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06-19-2008, 10:12 PM
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Rate this wolf track..
I'm thinking this is a BIG wolf but I'm not sure so...I'm asking the pro's..
How would you trappers rate the print?
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06-19-2008, 11:17 PM
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It looks more rounded than the wolves I am familiar with. The dogs down south have long, skinny toes. To me, this is more like a Labrador's paw.
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06-19-2008, 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by raised by wolves
It looks more rounded than the wolves I am familiar with. The dogs down south have long, skinny toes. To me, this is more like a Labrador's paw.
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Interesting....btw this pic was taken in the saddle hills area..north of GP..
I don't think it was a lab..
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06-20-2008, 04:53 AM
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I give it a 9 out of ten. Its a big track nice in wide and its a "deep" print it look like it has all its toe nails .Very nice
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07-11-2008, 06:26 PM
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The track was made in mud so shows bigger than actual foot size. It's impossible to tell the difference between a wolf and a large dog like a malamute. The saddle Hills has both wolves and farmers dogs so it could be either. Typically wolves nails aren't as sharp as a domestic dogs that lays around all day. This track looks like pretty sharp nails so who knows.
Thanks for sharing
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10-19-2008, 05:55 PM
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Last edited by Grizzly Adams; 11-01-2008 at 09:46 AM.
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10-19-2008, 06:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Bildson
The track was made in mud so shows bigger than actual foot size. It's impossible to tell the difference between a wolf and a large dog like a malamute. The saddle Hills has both wolves and farmers dogs so it could be either. Typically wolves nails aren't as sharp as a domestic dogs that lays around all day. This track looks like pretty sharp nails so who knows.
Thanks for sharing
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I don't think too many dogs would make a $20. sized hole, in the mud.
Grizz
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10-19-2008, 08:45 PM
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X2 , Grizz..
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10-23-2008, 06:03 PM
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wolf track
x3, men. Good sized track.
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10-23-2008, 10:28 PM
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10-24-2008, 07:03 AM
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Just FYI, I had a couple of huskies (one McKenzie River and one Malamute) that made tracks that size. They were each over 100 pounds.
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10-28-2008, 09:21 AM
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Actually Grizzly both my Malamutes are larger than wolves. One is 120 lbs. and the other is 155 lbs. The 155 pounder is a throw back as her father is the 120 pounder and her mother was 95 lbs. Both these dogs throw a track that is as large or larger than a wolf. They're not the only big dogs around either.
A skilled tracker can get a better idea of species by the width of the stride. Wolves have a deep narrow chest that allows them to break trail and follow each other in deep snow. So their tracks are not as wide apart as most dogs of a comparable weight.
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