April 27, 2024

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What Animal Track Did You Find?

There are quite a few hoofed animals running around North America. Big ones, small ones, fast ones and slow ones. The abundance of them may leave you wondering whose track you found. Below are 8 hoofed mammal tracks, see if you can match up the track to the animal.

  • Whitetail Deer
  • Wild Boar
  • Mule Deer
  • Bison
  • Caribou
  • Mose
  • Elk
  • Antelope

Whitetail and Mule Deer will be difficult to ever tell apart by just an image but take your best guess.  Scroll down to the bottom to reveal the answers.

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You can turn your Andriod or iPhone  into a field guide to animal tracks with the MyNature Animal Track and Scat App and you’ll know for certain whose track you did find!!

Look below for the answers and let us know how you did.

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  • A – Whitetail track
  • B – Mule Deer track
  • C – Antelope track
  • D – Caribou track
  • E – Bison track
  • F – Wild Boar track
  • G – Elk track
  • H – Moose track

Enjoy the Outdoors!!

Wild Hogs

Many animals have similar tracks,  Whitetail Deer, Mule Deer, Elk, Moose, Antelope to name a few.  Distinguishing between them can be difficult if your not aware of the size difference in their tracks or other minor differences. One track that greatly resembles those of the deer family is that of the Wild Hog. Wild Hogs are known by many names including, Feral Pig, Feral Swine, Wild Boars, Wild Pigs, Razorbacks and Javelina.   Javelina and Wild Pigs although similar are of  two separate families.

This track on the left is from a Wild Hog. Wild Hog tracks tracks measure approximately 2 to 2 1/2 inches long and 2 to 3 inches wide. They have a broad track and much more rounded than a typical deer track you would find.  Many times you may find the tracks with the dewclaws showing. The dewclaws are set back and further out to the side than those of deer.

This image below shows a good example of the position dewclaws  on a Wild Hog.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

It’s always a good idea to find what  animals are in the area you’ll be spending time  in.  If your interested in identifying their tracks once you know this information you can greatly narrow down which animals tracks you may have found.

Happy Tracking!