Coyote Track?

BRADU20: could be. coyote tracks are generally "small" with the rear paw a little smaller than the front. can't tell from the photo what size those are. did you see any coyote droppings in the vicinity (they could have hair, seeds, fruit skins, etc in them)?
 
Originally posted by jrbhunter:
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They were a little over 2" long. I didn't have anything to sit next to them to make a comparision. (All I had were my binocs and knife and you guys have no idea the size of either...) Based on my animal tracks book they fit the description...but its nice to have that backed up by you guys.

Brad
 
BRAD: "a little over 2 inches long" (per each footprint, i'm guessing you mean) sounds too big to me, compared to the tracks i find. the ones i see are sort of "dainty." but then, maybe you have larger coyotes in your area. again, check the area out for coyote turds.
 
Two inches is pretty average around here for the length of a coyote track. Those are definitely coyotes because the two middle toe pads are touching. Most of the time, a coyote won't leave a toe nail impression, except in mud as you see here, and often just the middle two toes. Tne tracks also nearly overlap, and I bet if you went back there and looked down the tracks, you'd see that are nearly all in a straight line - a characteristic of wolves, coyotes and a few breeds of dogs. Most dogs, in comparison, have more round prints, all toes splay out, usually show some nails, and are quite obviously on alternating sides of a straight line running along the trail.
 


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