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To revise my last question, If a deer has a INCH AND A HALF between the paw and dew points and the track is left on HARD DIRT how big do you think the deer would be?
Question by rampageingapes. Uploaded on November 22, 2009
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Oh and the front paw is spread out by about a 1/4 inch and the dew points are really far apart
Without actually seeing the track and the gate (a small running deer can produce the track you described), and feeling the substrate, and it's difficult to say. The best way to learn these types of things is from experience. Field judge their weight on the hoof when you see them, then go back and look at the tracks they leave behind. The more you look at, the better you'll get at guessing a deer's weight based on the track. It takes time, patience, and lots of practice.
hard to say
I might add that field-judging the weight of a deer on the hoof can be a challenge in itself. Experts can disagree even when they have the animal on the ground being field-dressed. About the most you can say about a deer's weight by looking at his tracks is that "he's pretty big".
Pretty much impossible to say. I had shot a buck that was 110 dressed and the feet were huge! He just hadnt filled them out yet. I have seen dressed deer with small hoofs that weigh 150-200. Hoof size isnt a good way to judge a deer size If you see a huge print its generaly gonna be a good size deer. If you have seen a 10 pt 150 lb runnin around and you see a big set of tracks in that general are they are prob from him. Otherwise until you see the deer you never know! I always follow the biggest track still!
If you can put a .30-06 cartridge in the width of the track, you have a real big one.
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Without actually seeing the track and the gate (a small running deer can produce the track you described), and feeling the substrate, and it's difficult to say. The best way to learn these types of things is from experience. Field judge their weight on the hoof when you see them, then go back and look at the tracks they leave behind. The more you look at, the better you'll get at guessing a deer's weight based on the track. It takes time, patience, and lots of practice.
hard to say
I might add that field-judging the weight of a deer on the hoof can be a challenge in itself. Experts can disagree even when they have the animal on the ground being field-dressed. About the most you can say about a deer's weight by looking at his tracks is that "he's pretty big".
Pretty much impossible to say. I had shot a buck that was 110 dressed and the feet were huge! He just hadnt filled them out yet. I have seen dressed deer with small hoofs that weigh 150-200. Hoof size isnt a good way to judge a deer size If you see a huge print its generaly gonna be a good size deer. If you have seen a 10 pt 150 lb runnin around and you see a big set of tracks in that general are they are prob from him. Otherwise until you see the deer you never know! I always follow the biggest track still!
Oh and the front paw is spread out by about a 1/4 inch and the dew points are really far apart
If you can put a .30-06 cartridge in the width of the track, you have a real big one.
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