Yesterday I found a cougar track in the mud. I know there’s a cougar on that side of the creek because a friend of mine saw one a few months ago driving from the Cody Pow Wow down Dead Indian highway. It was around 9pm, he said, and the cougar was just standing along the side of the road. He stopped the car and watched the impressive animal for about 10 minutes. Only one other car, a neighbor as well, came along, stopped and watched.
The track was right along the trail, not too far from the trail head. This part of the trail is in eyeshot of the main road, which climbs steeply up the mountain. The track, measured out about 3 3/4″ length by 4″ wide.
cougar track in mud
cougar track with penny for reference
Being that the ‘Scat’ post is popular, here are a few more gems!
Wolf blood and urine from wolf in estrus
Wolf scat
Comparison of elk and deer scat
Moose scat
Ant hill
Ant hill destroyed by a grizzly looking for grubs
Turkey tracks
Filed under: Tracking | Tagged: Bears, Cougars, Elk, Moose, Scat, Tracking, Wolf |
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Nice lion tracks. And your friend’s sighting was GREAT–have only seen a few cats in 20 years, and they were on the move. We do see lots of tracks, and the occasional cached deer carcass.
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