Came upon a mountain lion track while hiking near Del Valle Reservoir last week. It had been raining and the ground was nearly saturated, good conditions for seeing tracks. I was looking at a variety of tracks when I came upon a set of mountain lions prints. I photographed one the clearest tracks with my [...]
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The difference between a Coyote Track and a Mountain Lion Track
Posted in animal tracks, Coyotes, Mountain lions, tagged animal tracks on October 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Tracks in a Dusty Road
Posted in animal tracks on September 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I pondered these tracks for a while and then took a photo so I could do some research. If you figure them out on your own, I’m impressed. After some research, I came up with the answer. Here’s a closer view: Answer: Pocket gopher. For more info click on the link below. http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?shapeID=1037&curGroupID=5&lgfromWhere=&viewType=tracks&curPageNum=8
A Tracking Lesson in the Mud
Posted in animal tracks, blacktail deer, tagged animal tracks, Tracking deer on February 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Rob and I were checking one of our ponds last Monday. As we prepared to leave, Rob stopped to look down at four tracks in the mud. The tracks were large, looking to be a buck, and that’s what caught his eye. Because of the large track size, my guess would be that it was a buck [...]
Do Coyotes Eat Ants?
Posted in animal tracks, Coyotes, outdoor education, outdoors, wildlife, tagged coyote tracks, what do coyotes eat on May 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The pair of coyote tracks in the above photo was pointed out to me by my brother, Rob, during one of our reptile surveys. He had already figured out what was going on, before telling me about them. The tracks were the front feet of a coyote. They were deeply groved into the soft dirt, [...]
2009 Kenndy Meadows D6 Pack in Archery Hunt
Posted in animal tracks, Archery hunting, black bears, blacktail deer, Deer hunting, horse pack trip, hunting public areas, Mountain lions, mule deer, tagged Hunting with Kennedy Meadows Pack Station, Pack in deer hunt on August 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fernando was one of our two packers. Randy was the other. They work for Kennedy Meadows Pack Station. The owner, Matt Bloom, is very accommodating. This was a very large bear and we saw him two days in a row. We observed about six bears in all. One bruin left his track near camp, but we [...]
Tracking the Coyote
Posted in animal tracks, Coyotes, tracking, tagged animal tracks, coyote tracks, Coyotes on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The coyote is the most visible predator in our region and probably in North America. Its tracks can be found in most wild places in California and elsewhere in the West. The coyote is a canine and its track patterns are very similar to all canines including foxes and wolves. The tracks below were sketched [...]
Thoughts on Tracking
Posted in animal tracks, Deer hunting, outdoors, tracking on March 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Our tracks and the tracks of the pursued are intricately woven into the land that we live on. We cannot escape from the mold that we have been placed into. Every creature leaves a unique trail in its path. The ability to decipher this trail and follow or learn about the one who left it [...]
Mule Deer Tracks
Posted in animal tracks, mule deer, outdoors, tracking on January 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I few years ago I took some notes in my notebook about the set of tracks described above. Later I transfered my sketch to piece of paper. The track was interesting because it showed more than just a set of tracks. The size of the animal’s stride indicated to me that it was a buck. [...]
