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Toes: Counting the number of toes is a significant indicator of the type of animal you’re tracking.Size: Look at the length and width of the print. Size can tell you if you’re dealing with a young animal or an adult.Once you know where to look and examine tracking patterns, it’s time to get on the ground and study characteristics: #3 – Pay attention to the track characteristics

Standard hoppers are rabbits, mice, and chipmunks. Hoppers: These animals have tracks that show the back feet slightly ahead of the front. Their front feet land first, and their back feet land slightly ahead as leverage to propel forward.Typical bounders include otters and weasels. Bounders: These animals form two prints side-by-side. The animal puts its back feet in the same position as its front feet.This leaves a track with four feet. Common waddlers are bears, porcupines, beavers, raccoons, muskrats, and skunks. Waddlers: When you watch these animals in the wild, you tend to notice they move one side of their body at a time.Examples of animals that are efficient walkers are moose, fox, deer, coyote, and bobcats. Their back paw lands in the same area their front one fell. This creates an S-pattern to their tracks. S-pattern: Efficient walkers conserve energy as they stride.Here are a few types of walking patterns to look for: The way an animal walks tells us a lot about them. Knowing where to look when animal tracking is the first step in identifying animals’ behaviors around you. You can find tracks like these by water sources. Mud: Soft terrain, like mud, is one of the most common areas to find animal footprints.