Makes you want to pay attention

[Inspector]

These tracks were at the entrance where Gary and I hunted today. Guess you on want to cover only 1/2 your ears with your headset and not spend too much time looking in the hole.

 

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[pong12211]

Yeah probably wanna be on your toes and have protection with you.

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Ya Greg
We had a chat before the hunt today about, Coyotes,Cougars,Wolfs and Meth-Heads ....never said a word about Bears .
Gary

 

[uglymailman]

Good idea to take a partner. Just make sure he's slower than you. You don't have to outrun the bear, just have to outrun your partner. Good luck.

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Good idea to take a partner. Just make sure he's slower than you. You don't have to outrun the bear, just have to outrun your partner. Good luck.

mailman
You are right Greg is 58 , i`m 61....we need an older feeble, fat guy to hunt with us !

 

[DizzyDigger]

Don't think you're looking at a bear track. Bears do not have retractable claws,
and there are no claw marks present.

My guess is that's a large female Cougar with a kitten tagging along.

Either way, make a lot of noise while your hunting and they should move
out of the area before you have issues. DO NOT get between that
Mama cougar and her kid...bad juju!

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Bear or Cougar it`s right out my front door ...little to close...i`d like to get a picture of that .
Gary

 

[DizzyDigger]

Bear or Cougar it`s right out my front door ...little
too close...i`d like to get a picture of that . Gary

I just realized that there are two pics..kinda looked like
a large and small print side by side. Could be a bear,
but I've still got my $$ on it being a cougar.

Were there other good tracks in the area?

For a pic, best way is to set up a game camera looking down on
the trail, then, any time a critter walks by you'll get pics. They
aren't expensive, and it's always a lot of fun checking to see
what kind of critters ya got wanderin' around your yard. You
might be surprised..

 

[tamrock]

I think it's a bear with 5 toes flat to the ground. A cat will make an impression with 4 toes I think. The 5th on a cat is up higher and won't make a print.

 

[packerbacker]

Cat will leave a 4-toed print. I don't understand the small indentation behind the print. Neither a bear or cat will leave that or is it just something that looks like part of the print but isn't?

 

[outdoorfunblonde]

Well, WHATEVER it is, I bet it's bigger than you, and might be stalking you... LOL
watch out!!

 

[austin]

It's a bear. Back foot encroaching on front. Cat doesn't do that. Not a very big critter, but that's easy for me to say. I'm in front of a warm fire and a couple of floors up...

 

[BosnMate]

Here's lion tracks, yours looks like a bear to me, mother and cub.

 

[audiger49]

it's two pictures of the same track, no claw marks, most likely a cat.

 

[DizzyDigger]

Cat will leave a 4-toed print. I don't understand the small indentation
behind the print. Neither a bear or cat will leave that or is it just something that looks like part of the print but isn't?

Yep...agreed. It's a black bear.