as not to steal too much thunder from Marc's post I'll make a new post, I can tell the tale of how my first bow deer (which was this fall!) was gnawed on by a cougar!