On the right track

[hiline345]

Well I am still at FHL after finding out that TA 27 should have been closed I switched to TA 29. While I was in TA 29 I saw this track can any one ID it. I am still green to pig hunting and I want to make sure I am on the right track. The shot gub shell next to it is a 3".
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/3491/dsc01536pv.jpg
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/9740/dsc01541h.jpg
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/6436/dsc01542l.jpg

 

[hiline345]

sorry about the previous post I am not to good at this

 

[Krisdude]

first and third looks like a Elk and the middle pig or deer I think

 

[Live2hunt]

Elk.



L2H

 

[hiline345]

Thx guys.
1.)No dew marks right?
2.)Do they always leave a dew mark or does it depend on the soil?
3.)Do they step on their prints?
If you guys have any pics of prints I would like to see them.

 

[XDHUNTER]

Thx guys.
1.)No dew marks right?
2.)Do they always leave a dew mark or does it depend on the soil?
3.)Do they step on their prints?
If you guys have any pics of prints I would like to see them.

Here ya go!!

Animal Tracks - Mammal Tracks

 

[larrysogla]

XDHunter,
That is a fantastic website...............very, very useful. Absolutely first class in the presentation and quantity of pictures and information. Many thanks for posting this excellent Mammal game animal footprint, forage, scat and habitat website.
'Nuff said
larrysogla
P.S. When is the next Texas trip with Edmund?

 

[hiline345]

a million thx

 

[XDHUNTER]

sorry about the previous post I am not to good at this

Most of the pigs are on the far end of TA 29. but you have to compete with Kitty near the Lake.:skeered:

Lary, dont have a plan with Raymund, but the family will be back on the last week of Jan. after the deer season.

 

[westcoastr]

hiline: we all make mistakes. I found some elk pellets once and thought I'd found some huge mutant herd of mule deer.

ca hog track (dew claws much wider than hooves:


deer (dew claws no wider than hooves):


hogs leave dew claw marks much more often than deer but as you suspected, neither leave them very often. better chance to see them in soft soil or when the animal is going down hill. both will step in their prints sometimes, so you can''t use that to differentiate. Hog scat is very distinct, so you can use that also, as well as wallows and rooting.

 

[hiline345]

Thx WEST just the info I was looking for. It confirms just about everything I thought. You guys are a lot of help thx again.