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Tom Brown's Animal Track Averages
by Tom Brown Jr. |
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Animal
|
Front
Feet
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Rear
Foot
|
Trail Width
|
Slow Stride |
Running
|
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Cat
Family
|
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(Feral)
House
Cat
|
1-1/2
x 1-1/2
|
1-3/8
x 1-3/8
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3
|
7
|
12-40
|
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Bobcat
|
2
x 1-7/8
|
1-7/8
x 1-5/8
|
5
|
10
to 13
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15-45
|
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Lynx
|
3-3/4
x 3-3/4
|
3-3/4
x 3-1/2
|
7
|
12
to 14 |
30-50 |
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Mountain
Lion
|
3-1/4
x 3-1/2
|
3
x 3-1/4
|
8
|
14
to 17 |
3-6 feet
|
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Dog
Family (Canines)
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Grey
Wolf
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4-3/4
x 4-1/4
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4-1/2
x 4-1/8
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7
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16
to 18
|
25-54
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Coyote
|
2-5/8
x 2-1/8
|
2-3/8
x 2
|
5
|
13
to 16
|
16-50
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Red
Fox
|
2-3/8
x 2
|
2-1/8
x 2
|
4-1/2
|
10
to 14 |
18-36
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Grey
Fox
|
1-5/8
x 1-3/8
|
1-1/2
x 1-1/4
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3-3/4
|
8
to 12 |
18-36 |
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Rabbit
Family
|
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White-Tailed
Jackrabbit
|
1-1/2
x 1
|
3-1/2
x 3
|
8
|
10
to 15
|
3-9 feet,
max 20 feet |
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Black-Tailed
Jackrabbit
|
1-1/2
x 1-1/8
|
2-5/8
x 2
|
7-1/2
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9
to 12 |
5-12 feet,
max 15 feet
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Snowshoe
Hare
|
1-1/2
x 1-1/8
|
3
x 2
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8
|
10
to 12 |
3-7
feet |
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Cottontails
|
7/8
x 5/8
|
2-3/4
x 1-1/8
|
6
|
7
to 12
|
15-36 |
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Weasel
Family
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Longtail
Weasel
|
1-1/8
x 1/2
|
1-1/2
x 3/4
|
2-3/4 to 3-1/4
|
10
to 13 |
14 to 18
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Shorttail
Weasel
|
3/4
x 3/8
|
1
x 1/2
|
2-3/4
|
7
to 12
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12 to 16 |
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Least
Weasel
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3/8
x 1/4
|
5/8 x 3/8
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1
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6
to 8
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8
to 12
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Mink
|
1
x 1-3/8
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1-1/8
x 1-1/2
|
3
|
9
to 20
|
20
to 30
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River
Otter
|
2-5/8
x 3
|
2-7/8
x 3-1/8
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6
|
15
to 18
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18 to 30 |
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Wolverine
|
4-1/2
x 4-1/2
|
3-1/2
x 3-3/8
|
10
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16 to 18 |
19 to 36 |
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Fisher
|
3
x 3
|
2-7/8
x 2-5/8
|
4 to 8
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12 to 18 |
19 to 30
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Martin
|
1-3/4
x 1-3/4 |
1-3/8
x 1-5/8
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5 to 6
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6 to 9 |
10 to 23
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Striped
Skunk
|
7/8
x 1-1/8
|
1-1/2
x 1-1/2
|
7
to 9
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5
to 8
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10
to 18
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Spotted
Skunk
|
7/8
x 1
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1-1/8
x 1-1/4
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6
|
4
to 6 |
8
to 12 |
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Badger
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2-1/8
x 2
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2
x 2
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9
to 11
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9
to 12
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12
to 24
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Raccoons,
Opossums and Bears
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Grizzly
Bear
|
5-1/2
x 5-1/8
|
9-7/8
x 5-5/8
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18
|
18
to 20
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3
to 6 feet
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Black
Bear
|
4-1/2
x 4
|
6-7/8
x 3-1/2
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14
|
18 |
2 to 5 feet |
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Raccoon
|
3
x 3
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3-3/4
x 3-3/8
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8
to 10
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12
to 16
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16
to 28
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Opossum
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1-7/8
x 2
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2-1/2
x 2-1/4
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6
|
7
to 10
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10 to 15 |
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Rodent Family
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Woodchuck;
Marmots
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2-1/8
x 1-7/8
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1-5/8
x 1-3/8
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5
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6
to 8
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12
to 20
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Ground
Squirrels
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5/8
x 3/8
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7/8
x 5/8
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2 to 3-1/4
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2
to 7
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7 to 15
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Chipmunks
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1/2
x 1/2
|
1-1/8
x 3/4
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2
|
4
to 7
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7 to 9 |
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Red
Squirrel
|
1/2
x 3/8
|
7/8
x 5/8
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4
|
5
to 9 |
9
to 30 |
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Grey
Squirrel
|
2
x 1-3/8
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2-5/8
x 1-1/4
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5
|
10 to 15
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16
to 38
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Beaver
|
2
x 2
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5
x 5-1/4
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8 to 11
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4
to 6
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7 to 24
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Porcupine
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1-3/4
x 1-1/4
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2-1/4 x 1-1/2
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8
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6
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10 to 24
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Muskrat
|
1
x 1
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2
x 2
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3-1/2
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3
to 6
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7
to
15
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Norway
Rat
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5/8
x 3/4
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7/8
x 7/8
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3-1/8
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2-1/2
to 5
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5 to 8
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House
Mouse
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1/4
x 1/4 |
5/8
x 3/8
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1
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2-1/2
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4
to 6
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Bushytail
Woodrat
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3/4
x 1/2
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1
x 5/8
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2-1/2
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4-1/2
to 7-1/2
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7-1/2 to 10
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Whitefooted Mouse
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5/8
x 3/8 |
3/8
x 5/8
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1-1/2
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2-1/2
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4
to 6
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Meadow
Vole
|
3/16
x 3/16
|
1/4
x 1/4
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1-1/4
|
1/2 to 1-1/2 |
1-1/2 to 4 |
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Deer
Family
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Whitetail
Deer
|
3
x 1-7/8
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2-5/8
x 1-1/2
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6
|
18
to 21 |
6
to 9 feet
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Mule
Deer
|
3-1/4
x 2-5/8
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3-1/8
x 2-1/2
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6
|
21
to 24
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6
to 15 feet
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Elk
|
4-3/4
x 3
|
4-1/4
x 2-7/8
|
8
|
26
to 28
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6
to 9
feet
|
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Moose
|
6
x 3-1/2
|
5-5/8
x 3-1/2
|
9
to 10
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30
to 33 |
8
to 10 feet
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Mountain
Goat
|
3
x 1-7/8
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2-5/8
x 1-1/2
|
6-1/2
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15
|
4 to 6 feet
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Bighorn Sheep
|
3-1/2
x 2-1/2
|
3
x 2
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7
to 8
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18 to 23
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6 to 9 feet
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From The Tracker magazine, Summer 1983,
published by the Tracker School.
For more articles from The Tracker magazine, visit the
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