Rate this wolf track..

[Jester]

I'm thinking this is a BIG wolf but I'm not sure so...I'm asking the pro's..

How would you trappers rate the print?

[raised by wolves]

It looks more rounded than the wolves I am familiar with. The dogs down south have long, skinny toes. To me, this is more like a Labrador's paw.

[Jester]

Originally Posted by raised by wolves

It looks more rounded than the wolves I am familiar with. The dogs down south have long, skinny toes. To me, this is more like a Labrador's paw.

Interesting....btw this pic was taken in the saddle hills area..north of GP..

I don't think it was a lab..

Rate this wolf track..

I give it a 9 out of ten. Its a big track nice in wide and its a "deep" print it look like it has all its toe nails .Very nice

[Brian Bildson]

The track was made in mud so shows bigger than actual foot size. It's impossible to tell the difference between a wolf and a large dog like a malamute. The saddle Hills has both wolves and farmers dogs so it could be either. Typically wolves nails aren't as sharp as a domestic dogs that lays around all day. This track looks like pretty sharp nails so who knows.

Thanks for sharing

[Grizzly Adams]

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[Grizzly Adams]

Originally Posted by Brian Bildson

The track was made in mud so shows bigger than actual foot size. It's impossible to tell the difference between a wolf and a large dog like a malamute. The saddle Hills has both wolves and farmers dogs so it could be either. Typically wolves nails aren't as sharp as a domestic dogs that lays around all day. This track looks like pretty sharp nails so who knows.

Thanks for sharing

I don't think too many dogs would make a $20. sized hole, in the mud.
Grizz

[sourdough doug]

X2 , Grizz..

[Drygulch]

x3, men. Good sized track.

[u_cant_rope_the_wind]

it aint worth $20.00 that is beside it lol

[Don Meredith]

Just FYI, I had a couple of huskies (one McKenzie River and one Malamute) that made tracks that size. They were each over 100 pounds.

[Brian Bildson]

Actually Grizzly both my Malamutes are larger than wolves. One is 120 lbs. and the other is 155 lbs. The 155 pounder is a throw back as her father is the 120 pounder and her mother was 95 lbs. Both these dogs throw a track that is as large or larger than a wolf. They're not the only big dogs around either.

A skilled tracker can get a better idea of species by the width of the stride. Wolves have a deep narrow chest that allows them to break trail and follow each other in deep snow. So their tracks are not as wide apart as most dogs of a comparable weight.