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Title: What type of footprints are these?
Post by: Selino631 on December 27, 2009, 12:27:33 PM: This morning i looked out my backwindow of my house and spotted these all across the snowy lawn, I've been seeing these tracks around my house for several years but never been able to identify them. My mom thinks there rabbits, we have seen rabbits in our yard before, they usualy would be out in the daytime but we havent seen any of them since late september so i dont think its them. I live in fairly new suburban neighborhood. My neighbors all have high fences so we pretty much have our backyard fenced in exept all we need is the gates.

(http://i510.photobucket.com/albums/s346/Selino30/DSCF0020.jpg)

at the gate to my neighbors backyard
(http://i510.photobucket.com/albums/s346/Selino30/DSCF0023.jpg)
Title: Re: What type of footprints are these?
Post by: trigger2 on December 27, 2009, 12:37:13 PM: Looks alot like rabbit.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3496/3260823353_0ea5fc8a4d.jpg
Title: Re: What type of footprints are these?
Post by: fudgums on December 27, 2009, 12:43:43 PM: (http://www.smithbowen.net/linfame/chuckie.jpg)
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Post by: Bodhi on December 27, 2009, 12:47:01 PM: rabbit
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Post by: Closer on December 27, 2009, 12:48:28 PM: Deer Tracks
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Post by: Delirium on December 27, 2009, 12:52:29 PM: The first one is hard to judge, the snow has melted and refrozen a couple times.

The second pick is definitely rabbit, it is so fresh you can actually see the imprint the footpads made in the snow.
Title: Re: What type of footprints are these?
Post by: Selino631 on December 27, 2009, 01:18:46 PM: k thanks
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Post by: john9001 on December 27, 2009, 01:24:00 PM: bigfoot :O
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Post by: Treize69 on December 27, 2009, 01:25:33 PM: Manbearpig!!
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Post by: Larry on December 27, 2009, 02:12:20 PM: They look like dinner tracks to me.
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Post by: 68ZooM on December 27, 2009, 02:16:47 PM: Shhhhh.. I'm hunting wabbits :D
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Post by: Tec on December 27, 2009, 02:42:35 PM: Quote from: Larry on December 27, 2009, 02:12:20 PM
They look like dinner tracks to me.

Yea, those tracks lead to deliciousness.
Title: Re: What type of footprints are these?
Post by: tassos on December 27, 2009, 03:30:47 PM: (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QlhcB-LUgx8/R5503wH4HII/AAAAAAAAAI8/qIrij2qSYFM/s1600/Gremlins2.jpg)
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Post by: Becinhu on December 27, 2009, 04:35:25 PM: jackalope
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Post by: gyrene81 on December 27, 2009, 05:31:40 PM: First pic is a cottontail rabbit...second pic is a mix of adult and juvenile cottontail rabbits. At some point at least one was startled by something.
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Post by: Tango on December 27, 2009, 05:40:11 PM: A Turducken?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turducken
Title: Re: What type of footprints are these?
Post by: CAP1 on December 27, 2009, 07:13:17 PM: Quote from: Bodhi on December 27, 2009, 12:47:01 PM
rabbit

duck season

:noid
Title: Re: What type of footprints are these?
Post by: Fulmar on December 27, 2009, 08:16:21 PM: Quote from: Treize69 on December 27, 2009, 01:25:33 PM
Manbearpig!!

(http://atlmalcontent.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/manbearpig1.jpg)
Title: Re: What type of footprints are these?
Post by: mtnman on December 28, 2009, 02:08:43 PM: Quote from: Selino631 on December 27, 2009, 12:27:33 PM
This morning i looked out my backwindow of my house and spotted these all across the snowy lawn, I've been seeing these tracks around my house for several years but never been able to identify them. My mom thinks there rabbits, we have seen rabbits in our yard before, they usualy would be out in the daytime but we havent seen any of them since late september so i dont think its them. I live in fairly new suburban neighborhood. My neighbors all have high fences so we pretty much have our backyard fenced in exept all we need is the gates.

(http://i510.photobucket.com/albums/s346/Selino30/DSCF0020.jpg)

at the gate to my neighbors backyard
(http://i510.photobucket.com/albums/s346/Selino30/DSCF0023.jpg)

Another possibility is a tree squirrel (like a fox or gray squirrel). In loose, powdery snow they can be real tough to tell apart, because the toe-pads won't show in the tracks. In wet snow (like your pictures) it's much easier. Rodents (squirrels) show five toes. Lagamorphs (rabbits and hares) show four toes. I can only see four pads in your pictures, but I can't see them too clearly.

If you can see where the animal pauses in its travel, a rabbit will place its front feet in front of its rear feet. Squirrels spend a lot of their time "standing" while paused, so don't do that as much.

"Digging" marks are generally from squirrels (small digging, for seeds,etc.). Rabbits won't dig much for food (but will burrow, and tunnel in snow) but rather just chew bark off of small saplings, etc.

