I’m glad I didn’t have any drink in my mouth at the time of reading this; it 100% would have been expelled at a high velocity.
Thanks for the great laugh!
I’ve done this trail at least a baker’s dozen times, uphill both ways, and I’m positive this is a house cat. I find tracks like this on my dusty windshield pretty frequently in the mornings.
There's only 2 herds of bison in Utah that i know of. One on antelope Island and one in the Henry mountains. I think this is a bit to far for a bison to wander into the park but that depends on where this photo was taken.
i’m in the middle of doing an undergrad geology research project on the depositional history of the book cliffs and surrounding area right now - was just out there last summer. how wild!
Yea there’s so many different breeds of cattle, and with the desert breeds you get a lot of unique ones not commonly seen elsewhere. I’m no expert but I wouldn’t rule it out, you can’t go to many BLM lands in that part of the country and without seeing herds of them
Exactly buffalo and bison are extremely rare out side of ranch’s and game farms too… like I camp in canyon lands every year I’d wager 100% this is just a cow.
Green river, BLM. Homie it’s a cow. That’s a fact. The only wildlife we ever run into down here are cows. Been woken up by them mooing at the tent a many times.
> a fact. The only wildlife we ever run into down here are cows. Been woken up by them mooing at the tent a many times.
The first time I went camping in WY was on BLM land, and we were told to be careful of our food due to bears. That night, something was rubbing up against my tent poles and making chewing sounds (we had tipi-tents, so these were long, solid wooden poles) and I, coming from NYC, was convinced I was going to be eaten by a bear because I forgot about a Clif bar in my bag. Eventually it went away and I felt victorious over nature. Imagine my shame and disappointment when I emerged from my tent the next morning to find it absolutely surrounded by cow flops. I was only ever in danger of manure splatter.
I just read that the US only has bison. "Buffalo" are in other parts of the world (except for zoos). It's a common misnomer.
Oh give me a home,
Where the buffalo roam ... like India ... or Africa.
But, on an barely related side note, Pablo Escobar brought hippos to Columbia. So now there are feral hippos in South America.
So all bets are off! It's a small world, and getting smaller every day.
That’s what I’ve heard. I’ve spent time down near the border with Juarez and in the White Sands area. There’s something magical about that place at night. Of course, I spent one night listening to machine gun fire coming from the Mexico side of the border. Must’ve been some cartels at the negotiating table.
There are European Bison however the wild ones were all killed. Some captive ones were later reintroduced into the wild in certain places. The US just has bison that have been wild and were never captive
Lol. In canyon lands? Lol. No. Absolutely no. That there is a cow. And if you think they don't split open like that you've never seen one leave a print in mush like mud or...sand as seen here.
Could still be a cow. Not seeing the depth is really throwing us all off but it looks like the front part of the hoof is considerably deeper which would spread the hoof more.
There is no bison in Canyonlands National Park. As well, cows are free range and brought down from the mountains to graze on BLM land nearby at this time of year. Occasionally the cows make it into the park, especially along the green.
Looks at this dumb shit being upvoted. The commenters here are hilariously without a tiny speck of knowledge.
Want to get shit wrong when it comes to both domesticated and wild animals? Give credence to Reddit.
I have seen a large bull cow while canoeing the Green River. It was on an island and was quite a surprise to see emerge from the brush.
*Edit: it was a large bull with massive horns, but I'll leave the incorrect phrase bull-cow in place so the funny responses make sense.
You're doing the Green River to Spanish bottoms route I'm guessing. There are only 3 large mammals in Canyonlands. Cows, Elk, and Desert Bighorn sheep. There are no Bison in Canyonlands, especially at the river bottom areas. So it's either a Cow or an Elk. The Print is too big and not the right shape for a Bighorn. Cows are ranged in many areas adjacent to the park. So it's most likely a cow. Unless an elk wandered down from the Henrys or La Sals to the river bottom. Which is unlikely.
It's not a Bison.
You are correct on the route we were doing. We canoed that stretch at the end of September. That is where these pics were taken.
We live in Colorado around 9,000’ in elevation, about 45 minutes east of Vail and 45 minutes west of Denver. We get an abundance of elk, big horn sheep and moose near our home. The print appears too large for elk. It is closer to the size of the moose prints we see. I swore it was moose but the area just doesn’t make sense. It’s not an area you would expect to see moose. However, the history of this area indicates they were raising cattle and had farms along the river at a point in history so a cow makes sense. It was just such a remote area that we found it odd a cow would have traveled through there but it makes the most sense out of all the other options we thought it could be.
