Thank you
that helped me a lot
please comment if anyone else knows anything about deer hooves.

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Tracker22

IN SNOW U WILL SEE BUCKS DRAGING THERE LEGS, WORKS MOST OF THE TIME. wORKS WITH 3TO 5 IN. OF SNOW

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Yes some of the bigger tracks have lines in the snow from dragging hooves.
I will asume that they are from a buck.

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Tracker22

I live in a snow belt and and snowmobile ALL Over north america for 30+ yrs, and seen tons of doe drag there feet in the snow as described above
, so I would NOT count on this to tell you tracks are from a buck,
I have deer in my yard pretty much 365 days a yr and again SEE doe with my eyes making the tracks, and also see BUCKS NOT making them too
there is NO sure fire way, sorry, but its the honest answer here!

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Maybe when I get some trail cams around I can see the deer that make them and then look at tracks and get a general idea.

thank so much everyone

Tracker22

A walking buck's track will tend to move from side to side a little bit, while a doe's will be more of in a straight line.

http://www.wiredtohunt.com/2013/06/0...a-closer-look/

You can sometimes tell an old track from a new track, by an old track having frost inside the track, in mud and snow.

mrbb, yep, agree 100% a dragging track is not proof the deer is a buck. There are many tales that were passed on from generation to generation that are not true.

You cannot age a deer using the size of THEIR tracks. Sure a fawn makes a very small footprint. Beyond that, it is a guess. You can only age a deer with certainty using THEIR teeth until they reach a certain age then tooth wear is taken under consideration. The Quality Deer Management Association sells posters that will answer a lot of your aging questions. Go to their "shop" tab then click on "education".