[hilldoh]

I found this unusually large track in NW MO while mushroom hunting...bigger than anything I have ever seen in the woods. That is a good sized deer track right next to it for something to compare it with. Could this be a mountain lion track?

 

[Lefty]

Oh man... looks like it could be a mounain loin track to me!


BUT WAIT... there aren't any of those in MO, right? lol :whip:

 

[shortmag]

Holy shnikes! If I was in the woods shrooming without my :sniper: I think that track could make me :fart: my britches.
Here are some pics from the net. You b da judge

 

[shortmag]

something funky is happening with the site either that or I've developed a stutter!:neuspeuter:

 

[FiremanBrad]

Looks like one big A dog to me!!!

 

[FiremanBrad]

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[FiremanBrad]

I'm gittin that too.....stutterin

 

[JackJr]

Looks to be a big dog track to me. You'll notice on the pics Shortmag posted claws on a lion are not extended.

Jack

 

[hunter7x]

fido !

Fireman and shortmag we heard you the first time !!! :roll2:

 

[Mailman]

Right about the nails thing. A cats claws are withdrawn while walking and extended while attacking. A dogs claws are always in the same position. The cat track has a rounded track and a dog has the toes towards the front of the pad.

 

[Hayzer]

Big 'ol St. Bernard...

 

[Mark Twain]

Originally posted by hilldoh
I found this unusually large track in NW MO while mushroom hunting...bigger than anything I have ever seen in the woods. That is a good sized deer track right next to it for something to compare it with. Could this be a mountain lion track?

No. Cat's have retractable claws. Their tracks do not show claw marks. That's most likely a big dog.

 

[Booches]

VERY BIG dog

 

[sand_manms]

Cujo!eepwall:

 

[Redonthehead]

I heard the MDC is stocking timber wolves!!

 

[kc704]

I agree that it is probably a big dog track, however that is because of the shape of the pad. A few years back my cousin and I found some huge tracks similar to that size, except for the shape of the pads, which were more round. MDC looked at the pics I took with a measuring tape and said it was a dog, but the location had alot of loose dirt/sand and the claw marks were there. I believe it was a big kitty because you could tell it was in hot pursuit of a deer and when a cat is running like that and the ground is loose it will extend its claws to gain traction. Did I mention that MDC kept my pics???

 

[Hayzer]

I can't imagine them keeping the pics. wow - that's so unlike them

 

[hilldoh]

Maybe it is a dog...even if it is I dont want to come across a dog of that size unless he is a nice doggy.eepwall:

 

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