Moose or elk track?
 

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I went for a hike this long weekend. I came across these tracks. There was 4 sets together. I have a hard time telling the difference between moose and elk. Can you guys help me identify the track and kaybe give me pointers on what the differences are. Ive googled it but still think they are similar.

Moose, looks like a bull!!

Looks like an elk to me

I'd say elk. To heart shaped to be moose

elk.

I'd say a moose based on how long it appears to be

I would say moose

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Moose...look how far back the dew claw impressions are.

LC

the dew claw marks belong to a critter headed the other direction. just inline with this track. space is too large between. I would guess a cow elk

Moose


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Ok well I'm glad it's not just me lol. There were at least 4 sets of tracks going in the same direction. I just picked out a track at random for the pic. All were about the same size.

Looks like a young bull moose to me.

BW

LOL, no it's not just you, as you can see from the posts, its all of us.
Generally if I see dewclaw marks in tracks that are only an 1” deep in soft soil I’d lean toward moose, in your case here, because there are 4 plus animals together, I’d figure those were elk tracks.

Elk
Dew marks are not even the same animal

Correct. The few claw marks are way too far behind the hoof marks. I'd say cow elk.

If I had to choose,l I would say elk.

Yeah I was thinking the dew claw marks were quite far back.

On my phone it looked like the back part of the track was covered in sand :). Hence why I thought it was a long moose track with dew claws.

Need more of the tracks to be sure but with 4 sets together same size likely elk.

LC

Elk

Elk

Weren't the dew marks absent on the other tracks?

They were absent on most. There was 3 or 4 prints with dew marks like this in a row. I thought it was strange so i took the pic.

To me it looks like a smaller track inside a larger one...like a calf moose inside a cow moose track??

Moose

What ever it is it's a cow. Bull elk and moose tracks have one side of the hoof longer than the other, cows hooves are the same length on each side.

A 3.5 year old cow elk with a twisted ankle.

Elk, moose are more narrow.

looks like a moose to me based on size.

I would say moose.

I can't do it. I can't call that a moose track based on that one pic.

I call moose, more pointed at the front tip than elk.