Moose are not uncommon at the cabin, but however made this track is certainly not of the caliber we’re accustomed seeing there.
Well, the picture may or may not show up yet tonight…. or never. Hard telling with this site. But its a dandy paw print.
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The nephew has a trail cam right near where we found the tracks and here’s the bad boy that made them. A little short on the head.
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That’s cool as hell JJ.
Saweet! Did you follow “Rutt” at all in his journeys last Fall? That was pretty fun. Then a lot of people were posting other moose they were seeing which was really cool. There was another Moose down in Iowa that was heading NOrth, but that one fell through the ice and drowned.
The nephew has a trail cam right near where we found the tracks and here’s the bad boy that made them. A little short on the head.
Looks more like a bad girl 
Awesome!
Holy buckets that is a huge hoof print!!
Holy crap.
Talk about a moose knuckle
Looks more like a bad girl
Nada…. bull. Look closely and the antler and base can be seen ahead of the ear.
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Looks more like a bad girlNada…. bull. Look closely and the antler and base can be seen ahead of the ear.
I am no expert but what I see looks like an ear and an eye. The rack should be between them? I’d expect the bull that made those prints to have a large rack and just don’t see that here. Think it’s possible the print and the trail cam shot are 2 different animals but that’s just me. Either way, cool animals for sure.
I think moose antlers come out behind the ear dont they? No they dont I looked up a pic and they come out in front but are not between the ears.
If you look straight up from the eye, the first thing you’ll see is the antler’s base and the beam laying flat out from the head. The ear is behind it pointing up. You can see the very back edge of the ear and the very front edge of the ear with the beam covering the center of the ear.
If you look straight up from the eye, the first thing you’ll see is the antler’s base and the beam laying flat out from the head. The ear is behind it pointing up. You can see the very back edge of the ear and the very front edge of the ear with the beam covering the center of the ear.
You have probably studied these animals a lot more than me so I’ll take your word for it! Honestly I just see an ear.
Every antlered animal in N America has antlers that grow UP and between the ears, except the moose. Moos antlers grow to the side, think of it as growing more out of the temples that the top of the skull plate.
Do a picture search for moose and you’ll see what I am talking about. In the picture above the antler splits the ear that’s well being the horn.
Jimmy that is exactly what I saw too. Very cool hopefully you get to see him in person.
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