Picture of a track, can someone identify?

Jamison559 · Post by **Jamison559** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:47 pm

Hey guys,
Some friends of mine found this track on their property a couple of years ago. I don't think they ever ID what it was, can any of you guys tell what might make this track. Thanks.

Big Horn Posse · Post by **Big Horn Posse** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:51 pm

That is a wolf track. I have taken a few photos of them myself and they were confirmed with both the Wyoming Game and Fish and with the US Wildlife Service. Where are you located?

Jamison559 · Post by **Jamison559** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:14 pm

Indiana that is what is weird, because we supposedly don't have any wolves as far as I know.

Big Horn Posse · Post by **Big Horn Posse** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:23 pm

Could be a very large dog, but from what the Wyoming Game and fish and the USFWS told me that a dog track will rarely be over 4 inches wide and 5 inches long. Maybe you have a great dane or Clifford the Big Red Dog traveling through your friends place.

Indiana is not far from Michigan, Wisconsin, or Minnisota. Wolves travel and can easily travel to Indiana if they choose to.

Jamison559 · Post by **Jamison559** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:45 am

Well I will keep my eye out. But as far as I know, they have not seen anymore tracks on the property and have never spotted anything out there. Just quite odd to have such big prints like that.

FullCryHounds · Post by **FullCryHounds** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:27 am

Dog track.

Big N' Blue · Post by **Big N' Blue** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:19 pm

Definitly canine, probably large dog.

My neighbor has a mastiff that has huge feet!

TomJr · Post by **TomJr** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:21 pm

I am not an expert since we don't have wolves down here in southern AZ. But I did see alot of wolf tracks resently while hunting in Idaho and all those were over 5 inches across. Also the Heel? (not sure what you call that middle/back part) was wider and shaped differnt than your track. So my vote is large dog.

tntoutfitting · Post by **tntoutfitting** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:59 pm

Toe nails are too "curved" to be a wolf (imo) especially that left one(toenail). DOG is my guess, canine for sure obviously.

Want some more wolves, we can send ya some more of those little "treasures" that my trapper buddy so lovingly live snared for relocation to start that whole ridiculous re-introduction project (sorry you guys got them, damn snares should'nt have had "stopper" locks on them to prevent choking!).

Hug your hound...SHOOT A WOLF

Ike · Post by **Ike** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:30 pm

I have a better idea tnt, and that's have your trapping buddy set a few traps for those Federal biologists that got us into this mess.........

ike

Outlaw 3 · Post by **Outlaw 3** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:48 pm

Looks like a wolf track to me.

B&B Kennels · Post by **B&B Kennels** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:33 am

Don't let the dnr tell u there's no wolves around cause ohio has some red wolves here.dnr says they don't know nothing about them lmao. sam

Jamison559 · Post by **Jamison559** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:50 am

Yeah. There have been quite a few sitings of cougars around west central Indiana, but the DNR does not recognize them. So I am sure that there could be wolves here, just never have seen them.

Mike Leonard · Post by **Mike Leonard** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:24 pm

I would bet this is the track of a large rangy dog not overly heavy for his large foot size. Not a wolf or even a wolf hybred, I am guessing more along the lines of a great dane. I have tracked great pyranees those big white hairy dogs that guard sheep and their track is flatter although not as flat as that of a St. Bernard. or Bull Mastiff.

JMO

PapaSweet · Post by **PapaSweet** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 2:01 am

The track of a timber wolf is approximately 5 inches across (according to my old wildlife biology teacher) but the same sized track can be protuced by the large dog breeds such as mastiffs and pyrinees(spelling?) and St. Bernards.