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Posted on 07/14/2007 7:32:55 AM PDT by xcamel
Need help to identify this animal tracks - I believe it's a small timberwolf - and an extremely large coyote. Any help would be appreciated.
see: http://lledgerock.com/tracks/
Then I need help to get rid of the damn thing - as it is eating my ducks/geese etc. at an alarming rate.
Bobcat?
Looks K9 to me..
If you find an Acme catalog and some empty crates, then you’ve got a coyote problem for certain.
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Cat’s prints don’t show claws.
Probably is just a stray dog. Coyotes, you’d probably hear them and there’d be way more than the tracks of just one. Dog, coyote or wolf your best bet is to just watch for it and shoot it. If it’s coming at night, you may have to wait it out with a spotlight to find it.
What state are you in?
Snare, and/or a 330 coniebear.
Shoot it, or trap it.
A box trap, of a size suitable for a large dog, should do. Throw a hunk of old old meat in the back, and put a cement block on top (depending on the design, turning a box trap upside down may open the gate). Check it once a day. Depending on your location, be prepared to also catch skunks, racoons, possums, etc.
FYI: Live Animal Traps (Sizes suitable for everything from chipmunks to coyotes & large dogs.)
Believe it or not, upstate NY (NW of Albany)
A - how you say ? Werewolf Canadien.
Eet has essneaked across the bor-dair.
Notice the toenails on the middle toes. If they are angled together then it is wolf/coyote. If they are straight ahead or spread apart, it is domestic dog. Strange but true. I didnt look at all your pictures, but that is the way to tell a coyote from a dog. Check the tracks and then you’ll know. Otherwise shoot, shovel, and shut-up.
I have a day/night IR game camera set up at the pond now - we’ll see what it catches...
and thanks to those who responded...
#7 is right - cats retract their claws when walking. Canines don’t. (Can’t)
There are many coyotes in AZ. They always travel with the ‘family’. So, it’s probably not a coyote, if there is only one set of tracks.
Have you figured it out, yet?
Looks lile a lone timber wolf
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