Originally posted by RobCoursey:
No joke!
I was at my ranch a while back, and as always while walking along I try and see any tracks in the mud/dirt/whatever to see what might have passed thru at some point recently.
Deer tracks here, racoon there, cows, nothing out of the ordinary.
Then I came across one I couldn't directly identify. I whipped out my camera phone and snapped a shot (see below). The track was 3-4" wide by 4-5" long. What could it be?
Bobcat? Don't think so, it was way to big for that. Dog? Possibly. Mountain Lion? I know they exist out here, but have never seen a track or anything from them.
Ok, so out to the internet I go. A quick "mountain lion track identifying" search in Google led me to Cooper's Rock Mountain Lion Sanctuary.
According to their identification page, it indeed looks like I have one looming around somewhere near the ranch.
Take a look at their web site and make your own assumptions...
I've shot them an e-mail asking their assistance on it. I'll post again when they reply.
Here's the picture I mentioned...
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I would have said Cougar/Puma/Mountain Lion myself.. certainly has the tell-tale outward pointing "toes", and it's quite deep as well. You have any Lynx in the area at all? (I didn't look to see where you were from).
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