What are these tracks from? I found these near the deer feeder back in late January. Located in Goliad, TX.

Big dog

Big dog and soft sand (makes tracks look even bigger)

Well that's lame....I was hoping for something much more exciting.

I was thinking it seemed too big for a dog as my over-weight lab doesn't have near that big of a paw. Oh well, I'm still going to tell my friends it was a huge chupicabra or something.....

i miss the good ol days... But ya, tis canine track...

Be careful what you wish for.

^This^

Farrel dogs are enough to deal with.

Nah, just a hog dog....

Being the worlds leading expert on tracks. And only to make you happy, I will say it is without a doubt it is a large mountain lion..Now you can tell your friends that an "expert" stated lion.....oh and throw in that there have been recent sightings of them in your area in the last couple of years...whatever area you are in! lol.

Chupacabra do have claws extended at all times like that. Only way to be sure is to measure the distance between tracks. Should be closer together than a big dog.....

I hear tell that there are black panthers in the area that have tracks that look just like that.

rule of thumb is dogs walk with claws/nails extended, they cant retract them.

Cats walk with claws retracted, so all you will see are pads

That's a very easy rule of thumb. If in ground that is not the best for viewing tracks and you can see a claw mark it's a dog/coyote of some kind, if not a cat.

If you see claw marks, but it has FIVE toes, then it's a bear! The front foot has a short central pad, the rear foot is longer. The graphic below shows difference between black bear and grizzly.



(image source: http://westernwildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/beartrack_id.png)

I see a horseshoe print directly behind the canine track and a small deer heading the opposite direction of the dog and horse. ...or maybe I am making that up.

4.5-5" long with four toes and claws showing, that's a juvenile manbearpig, fairly common in your area.

Now....this is a TRACK!

I'll go with Great Pyrenees. Common in rural areas.

I've seen those before once when I was in a Labyrinth, it's a Minotaur track.

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