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Old 12-17-2014, 02:36 PM
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Default red squirrel or?

Is this just a red squirrel track that has melted into the snow or...?

The rear track is about 2 inches long.

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Old 12-17-2014, 03:01 PM
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Old 12-17-2014, 03:43 PM
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Looks like weasel family...2" maybe fisher my guess
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Old 12-17-2014, 04:07 PM
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Looks like a big marten to me
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Old 12-17-2014, 07:13 PM
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...that's what I thought (marten or fisher) originally but when I Googled those and others it looked a lot more like a red squirrel track, even though the size seems impossible. I just don't know.
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Old 12-18-2014, 04:48 PM
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Two inches makes it too large for Squirrel.

I'd guess Mink. It could be Marten but I don't think so, their feet are heavily furred at this time of year and as such they almost never show distinct toe prints.
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Old 12-24-2014, 09:45 AM
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Old 01-03-2015, 11:18 AM
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Old 01-03-2015, 11:47 AM
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Old 01-03-2015, 11:41 PM
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Looks kinda like a scrat,but there's no other tracks beside then. Best bet would be a mink
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