RE: Question on deer hoof growth
Interesting, thanks for the boost. That said, I purposely chose track width vs. track length. Bigger measures mean more room for random variance, and most tracks don't leave a dewclaw imprint.
If anybody cares, I've been running around all winter and spring measuring deer track widths by the hundreds. I've found much less variance among age classes than I originally thought I would. Without going into all my treasured data, here in western MT a track >2" is about 95% likely to be a buck. Anything, over 2 1/4" wide is a buck worth getting interested in.