Cougar ???

[jeffywestcoast]

Found these tracks today in a FSR up island , what do you think??

 

[Sangstercraft]

Yes those look like cougar to me. Funny enough, I am eating a bowl of rice and braised cougar right now!!!

 

[Pippen]

Tough to tell as I think not one, but both pics are upside down.


But yup....I'd certainly say you're right.

 

[Pippen]

Next time put something up next to them for reference. The pad looks weak. How big? We need more info bud .

Agree on a reference/closer pic....come on Jeffy!!!!

They certainly to me seem with the overall round front paw with the rounded pads and the shape of the rear pad in the same print say cat. Zooming in on my iPad too there really aren't any claw marks in the tracks which if there were would point to canine.

I'm no huge expert, but from tracks I have seen in the snow before I'd be guessing a 'puddy-tat'.


I wonder how my zoomed screenshot will work?

 

[jeffywestcoast]

I should have put something beside for scale but they were pretty big around , followed them up fresh covered road, then the animal appears to have rolled around in the fresh snow and off into the timber.. was grous tracks too so he probably had a little grouse snack and moved on .. cook creek FSR about mile 1o or so..

 

[jeffywestcoast]

Agree on a reference/closer pic....come on Jeffy!!!!

They certainly to me appear too rounded to be wolf with the more rounded front paw and rounded pads....zooming in on my iPad too there really aren't any claw marks in the tracks which if there were would point to canine.

I'm no huge expert, but from tracks I have seen in the snow before I'd be guessing a 'puddy-tat'.


I wonder how my zoomed screenshot will work?


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Agree 100% no claw marks and too round for wolf, they were as big around as a fist..

 

[SFBC]

Tough to tell as I think not one, but both pics are upside down.


Fixed up for JW!

 

[jeffywestcoast]

Tough to tell as I think not one, but both pics are upside down.


But yup....I'd certainly say you're right.

I dont care what my next phone is but it better take the pics upside right

 

[jeffywestcoast]

Thanks !

 

[casper5280]

Could they be from a Bobcat, I believe they are on the island.

 

[Pippen]

Could they be from a Bobcat, I believe they are on the island.

Based on Jeffy saying they were "big around as a fist" I'd say no, plus there are no bobcats (or Lynx) on the island. Perhaps one accidentally in some freakish way ended up there...but there is no population to speak of.

Edit....actually read page 2.

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife/trapping/docs/bobcat.pdf

 

[casper5280]

I thought Jeff may of just had small hands. Lol

 

[profisher]

https://www.google.ca/search?q=coug...=8TJIWO-fBeiN0wKE8Z6IDg#imgrc=2GmBnCvDFe1m2M:

 

[bigdogeh]

If they were cougar you might see a line dragged into the snow from it's tail dragging. not an expert but cougars have pretty long tails that often drag a bit I would think... although looking at google images this doesn't always seem to be the case.

 

[Clint r]

Yep they do. Lots of cougar up here and they often leave a tail trail. I don't know if there's lynx on the island or not but a lynx track can easily be as large as a cougar track.

 

[bigdogeh]

 

[Derby]

My vote is cougar.....

 

[jeffywestcoast]

 

[spring fever]

Looks really dangerous!! BUT probably quite the adventure! LOL