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Unread 01-14-2021, 03:51 PM   #1
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Found some large prints while out hunting with my older brother recently , they were trailing the cattle's hoof tracks . There was a second set of prints the same shape as these but 1/3 the size following beside these . They are about 3" across I assumed at first they were from a coyote but they seem a bit big from what I read . If its a large predator the farmer would probably be grateful if we got rid of it for him . Any thoughts ?
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Dog probably. The coyote tracks I'm used to seeing are generally narrower.





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Dog. Look at the nails.
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Bigfoot. Or semi-auto shooter. No really, looks like a dog.
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We considered it might have been a dog , just kind of odd considering how far in the woods we were . We do have a variety of 4 legged critters on this property though .
Probably someones hunting dog that got away from them , there are quite a few waterfowlers on the surrounding properties .
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I go with dog tracks too....charlie
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Chupacabra, they are becoming an invasive species.
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Chupacabra, they are become an invasive species.
Haha I could see convincing some of the locals that is the case .

Probably someones lab got away from them .
There was a bobcat on the property that crossed the fence into the neighbors property and he got him . Think he weighed around 35lbs is what he said . Predator hunting is not popular in my area .
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Thirty-five pounds is a huge GA bobcat. Unless it was actually weighed most people overestimate the weight of 'cats. They probably grow much larger up "nawth". I used to trap them for the fur when prices were high, back in the late '70s and early '80s. I saw many, many 'cats caught, and never weighed one over 28 pounds. A good friend who still traps coyotes caught a 31 pound 'cat last week. He'll be mounted.

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Thirty-five pounds is a huge GA bobcat. Unless it was actually weighed most people overestimate the weight of 'cats. They probably grow much larger up "nawth". I used to trap them for the fur when prices were high, back in the late '70s and early '80s. I saw many, many 'cats caught, and never weighed one over 28 pounds. A good friend who still traps coyotes caught a 31 pound 'cat last week. He'll be mounted.

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Yeah im not sure how he weighed it I just seen the picture of it , it is pretty large for a bobcat . I read 40lbs is about the max in extreme cases . We do have some large critters locally I always figured it was because not many people actively shoot predators like out in the midwest . Or it could be from all the chemicals the farmers dump in the local water supply .

Now I havnt ever seen any large coyotes personally here , I have seen some large foxes but no large yotes . I would love to take one however with the Parker 10 gauge .
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