What kind of tracks are these from?

Lakesrider · 01-02-2011, 05:00 PM

Found them in my yard today. Much bigger than the usual fox and squirrel tracks. Spaced exactly 2 feet apart.

Pepper · 01-02-2011, 05:09 PM

Those are definitely Chupacabra tracks!

Sorry. I couldn't help myself! Honestly I have no idea what left those tracks, but they sure are interesting! Can't wait to see what responses you get from some folks who know what they're talking about!

Lakesrider · 01-02-2011, 05:26 PM

I found this picture of a Coyote track. Looks pretty close....

Pepper · 01-02-2011, 05:47 PM

It sure does! Grab a ruler and go place it beside one of those tracks in your yard - if the length is similar, I think you might be onto something! Just remember that the prints are in slushy snow, and therefore are most likely going to be slightly larger than the foot that originally left them.

pcmc · 01-02-2011, 07:36 PM

Coyote track looks very close, although I'm no expert. The track in the second photo appears to match that of a sneaker.lol

sorry couldn't help it.. hope you smiled.

Slickcraft · 01-02-2011, 08:09 PM

From "Track Finder":

Lakesrider · 01-03-2011, 09:12 AM

I set up my game camera last night, but only caught pics of a fox.

jmen24 · 01-03-2011, 09:56 AM

Tracks in snow will get very large quickly after they are made, the snow melts away, making the track double or even triple in size. They can appear to be from an animal that is larger than the original. Unless they are very fresh. Good luck with the camera.

SAMIAM · 01-03-2011, 10:00 AM

The neighbors beagle.....

SIKSUKR · 01-03-2011, 11:06 AM

I don't know how you guys missed the alien face in that first photo.Or maybe its the Virgin Mary crying?Looks more real than that burnt piece of toast.

Grant · 01-03-2011, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Slickcraft

From "Track Finder":

That book appears somewhat dated, as the range does not include SE Pennsylvania, where we have a VERY healthy coyote population...

Slickcraft · 01-03-2011, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Grant

That book appears somewhat dated, as the range does not include SE Pennsylvania, where we have a VERY healthy coyote population...

It is an old book but not so old that evolution has changed coyote tracks all that much.

As for the neighbors beagle, if the tracks wonder all over it was probably a dog. However coyotes, fox and wolf being wild hunters tend to be perfect walkers.

Lakesrider · 01-04-2011, 01:36 PM

Nope those tracks were in a very straight line from the street and across my yard and down into the woods heading toward the lake....I could have put a string down them they were so straight. That is why I was wondering. And like I said there were several fox tracks which were much smaller. Could have been a neighborhood dog though....

Pepper · 01-05-2011, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

I don't know how you guys missed the alien face in that first photo.Or maybe its the Virgin Mary crying?Looks more real than that burnt piece of toast.

OK, call me crazy (I know you do already anyway

) but I just went back and really looked at the close-up photo, and I swear it looks like a cat. Honestly! Go look at it! It's downright FREAKY!!!

Newbiesaukee · 01-05-2011, 10:42 PM

Looks like a cat with horns to me

anthonyrenee2nh · 01-06-2011, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Lakesrider

Found them in my yard today. Much bigger than the usual fox and squirrel tracks. Spaced exactly 2 feet apart.

Lakesrider
They are Coyote track. Somtimes the outside nails on the paws/pads do not always leave marks. As you can see in the pictures below that Coyote tracks are in line similar to yours in your yard. you can also see the charts show your Coyote Vs. Bobcat tracks. From looking at your pictures I can see that the snow was some what wet by the compacted foot print of your boot so when the Coyote passed by your home the compacting snow, melting and ground conditions did not allow the paw/pad of the animal to spread (as if it were traveling on harder snow covered ground or mud like the pictures below) from its body weight leaving behind a perfect track. you can also see on the chart that the markings from the pads of the Coyote paw match your marks very well. I have been hunting Coyote for some years now and when I was told how to identfy and track you first always look for the middle two nail marks of the track it identify the Coyote.

Hope this helps you.

Pineedles · 01-06-2011, 08:08 AM

One quick way to differentiate feline tracks from canine tracks is claw marks. Feline tracks do not show claws, canine tracks do.

Somehow I missed, or Anthonyrenee2nh post wasn't here when I posted this. Sorry, if I missed it for adding repeat info.

Pepper · 01-06-2011, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Pineedles

One quick way to differentiate feline tracks from canine tracks is claw marks. Feline tracks do not show claws, canine tracks do.

I'm not saying the track appears to be FROM a cat, but rather the track appears to be the image OF a cat's face.

Jonas Pilot · 01-06-2011, 10:04 AM

I think it looks like a bunny with it's ears laid back. If you look real close you can see it's nose twitching!

sa meredith · 01-06-2011, 12:11 PM

I think these tracks are from the very rare Winnipesauki Forum Space Monkey. They were brought here to explore a while back...many of you may remember the thread about the teenage boy and girl who were found in a car, and said they had been abducted by an alien ship...it was a year or so ago. Well, the W.F.S.M.s were brought on that very same ship.
Now, let's hope they don't wonder onto Ward Bird's property.

