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Old 02-14-2010 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by fastetti
Uncle Matt, that Chicago Cougar was killed a few blocks from my old apartment. (If you saw my other post, I live in Chicago and one of the burbs) I knew some of the Cops that were going after it. That was a crazy day in my neighborhood.

In January I was out pulling down a tree stand right outside of Chicago and found some tracks that are AWFULLY strange. If any of you have knowledge in what big cat tracks look like when they are walking, let me know. Each track is over two feet apart and they run in a straight line, at one point walking along a log. The tracks arent perfect due to the snow but man, they sure look interesting. The Funny thing is that in October and November I had deer on my trail cam every night, then around the beginning of December until January I had exactlly one deer on them. If anyone wants me to post a pic, I'll put a few up. You can be the judge.
Here is a cougar print (top) vs a dog track (bottom).





Mountain Lion (top image)
  1. Claw marks generally absent. If present, they will be sharp and narrow.
  2. Four tear-drop shaped toes, grouped asymmetrically.
  3. Trapezoidal-shaped heel pad.
  4. Three-lobed heel pad with two indentations along rear margin.
Dog (bottom image)
  1. Toenail prints generally present will be broad and blunt.
  2. Four, round-shaped toes, grouped symmetrically.
  3. Triangular-shaped heel pad.
  4. Heel pad lacks distinct indentations and three-lobed appearance.

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