whoose footprints are these?

[Rabbithunter 456]

seen this set of prints today. It was on an old peat moss, no livestock on there.

 

Do you know who they belong to?

 

 

cheers, RH

[Rabbithunter 456]

its not the best picture, but it appears that the two "slots" are from the same foot

[stone-cold 0]

its not the best picture, but it appears that the two "slots" are from the same foot

 

 

very hard to tell from the photo but 2 slots could be deer or dare i say boar

[ferreter216 0]

id say a deer mate

Edited April 18, 2008 by ferreter216

[Rabbithunter 456]

id say a deer mate

 

 

was thinking that.... but they arent roe prints possibly fallow ?

[Rabbithunter 456]

its not the best picture, but it appears that the two "slots" are from the same foot

 

 

very hard to tell from the photo but 2 slots could be deer or dare i say boar

 

 

it would be a nice habitat for a boar.

[Rabbithunter 456]

come on folks, 74 views and nobody knows what type of deer

[Ballybricken 1]

Maybe a few fallow for you to observe mate

[Rabbithunter 456]

Maybe a few fallow for you to observe mate

 

i hope so

 

I seen three roe bucks earlier. one ran down the roadside along with the old van, had a nice set of 6's

[Ballybricken 1]

Nice one mate

[nick barker 0]

fallow

[Rabbithunter 456]

Is that definate mate?

 

I have only seen Roe here... but im sure i seen a fallow doe on a few occasions a few mile away from where the footprint was seen...

 

and im sure a seen a big fallow about 1000yards from the print

 

thanks, RH

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

Its not the best photo, but to me it dosent look like a deer footprint.

The top bit looks like the back foot of a badger, claws on the left...... perhaps?????

But then, the bit at the very bottom does look deer- like

Edited April 18, 2008 by dogs-n-natives

[Neal 1,873]

If you draw an imaginary line around the pair of slots in the photo it makes an almost perfect circle; all the roe slots in my neck of the woods are more elongated than that. As to the depth, could it be that it's risen again if the ground is peat/marshy? From the photos in a book I've got I'd say it most closely resembles boar though it's difficult to tell in moist ground as when the foot's taken out the shape alters, which I have to admit kind of goes against my earlier comment about roe.

Edited April 20, 2008 by Neal

[Waz 4,266]

Boar prints. Note dew claws.

 

 

Edited April 19, 2008 by GD Waz