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Discover Animal Signs

Tracks

American mink tracks next to tape measure.

American Mink

Badger-Tracks

Badger

Beaver tracks in mud.

Beaver

Photo of a black bear track with man's hand for scale.

Black Bear

Two bobcat tracks in sandy soil, next to a multitool for scale.

Bobcat

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Canada Goose

Chipmunk tracks in soil next to tape measure.

Chipmunk

The two tracks on the left are dog tracks. The smaller, more oval shape track on the right is from a coyote.

Coyote

Feral swine track in the soft soil.

Feral Swine

Set of gray squirrel tracks in sand next to a tape measure.

Gray Squirrel

Gray wolf tracks next to tape measure.

Gray Wolf

Cougar track with tape measure.

Mountain Lion

Deer mouse tracks next to a tape measure.

Mouse

Muskrat tracks next to measuring tape.

Muskrat

Cottontail rabbit tracks in the snow. Note the back paws land in front of the front paws.

Rabbit

Raccoon tracks

Raccoon

Red fox tracks in the mud. Note that not all of the claw marks register. Since foxes have a lot of fur on their paws, their tracks are usually somewhat indistinct.

Red Fox

Opossum tracks in the snow.

Opossum

River otter tracks nest to a tape measure for scale.

River Otter

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Sandhill Crane

Striped skunk tracks in sand. Note the claw marks of the front feet register a distance from the paw pad.

Striped Skunk

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Weasel

Heart-shaped tracks of white-tailed deer.

White-tailed Deer

Notice the woodchuck track on top has four toes (front paw) and the track on the bottom has five toes (hind paw).

Woodchuck

Wild turkey tracks on a dirt path. Compass for scale.

Wild Turkey

Scat

Beaver scat next to tape measure.

Beaver

Black bear scat

Black Bear

Canada goose droppings with a quarter near for size comparison.

Canada Goose

Coyote scat on a rocky road. A butterfly is resting their to collect minerals from the scat.

Coyote

Mouse droppings with a quarter nearby for scale.

Mouse

Muskrats often use the same latrine. This one is on rock in the water.

Muskrat

Raccoon scat

Raccoon

River otter scat with quarter nearby for scale.

River Otter

Deer pellets in the grass near a coffee lid for scale.

White-tailed Deer

Wild turkey droppings on dropped pine needles.

Wild Turkey

Burrows and Dens

F2 in snare

Badger

Entrance to a beaver den.

Beaver

Chipmunk burrow with Toyota truck key above hole for size comparison.

Chipmunk

Coyote burrow under a tree stump.

Coyote

Red fox den under a shed. Note the tracks on the wooden door sill.

Fox

Thirteen lined ground squirrel next to it burrow.

Ground Squirrel

A muskrat run in shallow water.

Muskrat

Large amount of soil excavated at the woodchuck or "groundhog" burrow entrance.

Woodchuck

Building Damage

A raccoon damaged this roof.

Roofs

Newspaper was loosely stuffed into the hole in this damaged soffit to see if the animal was still getting into the house. Some of the paper was removed from the hole by the squirrel, letting the homeowner know an animal was still gaining access.

Soffits

Damage to wood siding caused by a Northern flicker.

Wood Siding

Rabbits teeth grow quickly so they chew on wood to help wear their teeth down. Here the rabbit has been gnawing on a wooden fence.

Fencing

Tree and Shrub Damage

Close up of a tree with beaver damage. Teeth marks are clearly visible.

Beaver

Black bear claw marks on tree.

Black Bear

An example of a buck rub.

Deer

Damage caused by boar rubbing its tusks on the tree.

Feral Swine

Rabbit damage to small sapling. Rabbit damage is easy to identify because they make clean cuts.

Rabbit

Voles often eat the bark from shrubs during the winter when food becomes harder to find under snow cover.

Vole

Lawn and Garden Damage

Deer have scraped away the ground cover.

Deer

Close-up of a tunnel made by an eastern mole.

Mole

A clean cut made by a rabbit that clipped off the flower stem of this tulip.

Rabbit

Raccoon damage to lawn.

Raccoon

Voles clip grass very short to make paths or runways so they can move quickly over the ground.

Vole

Crop Damage

Corn damaged by feral swine. Deer, beaver and raccoons can also cause serious damage to corn fields.

Corn by Feral Swine

Damage to corn field caused by sandhill cranes.

Corn by Sandhill Crane

Rooting in soybean field caused by feral swine.

Soybeans by Feral Swine

Damage to wheat field caused by feral swine rooting.

Wheat by Feral Swine

Six feral swine images caught on a field camera.

Other Feral Swine Damage