Dear snowblindwild, thank you for weighing in with your expert analysis. I was 99% sure they were mtn lion tracks, but you provide some valuable additional insights. Are you in Garfield/Grand County?
I am an expert and these are obviously mountian lion tracks. Claw marks can show at times but most often do not. - so PwnerSonic is wrong. Claw marks can show when the animal is trying to gain traction. The track is not egg shaped like those of most canines. It is round, clearly a feline. I am a wildlife biologist and regularly work in mountain lion habitat. I see their tracks on a regular basis. The Grand Hogback in NW Colorado is full of mountain lions. This is where I live and work.
I'm no expert, but these tracks do look more oval like a canid than round like a felid. The toe pads also look fairly large in relationship to the palm pads for a cougar. I couldn't see the details of the claws, but I believe wolves and coyotes have slightly larger and blunter claws than cougars. Cougars may have slight claw registry in snow. Thanks for the video.
Cougar tracks don't have claw marks only members of the Canine family like Foxes, Coyotes, & Wolves have claw marks felines like lynx, cougar, and bobcat don't have claw marks in their footprints.
Dear snowblindwild, thank you for weighing in with your expert analysis. I was 99% sure they were mtn lion tracks, but you provide some valuable additional insights. Are you in Garfield/Grand County?
DougInBoulder 2 years ago
I am an expert and these are obviously mountian lion tracks. Claw marks can show at times but most often do not. - so PwnerSonic is wrong. Claw marks can show when the animal is trying to gain traction. The track is not egg shaped like those of most canines. It is round, clearly a feline. I am a wildlife biologist and regularly work in mountain lion habitat. I see their tracks on a regular basis. The Grand Hogback in NW Colorado is full of mountain lions. This is where I live and work.
snowblindwild 2 years ago
I'm no expert, but these tracks do look more oval like a canid than round like a felid. The toe pads also look fairly large in relationship to the palm pads for a cougar. I couldn't see the details of the claws, but I believe wolves and coyotes have slightly larger and blunter claws than cougars. Cougars may have slight claw registry in snow. Thanks for the video.
monkjump 3 years ago
Cougar tracks don't have claw marks only members of the Canine family like Foxes, Coyotes, & Wolves have claw marks felines like lynx, cougar, and bobcat don't have claw marks in their footprints.
PwnerSonic 4 years ago
I think this more looks like a wolf or coyote track to me than a mountain lion, not even a bobcat. Maybe I am not seeing this as he was.
cdyarbrough 4 years ago