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Which one? (pics)
12-11-2006, 08:44 AM
#33
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: The Republic of Texas
Posts: 12,040
RE: Which one? (pics)
ORIGINAL: Deadeye777
It's definately NOT a dog. no claw marks. look at the left digit of the paw print and notice the defined edge on the surface of the snow. absolutely no clue as to a claw. you will see claw marks on dog prints. Any measure on the intergroup size or spread of the track?
Other indicators to me are the size of the track from your description and the lack of a concave arch on the base of the pad. Also since they are pretty aged it's tough to tell but you can make out a double-lobe on the top of the central pad - that indicates a cat family creature.
I'm going with cougar for sure.
It's definately NOT a dog. no claw marks. look at the left digit of the paw print and notice the defined edge on the surface of the snow. absolutely no clue as to a claw. you will see claw marks on dog prints. Any measure on the intergroup size or spread of the track?
Other indicators to me are the size of the track from your description and the lack of a concave arch on the base of the pad. Also since they are pretty aged it's tough to tell but you can make out a double-lobe on the top of the central pad - that indicates a cat family creature.
I'm going with cougar for sure.
http://www.qnet.com/~saddleup/cougartracks.htm
As for the deer... I've got buck fever just from the pics. I'd be breathing too hard, and pull my shot into the dirt underneath them... But, I like wide and tall, so I'd probably pick A.
12-11-2006, 08:45 AM
#34
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Alabama
Posts: 1,068
RE: Which one? (pics)
It is def. NOT a dog, there are NO claw marks. It's a big cat. And it doesn't matter what state it's in, it could be a big cat. There's big ol cats down here in Alabama, I've SEEN them, sowhy couldn't there be cats in IL? Read this I got from Wikipedia about Pumas. And I'd def. shoot B over A, but either of those would EAT most of the deer I see down here, ha.
Pumas are gradually extending their range to the east, following creeks and riverbeds, and have reached Missouri, Michigan and Kansas.
In the eastern United States, rumors and myths of pumas never died. But these big cats are slowly making their way from myth to reality -- especially along the Appalachian Mountains from Virginia to Georgia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catamount
Pumas are gradually extending their range to the east, following creeks and riverbeds, and have reached Missouri, Michigan and Kansas.
In the eastern United States, rumors and myths of pumas never died. But these big cats are slowly making their way from myth to reality -- especially along the Appalachian Mountains from Virginia to Georgia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catamount
12-11-2006, 02:12 PM
#38
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Ohio / Michigan Border (Morenci, MI)
Posts: 80
RE: Which one? (pics)
B is very nice and a true brute, would love to see those genes in my deer pool...
As far as the track goes, I'm no expert but when I was growing up mid to late 80's. My little brother was hunting in Ohio for squirrel and heard a Big cat in the woods. He was as white as a ghost when he got home, about 1/2 mile by foot. Did I mention he had a single shot 22.
Still get a chuckle when I hear him tell the story.
If we have them in Ohio every now and again, why not in IL?
As far as the track goes, I'm no expert but when I was growing up mid to late 80's. My little brother was hunting in Ohio for squirrel and heard a Big cat in the woods. He was as white as a ghost when he got home, about 1/2 mile by foot. Did I mention he had a single shot 22.
Still get a chuckle when I hear him tell the story.
If we have them in Ohio every now and again, why not in IL?
12-11-2006, 03:13 PM
#39
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 42
RE: Which one? (pics)
Any of them I would shoot, Depends who showed up first.
As for the track, It's a dog print. We owned a ML before. You can make an X in the middle unlike you can't with cougars. The snow melting distorts it quite a bit. But the X still fits. It's a dog without doubt.
As for the track, It's a dog print. We owned a ML before. You can make an X in the middle unlike you can't with cougars. The snow melting distorts it quite a bit. But the X still fits. It's a dog without doubt.
