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What kind of print?

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MN_Lindsey

11/11/2020 03:07PM

Thoughts on what kind of print this is?

“The Wilderness holds answers to more questions than we have yet learned to ask.” - Nancy Newhall

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nofish

11/11/2020 03:26PM

Looks like a dog track.

Where did you find it?

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MN_Lindsey

11/11/2020 05:19PM

Superior Hiking Trail, just south of Castle Danger a few years back. I had always wondered, and came across the photo again today, and thought this crew might know.

It's actually hard to compare with the hand, because of the angle of the photo, but it was at least the size of the hand.

“The Wilderness holds answers to more questions than we have yet learned to ask.” - Nancy Newhall

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DanMN

11/11/2020 10:24PM

With it being that big mist likely a wolf print

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nofish

11/12/2020 09:29AM

Given its size and location you found it then my guess would be wolf track. Probably never know for sure that it wasn't someones really large pet dog but given the location and size odds are its a wolf.

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woodsandwater

11/12/2020 04:04PM

MN_Lindsey: "Thoughts on what kind of print this is?

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Bear

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MN_Lindsey

11/12/2020 08:52PM

nofish: "Given its size and location you found it then my guess would be wolf track. Probably never know for sure that it wasn't someones really large pet dog but given the location and size odds are its a wolf. "

..... and the copious amounts of wolf scat we saw in this area!

Just didn't know if it was for sure, but that's what we also suspected.

“The Wilderness holds answers to more questions than we have yet learned to ask.” - Nancy Newhall

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LindenTree

11/13/2020 05:56PM

Bear is my guess.
Edit,
Looked at the pic with my computer, definitely looks K-9.

May the rivers be crooked and winding, and your portages lonesome, leading to the most amazing view.

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Portage99

11/13/2020 06:23PM

I can't really tell from the photo-are there clear nail marks?

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Basspro69

11/16/2020 11:46PM

Chupacabra

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD

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BearBurrito

11/20/2020 11:46AM

My guess would be wolf, either that or a really large dog.

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning

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Pinetree

11/20/2020 06:52PM

LindenTree: "Bear is my guess.
Edit,
Looked at the pic with my computer, definitely looks K-9. "

That's what I thought. If it extends backward-elongated instead of more round it is a bear. It looks like the heel part goes back quite aways.

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Northland

11/23/2020 11:10PM

I think it's a bear due to the width of the track and the depth (heavier animal, deeper print). Wolf tracks aren't usually much bigger than a dog's.

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nofish

11/24/2020 09:21AM

If its a bear then its missing a toe. That track is clearly a 4 toed animal, bears have 5 toes.

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Zwater

11/24/2020 09:46AM

That is the back paw of a young bear. See how the back is bareley indented in the soil. Been Bear hunting many years. They are silent walking through the woods. Their feet pads are like slippers.

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