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Vol 2, No. 1, Winter 1983
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The Tracker
Magazine - Vol 2 No. 1, Winter 1983
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| Tom Brown's Animal Track Averages The measurements given in this table can not be
found in any book. They are the averages of all those animal records that I have
kept over the past 20 years. All measurements are in inches unless otherwise
indicated. The dimensions for front and rear feet are listed as follows: 1-1/2 x
1-1/5, the length is the first number and the width is the second number. Please
keep in mind that these are only overall averages and the sizes will vary with
location and age of the animal, as well as type of soil and weight. These,
however, are a good general reference.
Webmaster's note:
The original data published in this issue was
incorrect, and was corrected in the next issue
(Volume 2, Nos.
2&3 - Spring/Summer 1983, pg. 4).
The correct information is presented on this website in both issues.
This data is also in the appendix of Tom Brown's Field Guide to
Nature Observation and Tracking. |
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Animal
|
Front
Feet
|
Rear
Foot
|
Trail Width
|
Slow Stride |
Running
|
|
Cat
Family
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Feral)
House
Cat
|
1-1/2
x 1-1/2
|
1-3/8
x 1-3/8
|
3
|
7
|
12-40
|
|
Bobcat
|
2
x 1-7/8
|
1-7/8
x 1-5/8
|
5
|
10
to 13
|
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 |
|
Mountain
Lion
|
3-1/4
x 3-1/2
|
3
x 3-1/4
|
8
|
14
to 17 |
3-6 feet
|
|
Dog
Family (Canines)
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Grey
Wolf
|
4-3/4
x 4-1/4
|
4-1/2
x 4-1/8
|
7
|
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
|
3-3/4
|
8
to 12 |
18-36 |
|
Rabbit
Family
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White-Tailed
Jackrabbit
|
1-1/2
x 1
|
3-1/2
x 3
|
8
|
10
to 15
|
3-9 feet,
max 20 feet |
|
Black-Tailed
Jackrabbit
|
1-1/2
x 1-1/8
|
2-5/8
x 2
|
7-1/2
|
9
to 12 |
5-12 feet,
max 15 feet
|
|
Snowshoe
Hare
|
1-1/2
x 1-1/8
|
3
x 2
|
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 |
|
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
|
|
Shorttail
Weasel
|
3/4
x 3/8
|
1
x 1/2
|
2-3/4
|
7
to 12
|
12 to 16 |
|
Least
Weasel
|
3/8
x 1/4
|
5/8 x 3/8
|
1
|
6
to 8
|
8
to 12
|
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Mink
|
1
x 1-3/8
|
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
|
6
|
15
to 18
|
18 to 30 |
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Wolverine
|
4-1/2
x 4-1/2
|
3-1/2
x 3-3/8
|
10
|
16 to 18 |
19 to 36 |
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Fisher
|
3
x 3
|
2-7/8
x 2-5/8
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4 to 8
|
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
|
5 to 6
|
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
|
5
to 8
|
10
to 18
|
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Spotted
Skunk
|
7/8
x 1
|
1-1/8
x 1-1/4
|
6
|
4
to 6 |
8
to 12 |
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Badger
|
2-1/8
x 2
|
2
x 2
|
9
to 11
|
9
to 12
|
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
|
18
|
18
to 20
|
3
to 6 feet
|
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Black
Bear
|
4-1/2
x 4
|
6-7/8
x 3-1/2
|
14
|
18 |
2 to 5 feet |
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Raccoon
|
3
x 3
|
3-3/4
x 3-3/8
|
8
to 10
|
12
to 16
|
16
to 28
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Opossum
|
1-7/8
x 2
|
2-1/2
x 2-1/4
|
6
|
7
to 10
|
10 to 15 |
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Rodent Family
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Woodchuck;
Marmots
|
2-1/8
x 1-7/8
|
1-5/8
x 1-3/8
|
5
|
6
to 8
|
12
to 20
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Ground
Squirrels
|
5/8
x 3/8
|
7/8
x 5/8
|
2 to 3-1/4
|
2
to 7
|
7 to 15
|
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Chipmunks
|
1/2
x 1/2
|
1-1/8
x 3/4
|
2
|
4
to 7
|
7 to 9 |
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Red
Squirrel
|
1/2
x 3/8
|
7/8
x 5/8
|
4
|
5
to 9 |
9
to 30 |
|
Grey
Squirrel
|
2
x 1-3/8
|
2-5/8
x 1-1/4
|
5
|
10 to 15
|
16
to 38
|
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Beaver
|
2
x 2
|
5
x 5-1/4
|
8 to 11
|
4
to 6
|
7 to 24
|
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Porcupine
|
1-3/4
x 1-1/4
|
2-1/4 x 1-1/2
|
8
|
6
|
10 to 24
|
|
Muskrat
|
1
x 1
|
2
x 2
|
3-1/2
|
3
to 6
|
7
to
15
|
|
Norway
Rat
|
5/8
x 3/4
|
7/8
x 7/8
|
3-1/8
|
2-1/2
to 5
|
5 to 8
|
|
House
Mouse
|
1/4
x 1/4 |
5/8
x 3/8
|
1
|
2-1/2
|
4
to 6
|
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Bushytail
Woodrat
|
3/4
x 1/2
|
1
x 5/8
|
2-1/2
|
4-1/2
to 7-1/2
|
7-1/2 to 10
|
|
Whitefooted Mouse
|
5/8
x 3/8 |
3/8
x 5/8
|
1-1/2
|
2-1/2
|
4
to 6
|
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Meadow
Vole
|
3/16
x 3/16
|
1/4
x 1/4
|
1-1/4
|
1/2 to 1-1/2 |
1-1/2 to 4 |
|
Deer
Family
|
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|
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Whitetail
Deer
|
3
x 1-7/8
|
2-5/8
x 1-1/2
|
6
|
18
to 21 |
6
to 9 feet
|
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Mule
Deer
|
3-1/4
x 2-5/8
|
3-1/8
x 2-1/2
|
6
|
21
to 24
|
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
|
6
to 9
feet
|
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Moose
|
6
x 3-1/2
|
5-5/8
x 3-1/2
|
9
to 10
|
30
to 33 |
8
to 10 feet
|
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Mountain
Goat
|
3
x 1-7/8
|
2-5/8
x 1-1/2
|
6-1/2
|
15
|
4 to 6 feet
|
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Bighorn Sheep
|
3-1/2
x 2-1/2
|
3
x 2
|
7
to 8
|
18 to 23
|
6 to 9 feet
|
Please note that CORRECTED animal track
data was published in the next issue of The Tracker: Vol
2, No. 2&3.
The correct information is presented on this website in both issues.
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