![]() ![]() When moose calf tracks are viewed beside a cow moose track it is easy to Moose calves on the other hand are quite a bit smaller. Unfortunately, there isn't a sure fired way to know! Moose Tracks made by a Cow and Calf They should be fairly recognizable: wide, long and deep. I look for large track impressions when I'm looking for bulls. Then there is the question of the dew claw impression. My biologists friends say this isn't so either. ![]() The problem is deeper than what? Some have said you can tell the difference in the way the moose urinates or how the urine puddle is formed. A bull will be heavier than a cow, therefore the impression would be deeper. There are many theory's as to what a bull track looks like compared to a cow moose, the truth is: there is not definitive answer. Know this because the track is over top of my ATV tire tracks. This particular track is about 72 hours old. Made while the ground was soft from the last rain, this set would be too Is not a fresh track, the sides of the track have dried and are hard. This Size 10 Hiking boot shown for comparison beside a moose track. Slightly behind, but as you see the toe of the rear foot overlaps the This size 10 hiking boot pictured beside a You get a clear idea of how large these tracks are when Track from a moose, but on hard ground this is what you will find. Walks on it may not be possible to get an accurate measurement from the In soft dry snow the edges will beginīreaking down immediately (in fact it may be impossible to determineįreshness), look for fresh droppings or bedding places instead.Ī moose track from adult moose typically will measureĥ-7 inches (13-18 cm) in length. The same scenario goes for tracks in the snow, only here the If the weather is freezing, frost will begin to lift portions of the Them in detail: look at the moisture content (does your track appear toĬontain more moisture?), do the edges of the track appear crisp andĬlear? Touch the soil with your fingers, are they compressed similarly? Then, get down on your knees and take a close look. (soft ground) or kick (hard ground) the soil beside a track and make Here is an old Beef Cow Track preserved in dried mud, much shorter and rounded than that of a Moose.Ī good way to tell if a track is very fresh is to step ![]()
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