Help on identify old lion tracks on snow

[Lil Q]

Hello every one I'm new to hund hunting and inexperience on telling a part old lion tracks on the snow with other animals.I can tell on fresh ones that easy enough,I only personally know one houndsmen in my town and won't take my along any ways any pics and comments will be appreciated.

[Mike Leonard]

Snow depth has a lot to do with the difficulty of determining or spotting a lion track when mixed in with the tracks of other animals. Train yourself to spot every predator track and note that the pattern of ther tracks is much different from the tracks of prey animals. Note that canine predators weave back in forth as they travel the reason is they follow air thermals and use their nose for a great deal of their hunting and traveling moves. Felids(cats) have a much more direct way of traveling and and soon your second sense will guide your eyes thru the maize of tracks and lock onto those sign. It takes time and praactice go slow and be sure to get out and sift thru heavil traveled game trails. Lions many times will walk right in the tracks of deer or elk and seeing their pug marks can be very difficult but trust me when you find the prey travel routed if there are lions about they will be close by.

I know many guys are so good at spotting tracks that they haul butt down the roads and just know they are not missing any lion track , but trust me they are wrong. I have caught many lions coming down the road behind some very successful Outfitters, and I am sure a lot of lions have been caught behind me too. LOL!

[roswellhounder]

hey what part of new mexico you from, Im in roswell and just started hunting with hounds also. Maybe we could get together and hunt sometime.

[Lil Q]

Thank you Mr. Leonard that comment was real helpfull also found the post on track in deep snow that help too.I enjoy all your guys comments and knowlage.

[Lil Q]

Hey Roswell hunter I'm in Ruidoso I got two trashy hound about a year in and ahalf I'm traing to traing.Bear season is comming soon and my friend and I will be walking tha hills traing to find them, his dogs have tree a few bears so that's a good start for me.im bussy on my work for most of the summer but a get a few days off here and there .575-937-6942 here's my number give my a call if decided to come up here.

[roswellhounder]

I will definetly give tou a call, I hunt ruidoso and capitan alot. I know some spots in capitan with a lot of bear. good luck this year. My # is 575-914-0260 if there is anything you want to talk about.

[Mike Leonard]

I am way up in the northwest corner. Check out the feed store across from the Cowboy Cafe and you might run into some local hunters down that way.