19 Elegant Mountain Lion Tracks

mountain lion track identify mountain lion tracksA few years back we had somewhat of a concerning post on social media made by someone who claimed there was a mountain lion on a popular trail in the area After quite a scare the photos of the tracks she posted turned out to be those of a very large dog An 11 year old student of ours identified mountain lion track lion tracks htmlMountain lion tracks have a large m shaped or trapezoid shaped palm pad which has two lobes towards the front of the pad and three lobes towards the back of the pad Front tracks are generally larger wider and more asymmetrical than hind tracks

to view on Bing6 0124 01 2018 Mountain Lion Track Identification A PDF version of this presentation can be found at North Dakota Game and Fish DepartmentViews 1 7K mountain lion track lion signsMountain Lion Signs Tracks Expert trackers look for the following to identify mountain lion tracks Three lobes at the bottom of the pad Dogs and coyotes have one indent at the bottom of their pads Teardrop shaped toes Dogs and bobcats toes are shaped like an oval bear tracker cougar htmlThe tracks on the far left and far right are mountain lion tracks The pair in the middle are raccoon tracks The straight mark in the sand at the top of the photo is where I rested the stick to take a photo

mountain lion tracks 2067951 htmlThe best clue that a mountain lion made a track is its size Full grown mountain lions leave tracks that are three to five inches long The pad is also large in proportion to the toes and wider than the track mountain lion track bear tracker cougar htmlThe tracks on the far left and far right are mountain lion tracks The pair in the middle are raccoon tracks The straight mark in the sand at the top of the photo is where I rested the stick to take a photo lion tracksThe railroad inspector s heart stopped when he saw the three wet mountain lion cubs frozen to the icy cold tracks A train was on its way After crossing a creek with their mother the clumsy cubs their paws and bellies dripping wet had stuck fast when their wet bodies froze onto the steel rails