Need a little help...

[River Rat]

During the snow last weekend, walking about in part of my backyard, I spotted these tracks. The few people I showed the pics to, have no idea. I know for a fact it's not a gator...LOL! We have a very nuisance, killer red fox (wiped me out of my chickens & has gotten 4 of my guineas), a doe was spotted there the week before, what baffles me & others is the straight way of walking. Help me if you can. Thanks!

 

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[ronwoodcraft]

I would say that's a fox. If you can see a detailed track where there are claw marks it's probably a fox. A house cat walks in a straight line, but doesn't leave claw marks. Looking at these again, a cat walks in a straighter line than these.

 

[River Rat]

Thanks, Ron! The neighbor at the end of the road does have a big house cat & has been seen in that area, but never in where the tracks are. So, now looking at house cat tracks in the snow on the www, I can see the similarity.

 

[old digger]

It could be fox, but not cat. It is something in the dog family, maybe coyote or small dog.

 

[fmerg]

doe tracks look like that
if it was a fox there would be a trail where it's paws dragged the top of the snow
would not be a house cat the tracks are spaced too far apart

this picture is that of a deer walking from the top of the picture to the bottom

this is of a fox moving from bottom of picture to the top

 

[tamrock]

Rumpelstiltskin. He was there to spin straw into gold.

 

[scruggs]

[FONT=Roboto-Regular, HelveticaNeue, Arial, sans-serif]Both deer and fox put their hind leg in their front track giving the impression they are 2 legged. This behavior is called “registering” and helps the animal conserve energy.[/FONT]

 

[Peyton Manning]

don't be fooled/ newborn squatch

 

[RGINN]

Uhhh...Bigfoot walking with a cane. Joking. Good suggestions, but I can't tell just from pics. Looks like the tracks have melted down a little too. If the snow is deep enough, you would see where a fox's tail drug in the snow in spots too.