What’ game have you tracked lately

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I’ve been out scouting and tracking animals lately but not being an expert I have to ask some of the fellas what the heck is it.
So here are a couple I’ve come across this last week or so.
1- Coyote
2- Black Bear
3- I believe Grizzly with a cub

What do the experts say ?
What have you tracked lately?
 

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Dogs wander back and forth whereas a coyote moves more so with purpose.
Wolf has huge feet.

Grizzly Bear has longer claws than a Black.
 
We make our living in the dirt. My eyes are on the ground much of the time. I have always been interested in the art of tracking. 20200611_075546.jpg this is admittedly a terrible picture, but it sure looks like big cat tracks. I've heard stories all mmy life about cougars in our area. Much like this picture, I haven't seen much good evidence except stories from reliable sources.

20190914_185832.jpg I'm pretty certain these are bobcat tracks in the nearby river bed.
 

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Those both look about right.

I met a retired Montana trooper and his wife both are eighty years old both are avid hunters however SHE is a lifelong trapper as well, shot her first Moose at 60 years old. Any chance I get to pick her brain I will, here’s a couple of tips;
Deer obviously walk on old pathways /roads etc. wandering back and forth while Moose may also take a path or old road more with purpose while an Elk has very similar hoofs will be more likely to cross the road and continue through the trees or timber. Moose also like the high timber I’ve seen one up high personally.
 
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Tracking Deer Sucks!
They are all over the place with the overlapping movement I find it difficult to tell a decent buck from a big doe without a visual confirmation.
I had one of them smart Deer double back over my tracks last snow. 94672075-461B-481D-B80F-95ED9AB94C75.jpeg
 
I also came across this little fella , I’ll have to check with my pro to figure out what it is, ...anyone that knows holler out.
 

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I went out this morning to see several Elk came through the property last night under the full mood with several Wolves also, one Wolf is very large!
Did have a camera with me I’ll be headed back out shortly
 

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Latest thing I have tracked wasn't four legged.
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The only snakes large enough on this ranch to make that track would be either an Indigo or a rattler (That boot track is a EEE). Followed it a couple hundred yards.
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But lost my curiosity when it entered a large old brush pile!:cool:

Regards,
hps
 
hps1 said:
Latest thing I have tracked wasn't four legged.
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The only snakes large enough on this ranch to make that track would be either an Indigo or a rattler (That boot track is a EEE). Followed it a couple hundred yards.
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But lost my curiosity when it entered a large old brush pile!:cool:

Regards,
hps
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Hope it’s an Indigo. They are really cool snakes and much more useful than rattlers. Too bad they are so uncommon. I see a few eastern Indigos a year here when I have to trek into the spray fields of the place I work at. See a bunch of rattlers and copperheads too.
 
South Prairie Jim said:
That’s a big snake!
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earlthegoat2 said:
Hope it’s an Indigo. They are really cool snakes and much more useful than rattlers. Too bad they are so uncommon. I see a few eastern Indigos a year here when I have to trek into the spray fields of the place I work at. See a bunch of rattlers and copperheads too.
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They do grow 'em pretty big down here. vvvv These are all in 6' range vvvvv
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This Indigo is also 6' vvvv he lives in one of the ranch camps. vvvv Smaller Indigo, same ranch.
35662474706_b958844558_m.jpg 34891381533_1e0b6a0b96_m.jpg 27388548769_e273620f9f_q.jpg Fortunately, we have quite a few Indigo's here. My son saw two on Thanksgiving. Good snake! ^^^
The right hand picture is hanging in the mess hall at another ranch camp................^^
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^^^^Son also took picture of this--- ^^^A friend took this picture of rattler eating a cottontail under
5-5 1/2' rattler crawling across the-- his deer blind one morning. He later had 2nd thoughts about
road same day. It was warm &------- not killing it as it is his practice to get in blind before daylight.
they were on the move.

Regards,
hps
 
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