Mt Lion tracking me!!

A cat's back foot is larger than the front, and the rear paw steps into the front paw as they are walking. In loose gravel or mud, toe nails can show.....No bobcat and few domestic dogs compare to the size of a 12 shell.

thx for the pic
 
Tough to say cat or dog. Consensus implies dog of some sort. Doesn't the San Carlos Rez. get a lot of wolf dropffs from New Mexico? I understand they(the rez.) is very willing to take on the trouble causing wolves from just about anywhere. Second thought: IF that is a 'yote? Use the .243 on it!! Doubt you could really nock it down with anything else.

SH, you know the area you were hunting in better than anyone here. If you think its a cat, and the environment lends itself to cat; there is a good chance its a cat. Call it in and prove it up. Coyotes don't(IMHO) tend toward following people around.
 
Originally Posted By: P SideI have one question. I can't tell if that is a cat track or not. It's been too long since I've been out west. But why is the image reversed? The name on the shell is backwards. That makes me think the image has been doctered. I'm not trying to start an argument, just pointing out something I see.

No, that is my cheezy cell phone! Not skilled enough to doctor anything! lol
 
Originally Posted By: SaffordHunterOriginally Posted By: P SideI have one question. I can't tell if that is a cat track or not. It's been too long since I've been out west. But why is the image reversed? The name on the shell is backwards. That makes me think the image has been doctered. I'm not trying to start an argument, just pointing out something I see.

No, that is my cheezy cell phone! Not skilled enough to doctor anything! lol

Fair enough, That is just something I noticed.
 
Originally Posted By: P SideI have one question. I can't tell if that is a cat track or not. It's been too long since I've been out west. But why is the image reversed? The name on the shell is backwards. That makes me think the image has been doctered. I'm not trying to start an argument, just pointing out something I see.

W.T.F...Really? Give him a break, all he did was rotate the photo upright. People crack me up...
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yeah. why would you doctor a photo of a track to put in a forum. seems like alot of work. And if it was doctered he would make the track more visible so it wouldnt spawn an argument whether it was canine or feline. lol
 
Originally Posted By: WYOAZshotgunnerOriginally Posted By: P SideI have one question. I can't tell if that is a cat track or not. It's been too long since I've been out west. But why is the image reversed? The name on the shell is backwards. That makes me think the image has been doctered. I'm not trying to start an argument, just pointing out something I see.

W.T.F...Really? Give him a break, all he did was rotate the photo upright. People crack me up...
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If you would open your eyes instead of your mouth. You would have seen that the writing on the shell is backwards. You would have to hold it to a mirror to read it. It was NOT just rotated. That would have to be done in photoshop. I did say I didn't want to start an arguement. You should pay closer attention.
 
It actually does happen. A family friend's dad stayed up by the truck once in Idaho while his son walked out some elk tracks down a road (in the snow). He watched a cougar come out of the brush and follow his son for a 1/4 mile, about 50 yards behind him the whole way.

When the son turned around and cut the tracks on the way back out - heh..heh.
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He never saw the cat, it just faded back off the trail and left.
 
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I'm not an expert either but that is definetly canine. Just got back from tracking a lion all weekend but could never catch up with him.
 
I had a cat coming south on the trail i was heading north on. He was none to impressed of my presence. I first saw him at 50 yds. Back against the canyon wall to be in a better defensive position. That cat covered alot of distance in no time. He finally saw me at about 30 yds. When he sam me, he lowered his head and put back his ears. I was yelling and making noise to try to scare his off. (like you do for a bear?) This seemed to fuel its fire. So I put a 7mmRM round 6" infront of its feet. That convinced him it was time to move on. Scary situation to say the least. I watched as the cat slinked away into the scrub oak. Not an experance I want to repeat. The track is too dificult to determine, for 100% if it is Cannine, feline, whatever. Not 100% by no means.
 
Quote:I understand they(the rez.) is very willing to take on the trouble causing wolves from just about anywhere.

Not so. The San Carlos Apache res gets a significant percentage of their income from trophy elk hunting (#1 and 2 B&C elk came from the SC res). Since elk are the primary food source for wolves, the San Carlos folks are most definitely not "wolf friendly". The White Mountain Apache res (adjoining the SC just to the north across the river) DO have wolves they "manage" as part of the reintroduction program.

At last years PM hunt I had a lion come in to 5-6ft from me, but he bugged out when I flinched. It was a little unnerving at the time, but a very cool experience to reflect on (we were trying to call him in).

I used to religiously make a couple of circles after each stand, checking for sign to see if I'd been "back doored". As a result (depending on the location/terrain) I now try to set up with something fairly impassable behind me.
 
when i first started archery, i set up a small camp on a rough road in deer country az, a road that was hardly ever driven, anyway it had snowed a couple days before, and we walked all around camp to look for some type of dry wood, the next morning did the same, and there was several cat tracks w/ toes pointed forward all that good shiz,that werent there the evening before, long story short I cuddled my shotgun the next night.
 
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