An easy giveaway is a dropping or two. If you see little brown "peas", it's a rabbit. They don't go much further than 10 feet or so without depositing a few, if they're traveling at their own, slow pace. I think I may see a dropping in the one picture.

If you can see where the animal leaves the ground, it can be easy to decide rabbit/squirrel too.
Title: Re: What type of footprints are these?
Post by: allaire on December 28, 2009, 02:45:50 PM: That there are the tracks of the dreaded Wampus Cat. :uhoh :bolt:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9f/Smallcatfield.jpg (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9f/Smallcatfield.jpg)
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Post by: DYNAMITE on December 28, 2009, 03:01:55 PM: (http://thegossiper.typepad.com/.a/6a0120a5b83330970c0120a6246263970b-500wi)
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Post by: bravoa8 on December 28, 2009, 03:16:33 PM: Quote from: CAP1 on December 27, 2009, 07:13:17 PM
duck season

:noid
Wabbit season!
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Post by: Becinhu on December 28, 2009, 04:08:37 PM: duck season!
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Post by: Flench on December 28, 2009, 04:14:12 PM: Quote from: allaire on December 28, 2009, 02:45:50 PM
That there are the tracks of the dreaded Wampus Cat. :uhoh :bolt:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9f/Smallcatfield.jpg (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9f/Smallcatfield.jpg)
That's what it is . Seen one just the other day hunting .. :D
Title: Re: What type of footprints are these?
Post by: APDrone on December 28, 2009, 06:21:29 PM: (http://www.ka4zzq.com/photosbyavery/images/Post_Blizzard_2009__0072.jpg)
Title: Re: What type of footprints are these?
Post by: Treize69 on December 28, 2009, 06:29:32 PM: Quote from: Becinhu on December 28, 2009, 04:08:37 PM
duck season!

I'm a fiddler crab! Its fiddler crab season!
Title: Re: What type of footprints are these?
Post by: mtnman on December 29, 2009, 01:00:34 AM: How about these? Can anyone identify them? Two animals are represented here... One should be pretty easy. The second may not be.

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/Mtnman_03/DSC_0141.jpg)

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/Mtnman_03/DSC_0142.jpg)
Title: Re: What type of footprints are these?
Post by: AWwrgwy on December 29, 2009, 01:46:09 AM: Quote from: mtnman on December 29, 2009, 01:00:34 AM
How about these? Can anyone identify them? Two animals are represented here... One should be pretty easy. The second may not be.

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/Mtnman_03/DSC_0141.jpg)

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/Mtnman_03/DSC_0142.jpg)

I would like to guess, based on the "color" in the pic, Hungry owl and mouse for dinner.

Seeing as it's a MM pic though, Hawk vs. ground squirrel.

wrongway
Title: Re: What type of footprints are these?
Post by: mtnman on December 29, 2009, 02:52:53 AM: Quote from: AWwrgwy on December 29, 2009, 01:46:09 AM
I would like to guess, based on the "color" in the pic, Hungry owl and mouse for dinner.

Seeing as it's a MM pic though, Hawk vs. ground squirrel.

wrongway

Hawk was right- female redtail... The other was a meadow vole. We were "supposed" to be catching rabbits, but she couldn't resist a snack, hehe!

Three toes forward is usually but not always hawk. Two forward and two back would say owl.
Title: Re: What type of footprints are these?
Post by: cattb on December 29, 2009, 05:30:04 AM: (http://www.treehugger.com/jackolope-photo.jpg)
Title: Re: What type of footprints are these?
Post by: DYNAMITE on December 29, 2009, 09:01:37 AM: (http://api.ning.com/files/CAYUXkX*a8sMoFIo*dMaKg9fhx*ruetUdTU-cfgTJ08c4tu9YCAIbMGUEKwuC-KMFYGHDJd-x6GmwUPZeVSkRxiYJapS-4gG/cthulhu02.jpg)
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Post by: Treize69 on December 29, 2009, 09:52:01 AM: (http://www.hatstand.org.uk/photogallery/others/cartoons/spamalope.jpg)
Title: Re: What type of footprints are these?
Post by: druski85 on December 29, 2009, 10:13:32 AM: Manbearpig was my first guess, but it could very well be skuzzlebutt as well. That circular impression looks a lot like Patrick Duffy's head.
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Post by: RightF00T on December 29, 2009, 07:22:54 PM: Quote from: fudgums on December 27, 2009, 12:43:43 PM
(http://www.smithbowen.net/linfame/chuckie.jpg)

:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl
Title: Re: What type of footprints are these?
Post by: DYNAMITE on December 30, 2009, 06:48:40 AM: (http://s.buzzfed.com/static/imagebuzz/web02/2009/8/28/3/forgetting-something-21428-1251445325-5.jpg)