Animal Tracks

My impression is cat too. Coyote, bobcats, raccoons, possums all are creatures of habits and territories. Try finding scat or watering places. Locate food sources, like berry bushes (persimmons behind me), or nut trees or meadow edges for the meat eaters source of mice, squirrels and rabbit. Can't wait to see the postings of your finds. :)

Thanks Gators.
i agree that these are degraded,so cannot come to any conclusion.
But if I had to make a choice , I would lean more towards Feline than canine.
That gives me a little more hope of finding Bobcats someday!!
thank you so much Gator Fellows. You are a great teacher ,and , you definitely make the learning process interesting!

Part 2 of track ID; you have to consider the soil and weathering. This track is fairly degraded so finding the lobe markers is hard. It does not have any nail marks, and is square. Track early in the morning or late in the day when shadows make prints easier to see. What about the scat in the area? Cat scat has a definite look where the sections break apart with one end being convex and the other concave. Last but not least because it is fun; here is a link to making animal track casts in the field. Often a cast will bring out much better details on old tracks. It is really easy to carry the supplies in a pocket. http://education.usgs.gov/kids/tracks.ht...

feline?