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Help needed identifying these tracks #7521842
03/08/22 08:33 PM
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On the Sugar River, Wisconsin
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A friend sent me these pictures a few minutes ago. They were found by him on his farm (where I trap) near my house. They look like possibly turkeys dragging feathers as well as maybe deer and coyote using the same trail. It just snowed here yesterday about 2 inches so these are fresh last night or early this morning.

If I get done with work early tomorrow I will stop and check them out in person. We had sun and warm temps today so they are losing definition.


Anyone have any idea what they could be? [Linked Image]



Last edited by longrangekilla; 03/08/22 09:16 PM.

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Re: Help needed identifying these tracks [Re: longrangekilla] #7521846
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I dont??? Odd, hope you get a chance to look at them!

Re: Help needed identifying these tracks [Re: longrangekilla] #7521850
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A sled being pulled by a dog , or something being drug no way a turkey did that you can see the skuff marks as if something is being drug or the bottom of a cart etc?

Wild guess

Re: Help needed identifying these tracks [Re: longrangekilla] #7521855
03/08/22 08:42 PM
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It does look man made but I can assure you it was not. I will go have a look tomorrow but ????

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Re: Help needed identifying these tracks [Re: longrangekilla] #7521856
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Re: Help needed identifying these tracks [Re: longrangekilla] #7521866
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Re: Help needed identifying these tracks [Re: longrangekilla] #7521870
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Re: Help needed identifying these tracks [Re: longrangekilla] #7521885
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My Xs tracks look like that wile dragging nuckles and forked tail. Did you find any platinum blond hairs.

Re: Help needed identifying these tracks [Re: longrangekilla] #7522146
03/09/22 03:12 AM
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On the left side there is a recurring pattern all the way throughout the trail, as if it is a round object being towed.


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Re: Help needed identifying these tracks [Re: longrangekilla] #7522150
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need a picture of those footprints. an animal dragging something. a bird maybe.


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Re: Help needed identifying these tracks [Re: longrangekilla] #7522153
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Re: Help needed identifying these tracks [Re: longrangekilla] #7522225
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Re: Help needed identifying these tracks [Re: longrangekilla] #7522227
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Something dragging a dead deer?


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Re: Help needed identifying these tracks [Re: longrangekilla] #7522229
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Chupacabra pulling a young Chupacabra on a runner sled

Re: Help needed identifying these tracks [Re: longrangekilla] #7522252
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It looks like a smaller animal on the right side stomping the snow down, taking more steps, in order to drag a lighter object on the left hand side. Something to use for scale would be help.

Re: Help needed identifying these tracks [Re: longrangekilla] #7522254
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is it the width of a 220 or 330?

Re: Help needed identifying these tracks [Re: longrangekilla] #7522278
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What are the snow conditions? Is it wet and heavy or light and fluffy or something in between.
Had a fellow with a funny looking track on his land similar to yours tracks on one side and a slide on the other. He couldn't figure it out but it was a cat dragging a rabbit.

Yours looks like a critter draging something, in my mind it looks like it had it by the neck belly down, as the outside (wheel marks) would be the back legs the zigzag would be a front leg swinging and the "feather marks" are fur. My guess is a small deer.

On second look the outside drag mark may have too many ridges to be a hoof IDK tough read from one picture. The third heavy drag mark in the middle makes me think it was a 4 footed animal

Last edited by Trap Setter; 03/09/22 10:08 AM. Reason: Second look

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Re: Help needed identifying these tracks [Re: longrangekilla] #7522305
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If you look at the bottom right of the picture there are 3 defined foot prints. Looks like something was dragging a carcass backwards. My guess is a Fox or small Bobcat by the shape of the tracks. I'm also guessing it was dragging a turkey.

Re: Help needed identifying these tracks [Re: longrangekilla] #7522447
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looks to me like some sort of wheeled cart...the track seems too straight and ut distances too conforming to be an animal dragging something...But who really knows at this point..


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Re: Help needed identifying these tracks [Re: longrangekilla] #7522457
03/09/22 11:00 AM
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At this point I have no idea but whatever was being dragged was pretty heavy to sink in that far. If you get a chance to go there follow them as far as they go and I think you will find the answer.


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