Is this a dog?

[Mgderf]

Sure looks like it to me, but it's huge.
I don't know of any domestic dogs in the area.
Many coyote, but it looks awful big for a coyote.

 

[buckwacker]

No, it's a track.

Definitely canine.

 

[Mgderf]

No, it's a track.

Definitely canine.

 

[Quiet Observer]

Sure looks like it to me, but it's huge.
I don't know of any domestic dogs in the area.
Many coyote, but it looks awful big for a coyote.

Possibly wolf? Seems unlikely, but they have been slowly expanding their range in recent years. Scroll down to tracks diagram.

Gray Wolf

Wolves are rare in Indiana and are usually from other states

www.in.gov

They have been reported in Illinois.

IL: Wolves Spotted in Illinois | Timber Wolf Information Network

www.timberwolfinformation.org

 

[Mgderf]

Possibly wolf? Seems unlikely, but they have been slowly expanding their range in recent years. Scroll down to tracks diagram.

Gray Wolf

Wolves are rare in Indiana and are usually from other states

www.in.gov

This is only a few short miles from Wolf Park in Battleground, In

 

[Mgderf]

I just measured the folding knife in the picture and it is 4" long.
That track has to be 4-1/2" easy.

 

[ditcherman]

That track is huge.
I’d hate to meet that if it’s a dog.
A wolf might be more afraid, not sure.

 

[Mij]

Sure looks like it to me, but it's huge.
I don't know of any domestic dogs in the area.
Many coyote, but it looks awful big for a coyote.

Dog, probably rear foot. Outside Toenails are not behind the front nails enough. Soft mud can make the track look big. It’s a big dog, but still a dog.

 

[Hoosier Carry]

Mt. Lion
Definitely

 

[freedomenthusiast100]

That does appear to be rather large for a dog track. Where did you find this track?

 

[Mgderf]

Tippecanoe county off Eisenhower Rd

 

[blain]

The mud distorts the track a bit.
But it does look very similar to a Cheetah track.

 

[Revdev86]

Mud and soft soil usually make a track or print appear larger. My Corso paws are pretty large and there are bigger breeds out there

 

[Tactically Fat]

All kinds of people own all kinds of large dogs.

It's a domestic dog print. That's all.

Now, the dog may be out on it's own / feral / semi-feral - but it's still just a large print from a large dog.

Or it's a puma.

 

[Hkindiana]

Cat tracks (wild or domestic) in North America generally do not show the claws

 

[Hoosier Carry]

Cat tracks (wild or domestic) in North America generally do not show the claws

That’s just something the DNR tells you to keep you from knowing the truth!

 

[Lpherr]

Cat tracks (wild or domestic) in North America generally do not show the claws

^^^This, and also, cat pads are more round as opposed to a dog's pads being more triangular shaped.
Not to mention the heel pad has a single lobe=dog. Two lobes=cat.

 

[Lpherr]

Keep an eye out for this guy...

 

[Twangbanger]

^^^This, and also, cat pads are more round as opposed to a dog's pads being more triangular shaped.
Not to mention the heel pad has a single lobe=dog. Two lobes=cat.

Not to mention, I thought cats normally walk with their claws retracted?

 

[Lpherr]

Not to mention, I thought cats normally walk with their claws retracted?

See the post I quoted.