Calling all Cougar Experts
 

My buddy in southern West Michigan found these tracks in his driveway. We are thinking it's a cougar, any thoughts?

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I am not an expert but don't cougersretract thier claws when walking? I think I see claw marks on some of those pics. It might be wolf or a dog?

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Its not a cougar appears to be a large dog. Most likely a rot or mastiff.

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Looks more like a dog to me.

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Those are definitely dog or some other canine tracks.

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I also think that cougers walk\stride isdifferent too. I mean their one paw is allot closer to the rear on the opposite side. Again I am not an expert so I stand corrected if wrong.

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i would say dog

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I've seen a lot of mountain lion tracks over the last 8 years while hunting elk. I even called one into 15 yards. I would concur they're a large dog.

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Yeah, clearly a dog. Claws and longer than it is wide.

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It is not a cougar. Canine definately.

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Its a canine and the dog isn't as big as you may think as the tracks in snow melt faster (especially on concret) and making it look larger than it auctually is and its stride is too close for a large dog. Probably a medium size mutt. :eek:

Bobby