What kind of creature makes this kind of track?

[Felinepeachy]

I find these kind of tracks when I'm out in a plowed field hunting for artifacts. It's kind of like what a mole would make in the yard but on a much smaller scale. Well that's what it reminds me of anyway. Any ideas?

 

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[Bigcypresshunter]

I have seen them before in the dried up swamp.. I dont know but I always thought some kind of insect.

 

[Breezie]

Hey Peachy,
It's a Fiddler Crab hole and tracks. Breezie

 

[Felinepeachy]

In the middle of a tobacco field in Kentucky?

 

[truckinbutch]

If it was flooded for a while and then dried up I'd say crawdad .

 

[Breezie]

In the middle of a tobacco field in Kentucky?

In that case, it's probably crayfish.

 

[truckinbutch]

In the middle of a tobacco field in Kentucky?

In that case, it's probably crayfish.

Great minds think alike ?

 

[Felinepeachy]

AH HA!!!!! Now that you mention it, I have seen dead crawdads out there. You guys are GOOD!! Thanks.

 

[Breezie]

In the middle of a tobacco field in Kentucky?

In that case, it's probably crayfish.

Great minds think alike ?

I hear ya Butch Breezie

 

[NGE]

Gee, and I was gonna say clam tracks............NGE

 

[timekiller]

There's alot of worms that make track/tunnels just like that.
Take Care,
Pete,

 

[Felinepeachy]

There's alot of worms that make track/tunnels just like that.
Take Care,
Pete,

But Pete, the tracks I posted are raised like the dirt has been kicked up

 

[timekiller]

There's alot of worms that make track/tunnels just like that.
Take Care,
Pete,

But Pete, the tracks I posted are raised like the dirt has been kicked up

I gotcha yea those worms are in wet mud to wet to stay in place.More like this shot.(yours) If I can think about it next time down the river I'll get a shot of a marine type we have that is sometimes as long as three feet but looks like a normal earth worm.But leave trails just like most any type worm in a wet muddy area.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Small crawdad sounds good because I see them in the dried up swamp all the time.

One day hunting in my treestand, I watched a hawk dive to ground all day long and scoop up crawdads and eat them up in his tree. Free food all day and easy pickins.

 

[timekiller]

Small crawdad sounds good because I see them in the dried up swamp all the time.

One day hunting in my treestand, I watched a hawk dive to ground all day long and scoop up crawdads and eat them up in his tree. Free food all day and easy pickins.

Well I can say this I've never seen a crawfish barrow through mud like that.They do dig holes straight down and leave a chimney looking hole.Which are much bigger looking then that.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Live-Crawfish-or-Mudbugs-Cooking-Crawfish-Crawfish-Season

 

[ohioaxeman]

Gee, and I was gonna say clam tracks............NGE

LOL

 

[Tuberale]

Seems like the concensus is crawfish tracks.

I think it's something else entirely.

I think these are accumulated catkins from willow or cottonwood that were washed in with the water, and randomly placed, possibly by receding waters.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Small crawdad sounds good because I see them in the dried up swamp all the time.

One day hunting in my treestand, I watched a hawk dive to ground all day long and scoop up crawdads and eat them up in his tree. Free food all day and easy pickins.

Well I can say this I've never seen a crawfish barrow through mud like that.They do dig holes straight down and leave a chimney looking hole.Which are much bigger looking then that.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Live-Crawfish-or-Mudbugs-Cooking-Crawfish-Crawfish-Season

I have seen those too lol. All the time. (I didnt mean to imply that I saw the hawk pull crawdads out of this track) I thought it sounded good but Ill go back to my original guess of insect or water bug. :P

 

[timekiller]

Small crawdad sounds good because I see them in the dried up swamp all the time.

One day hunting in my treestand, I watched a hawk dive to ground all day long and scoop up crawdads and eat them up in his tree. Free food all day and easy pickins.

Well I can say this I've never seen a crawfish barrow through mud like that.They do dig holes straight down and leave a chimney looking hole.Which are much bigger looking then that.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Live-Crawfish-or-Mudbugs-Cooking-Crawfish-Crawfish-Season

I have seen those too lol. All the time. (I didnt mean to imply that I saw the hawk pull crawdads out of this track) I thought it sounded good but Ill go back to my original guess of insect or water bug. :P

No biggie BCH,
I think the path/tunnel/burrow speaks for itself.All one has to do is look at how the thing comes in & out of the ground & follow the S shaped path it made.Also worms come to surface after rains,to mate or gather water for there skin or they will dry out & die.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I think the path/tunnel/burrow speaks for itself.All one has to do is look at how the thing comes in & out of the ground & follow the S shaped path it made.Also worms come to surface after rains,to mate or gather water for there skin or they will dry out & die.

You could be right. I have seen these and I have seen the crawdad holes all the time hiking the dry swamps. Wild hogs love to dig them up. I just always thought they were some kinda water bug but worm sounds good. Ill be following this post to see if you are correct.

Do you dig these up for fishing?