[NatureNS] footprint puzzle

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Looks like racoon tracks to me, the example below is lacking but note =
the wider tip before the nail.

http://www.bear-tracker.com/coon.html
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Fritz McEvoy=20
  To: NS NATURE=20
  Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 5:13 PM
  Subject: [NatureNS] footprint puzzle


  Hi All,
     I photographed these tracks in the sand on Cabot Landing Beach, =
near Burnt Head Cove a few weeks ago and was puzzled as to source. I've =
showed them to a number of experts and gotten a range of answers mostly =
related to squirrel.=20

     The diameter of the scope used for scale is about 3.25". Each set =
of prints was  about 6.5"- 7" and around 13" apart. They do look like =
squirrel tracks; although the pattern is not the normal 'V' shape. There =
are no Gray Squirrels here, as far as I know, and the prints seem far =
too large for Red Squirrel. Whomever made the tracks either swam a 12' =
channel or walked hundreds of feet of beach to get to the spot we saw =
the footprints.
       Any suggestions are welcome.
  PS: I used Hotline's Skydrive (for the first time here) to post these =
photos and hope that link is permitted on naturens. If not let me know =
and I will link to another source.=20
      All the best.=20
                Fritz McEvoy
                Sunrise Valley, CB (near Dingwall)

          Album VIEW SLIDE SHOW  DOWNLOAD ALL =20
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<DIV><EM><FONT size=3D4 face=3D"Times New Roman">Looks like racoon =
tracks to me, the=20
example below is lacking but note the wider tip before the=20
nail.</FONT></EM></DIV>
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Roman"></FONT></EM>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT size=3D4 face=3D"Times New Roman"><A=20
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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  <A title=3Dfritzmcevoy@hotmail.com =
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  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV dir=3Dltr>Hi All,<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; I&nbsp;photographed these =
tracks in the=20
  sand&nbsp;on Cabot Landing Beach, near Burnt Head Cove a few weeks ago =
and was=20
  puzzled as to source. I've showed them to a number of experts and =
gotten a=20
  range of answers mostly related to squirrel. <BR>
  <DIV>
  <DIV dir=3Dltr>&nbsp;&nbsp; The diameter of the scope used&nbsp;for =
scale is=20
  about 3.25". Each set of prints&nbsp;was &nbsp;about 6.5"- 7" =
and&nbsp;around=20
  13" apart. They do look like squirrel tracks; although the pattern is =
not the=20
  normal 'V' shape.&nbsp;There are no Gray Squirrels here, as far =
as&nbsp;I=20
  know, and the prints seem far too large for Red Squirrel. Whomever =
made the=20
  tracks either swam a 12' channel or walked hundreds of feet of beach =
to get to=20
  the spot we saw the footprints.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Any =
suggestions=20
  are welcome.</DIV>
  <DIV dir=3Dltr>PS: I used Hotline's Skydrive (for the first time =
here)&nbsp;to=20
  post these photos and hope that link is permitted on naturens. If not =
let me=20
  know and I will link to another source.&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV dir=3Dltr>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; All the best. </DIV>
  <DIV=20
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  Fritz McEvoy</DIV>
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