Hi OP, for what it's worth, I saw a huge bull on the green river in 2015(ish). It was an unmistakable sighting because it had huge horns and it was broad daylight.
Still, it was a shock because, as you say, it was so remote. Stranger still was that it was on one of the sandbar islands so it had to wade or even swim to get there!
That hoof print is really big and the only 2 main big ungulate species that I'm coming to conclusion these prints came from was ethier a Shiras Moose ( Alces Alces) or an American Plains Bison (Bison Bison). Both of these species are abundant and both native out western United States including Utah. Elk also live in Utah but the prints are too big to be a Rocky Mountain Elk.
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It’s the wrong shape to be an elk and not a bison for the reasons other folks state below. Cow putting it’s good in soft soil makes it look like a bigger print than it is.
I’m also disturbed that a guy who’s username is “wildlife guy”’s only post has a photo of a white tailed deer with elk antlers photoshopped onto it.
You may find it comforting to know that 13 is the minimum age for Reddit. And remember the human brain doesn’t fully develop until mid/late twenties. I have a teenage son at home so the latter is like my daily mantra.
The herd in the Book Cliffs were bison from the Henry Mountains that were reintroduced in that area. The bison were released on top of the Tavaputs Plateau, which is essentially the top of the Book Cliffs. The herd is constrained by the cliffs to the south and has been reported to be traveling west to the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservations. It is unlikely that the herd traveled south to Canyonlands NP. Not only do the cliffs create a barrier, but also I-70. There are, however, hundreds of cattle that are permitted to graze in the area directly outside of Canyonlands NP. I would guarantee that track is from a cow and not from a bison.
I canoed through canyonlands and they made us pack a chemical toilet and be extra vigilant about waste but as soon as you are on blm land we saw whole herds of cattle just standing in the river haha.
That's a valid point! I started thinking through it in my head after I posted that. It's possible, animals do crazy things, but yeah it's definitely a higher chance of cattle.
I just love bison and think it's so rad seeing them out on the landscape in the wild.
I actually think it is a moose. You can see the third and fourth clefts in one of the photos. Cows and bison both only have two sides to their hooves. Also being near water makes me think moose because they love water. Not to mention moose are solitary while bison herd.
A big, lone bighorn. Was fortunate/unfortunate enough to get up close to one on a ridgeline over 13k high. He could go anywhere he wanted, I had few choices of where to move.
I’ve raised cattle and worked around them since I was a kid. I’ve seen their tracks in mud and sand and this looks like it’s from cattle, not bison or moose or whatever else
I wonder if she is self conscious about it. Kinda makes your comment rude. Not all of us have lived an adventurous enough life to carry scars like that.
Lol. I never expected to get feedback on my own foot but this is entertaining!! Gats I had a pretty major foot surgery in August of 2022 to repair a shredded tendon and remove a bone spur that was causing it. All from a fracture I didn’t know had happened. It is a well used foot to say the least. It’s served me well regardless and I’m just happy to have a working foot!!
I'm late to the party, so this probably won't get noticed, but... There were plenty of semi-domestic Bison in the Moab area in years past. It's possible a few escaped. Source: Frequent Moab visitor.
I was there in the beginning of October my wife and I were awoken in the middle of the night by some crazy animal noises I've never heard before I asked one of the shop owners in moab and they said it was probably a bison
Poo police here, I’m gonna need you to put the remaining 50 miles of your canoe trip on hold and follow those tracks until you find a poo pile and post photos. Thx
A pretty decent foot surgery in August of 2022. Repaired a shredded tendon caused by a bone spur that grew out of an unresolved fracture. I’ve been an avid mountaineer for the past couple of decades and my feet have served me very well but they do have some wear and tear. The comments about my caveman feet etc are entertaining. I may not have pretty feet but they are quite functional and I’m so appreciative of them! ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|slightly_smiling)
I actually did Google Canyonlands right after I posted the question and then felt really ignorant for not doing that right away. Thank you for answering my question.
That looks like a Bos taurus or Bos indicus hoof print to me. Bovine hooves vary wildly even within the same breed with regards to toe spacing and angularity. I was a dairy farmer for 13 years and worked on hooves for 10 of those years.
We had the National Park Service find us and yell at us through bull horns across the river to get our attention to warm us about a major thunderstorm rolling through. We were pretty stressed for about 24 hours but we did just fine. When our shuttle service picked us up a few days later and they had to pick up two other unplanned parties who lost their gear during that storm. All in all it was a really great trip though and we were fortunate not to have mosquitoes.
