PUMAPRINTS

Jon,

Love the cryptolist. I found the picture of the track allegedly left by the Durham Puma, and that is most certainly not a puma/cougar/mountain lion track. That track was made by a canid. I've attached a photo of a cougar track that I took in the Santa Catalina Mountains just north of Tucson, Arizona. This track looks to have been made by a young, small-ish cougar of about 80 lbs. It was very fresh, and followed a bunch of turkey tracks. Cougar tracks are more round than dog tracks, and cougar tracks NEVER show claw marks. Cougars need to keep their claws very sharp to help them climb trees and subdue prey. Be Good!

Jim Lyding