Argie's Wife · 01-19-2011, 10:12 PM

It's Yeti tracks!

Lakesrider · 01-27-2011, 07:20 AM

Well, not sure it is a Coyote now. I caught this dog on my game camera last night. Could this be who is leaving the tracks in my yard? Maybe.

I wonder if it is a stray or lost. This is in Suissevale if you have seen it let me know.

01-02-2011, 05:00 PM	#1
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	What kind of tracks are these from? Found them in my yard today. Much bigger than the usual fox and squirrel tracks. Spaced exactly 2 feet apart.

01-02-2011, 05:09 PM	#2
Pepper Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Laconia, NH Posts: 1,284 Thanks: 409 Thanked 155 Times in 40 Posts	Chupacabra! Those are definitely Chupacabra tracks! Sorry. I couldn't help myself! Honestly I have no idea what left those tracks, but they sure are interesting! Can't wait to see what responses you get from some folks who know what they're talking about! __________________ Never waste time lamenting what was. Simply celebrate what is!

01-02-2011, 05:47 PM	#4
Pepper Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Laconia, NH Posts: 1,284 Thanks: 409 Thanked 155 Times in 40 Posts	It sure does! Grab a ruler and go place it beside one of those tracks in your yard - if the length is similar, I think you might be onto something! Just remember that the prints are in slushy snow, and therefore are most likely going to be slightly larger than the foot that originally left them. __________________ Never waste time lamenting what was. Simply celebrate what is!

01-02-2011, 08:09 PM	#6
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,277 Thanks: 1,213 Thanked 2,051 Times in 941 Posts	From "Track Finder": Attached Images

01-03-2011, 11:06 AM	#10
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Isn't it obvious? I don't know how you guys missed the alien face in that first photo.Or maybe its the Virgin Mary crying?Looks more real than that burnt piece of toast. __________________ SIKSUKR

01-02-2011, 05:26 PM	#3
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	I found this picture of a Coyote track. Looks pretty close....

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01-02-2011, 07:36 PM	#5
pcmc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 412 Thanks: 211 Thanked 106 Times in 73 Posts	Coyote track looks very close, although I'm no expert. The track in the second photo appears to match that of a sneaker.lol sorry couldn't help it.. hope you smiled.

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01-03-2011, 09:12 AM	#7
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	I set up my game camera last night, but only caught pics of a fox.

01-03-2011, 09:56 AM	#8
jmen24 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,139 Thanks: 223 Thanked 319 Times in 181 Posts	Tracks in snow will get very large quickly after they are made, the snow melts away, making the track double or even triple in size. They can appear to be from an animal that is larger than the original. Unless they are very fresh. Good luck with the camera.

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01-03-2011, 10:00 AM	#9
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,890 Thanks: 334 Thanked 1,672 Times in 583 Posts	The neighbors beagle.....

01-04-2011, 01:36 PM	#13
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	Nope those tracks were in a very straight line from the street and across my yard and down into the woods heading toward the lake....I could have put a string down them they were so straight. That is why I was wondering. And like I said there were several fox tracks which were much smaller. Could have been a neighborhood dog though....

01-05-2011, 10:42 PM	#15
Newbiesaukee Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Coral Gables, winter; Long Island, summer Posts: 1,351 Thanks: 938 Thanked 570 Times in 296 Posts	Looks like a cat with horns to me __________________ "You're only young once, but you can be immature forever."

01-06-2011, 08:08 AM	#17
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,541 Thanks: 1,071 Thanked 667 Times in 366 Posts	One quick way to differentiate feline tracks from canine tracks is claw marks. Feline tracks do not show claws, canine tracks do. Somehow I missed, or Anthonyrenee2nh post wasn't here when I posted this. Sorry, if I missed it for adding repeat info. Last edited by Pineedles; 01-06-2011 at 11:07 AM.

01-06-2011, 10:04 AM	#19
Jonas Pilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wolfeboro, New Hampshire is my home, 24-7-365 Posts: 1,686 Thanks: 1,047 Thanked 336 Times in 189 Posts	Bunny! I think it looks like a bunny with it's ears laid back. If you look real close you can see it's nose twitching!

01-06-2011, 12:11 PM	#20
sa meredith Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 986 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 32 Thanked 352 Times in 137 Posts	My thought I think these tracks are from the very rare Winnipesauki Forum Space Monkey. They were brought here to explore a while back...many of you may remember the thread about the teenage boy and girl who were found in a car, and said they had been abducted by an alien ship...it was a year or so ago. Well, the W.F.S.M.s were brought on that very same ship. Now, let's hope they don't wonder onto Ward Bird's property.

01-19-2011, 10:12 PM	#21
Argie's Wife Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alton Posts: 1,908 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 533 Thanked 579 Times in 260 Posts	...for SA Meredith... It's Yeti tracks!

01-27-2011, 07:20 AM	#22
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	Update Well, not sure it is a Coyote now. I caught this dog on my game camera last night. Could this be who is leaving the tracks in my yard? Maybe. I wonder if it is a stray or lost. This is in Suissevale if you have seen it let me know.