Now, I don't have giant bear paw man-hands..but I don't have tiny hands, either. These were decent sized tracks.
Last winter I found more tracks and more blood spots, this time at the edge of the field (with a partial mouse nearby. Yum). Of course, I can't find those photos.
The tracks, not the half o'mouse.
What's your vote?
A Badger or Fisher. I see them around here, too.
ReplyDeleteOh dear, not Pig?
ReplyDeleteThe nearest I can come is badger, but I don't know if they're found around your area. Tell Pig to be careful. They eat groundhogs.
ReplyDeleteCould it be Big Foot's offspring? lol I looked at my animal track identification and can't figure that one out. Here's the link:
ReplyDeletehttp://media.animalnetwork.com/channelmedia/hobbyfarms/AnimalTrackfinal.pdf
i'm thinking your commenters above might be on to something. we don't get badgers here...
ReplyDeleteinteresting...my scout master hubby says he thinks it could be a badger tracks. they are voracious eaters he says...He always uses those big words on me .. : }
ReplyDelete- KAT -
badger tracks here in the uk are more rounded
ReplyDeleteis i a racoon?
Oh my gosh - you have a Yeti AND a Pig?!!!?
ReplyDelete;-D
No idea. Seems to have long nails though. You need a trail camera :)!!! lol.
ReplyDelete...could be a skunk?! they have longer claws on the front footprint.
ReplyDeleteIf only the little jerk would make clear tracks in mud...just once!
ReplyDeleteI don't think we have badgers. I know it's possible, but I've never seen raccoons in frigid temps. The bird feeder wasn't pillaged, either.
Hard to say for sure, as the quality of the tracks isn't great (and not seeing them in-person doesn't help). But those long claws would really suggest badger to me too.
ReplyDeleteMustelids (like badgers, fishers, weasels, otter) have five toes. Although I can't see five toes clearly in the pics....that might just be because the fifth toe doesn't always make a good imprint. They also often have a crescent-shaped pad that makes an imprint below the toes (sort of like a crescent moon laying face down and on its side). Something to look for, anyways.
Assuming those are actually long claws (and not claws that tracked inward as the animal pressed down in to the snow, which seems unlikely), then I am leaning towards badger.
Like Joe says: you need a trail camera!!! :)
oh my gosh!
ReplyDeletebtw, i love those photos.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Joe and Trailblazer - you need a trail camera. I have a real cheap one pointed under my birdfeeders so I can see who comes to try to poach the birds and squirrels.
ReplyDeleteI am going with door #3 and think its a raccoon and as for the bonus proze I am going with Joe and you should get a trail cam.
ReplyDeleteAnd you think I have weird stuff in my woods? hhmmmmm look who's talking ;)