Sorry for the quality and lack of perspective but any ideas or help would be appreciated. These were approximately 6" or so across. Found at the American/Grouse pass approx. 13,000 ft.
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Can anyone ID these tracks?
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Re: Can anyone ID these tracks?
A small bear maybe? Not many animals are going to leave a 6" track that I can think of. Would be interested to see other folks thoughts...
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Re: Can anyone ID these tracks?
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Re: Can anyone ID these tracks?
Thanks, Bill. That was my initial guess but I thought that may be too high for a bear. Is it typical for them to be at that altitude?
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Re: Can anyone ID these tracks?
13,000 seems pretty high, but I've come across bear scat along the 11,000-12,000 range, so I guess it's more common than I would normally reason. I remember reading a wildlife book that noted that bears tend to stick to high elevations, but specifically in the later months of summer and early fall, rather than early summer.GreenHorn wrote:Thanks, Bill. That was my initial guess but I thought that may be too high for a bear. Is it typical for them to be at that altitude?
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Re: Can anyone ID these tracks?
I think the day before I did Culebra (a few years back) there had been a bear essentially on the summit the day before!
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