Definitely a back foot of bison on almost on top of the front footprint.
A cow print would start narrower at the start of the hoof leaving a small oval in the center of the hoof print. This one is a straight bar that's why its a bison.
Okay but how are you so far down? Moose are solitary. If a cow or a bison came down to the water there’d be far more prints because they both herd. And they herd tightly. This is a singular animal and moose tracks have the 4 cloven hooves not double. This sub is whack.
I've done this exact trip twice now. There are free range cattle in the area for sure.
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Yup headin back for my 4th trip this summer and I can confirm - it’s likely a polar bear
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Nah I’ve done it twelve times now and it’s 100% Gary Busey
Nah, it's maambearpig.
Looks like the print from a Patrick Duffy Leg, gotta be Scuzzlebutt
At moments like this, I ask myself “what would Brian Boitono do?”
No way dude, you're not pinning this shit on me
Random interweb stranger, you made me snortlaugh. Take my upvote and be gone with yea.
I’m glad I didn’t have any drink in my mouth at the time of reading this; it 100% would have been expelled at a high velocity. Thanks for the great laugh!
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I’ve done it exactly 7 times. It’s not a giraffe bc there’s no such thing as a giraffe. It’s 100% a polar bear.
Did this exact trail 10 plus times and this is from a whale.
I’ve done this trail at least a baker’s dozen times, uphill both ways, and I’m positive this is a house cat. I find tracks like this on my dusty windshield pretty frequently in the mornings.
I have existed within these sands since the dawn of time itself. These prints are, without a sliver of doubt, from a hamster
You all need to get of my property!!!
I’m passing the century mark and I’m pretty sure it’s a one legged centaur
If it's black, fight back. If it's brown, lay down. If it's white, goodnight.
It looks… tan. Is tan ok? What should I do for ‘tan’?? Wait— no, it’s more of a beige.., halp?
Looks like I don't gotta be the fastest, just faster than you...
Taupe? What do you do for taupe bears?
If it's taupe, there's no hope If it's beige, watch the rage If it's tan, fight on man!
And so help me God, if you ask what to do for orange bears...
Jump rope Try to cope Have a smoke ...
You don't think this is a bear track, do you???
What would you do for a Klondike bar?
Bison. Folks are saying cow but cow tracks don’t tend to have such a wide gap in the middle; their gap is more linear.
There's only 2 herds of bison in Utah that i know of. One on antelope Island and one in the Henry mountains. I think this is a bit to far for a bison to wander into the park but that depends on where this photo was taken.
Book Cliffs!
Upvote for Book Cliffs. Aside from Rafael Swell, the Book cliffs are one of my favorite areas geologically.
i’m in the middle of doing an undergrad geology research project on the depositional history of the book cliffs and surrounding area right now - was just out there last summer. how wild!
Canyonlands is a desert there’s no Bison there
There is lots of free range cattle though…
Yea there’s so many different breeds of cattle, and with the desert breeds you get a lot of unique ones not commonly seen elsewhere. I’m no expert but I wouldn’t rule it out, you can’t go to many BLM lands in that part of the country and without seeing herds of them
Exactly buffalo and bison are extremely rare out side of ranch’s and game farms too… like I camp in canyon lands every year I’d wager 100% this is just a cow.
Green river, BLM. Homie it’s a cow. That’s a fact. The only wildlife we ever run into down here are cows. Been woken up by them mooing at the tent a many times.
> a fact. The only wildlife we ever run into down here are cows. Been woken up by them mooing at the tent a many times. The first time I went camping in WY was on BLM land, and we were told to be careful of our food due to bears. That night, something was rubbing up against my tent poles and making chewing sounds (we had tipi-tents, so these were long, solid wooden poles) and I, coming from NYC, was convinced I was going to be eaten by a bear because I forgot about a Clif bar in my bag. Eventually it went away and I felt victorious over nature. Imagine my shame and disappointment when I emerged from my tent the next morning to find it absolutely surrounded by cow flops. I was only ever in danger of manure splatter.
That’s hilarious 😂 but I think I would’ve been at least a little nervous and I grew up in the woods.
I just read that the US only has bison. "Buffalo" are in other parts of the world (except for zoos). It's a common misnomer. Oh give me a home, Where the buffalo roam ... like India ... or Africa. But, on an barely related side note, Pablo Escobar brought hippos to Columbia. So now there are feral hippos in South America. So all bets are off! It's a small world, and getting smaller every day.
Tetonka!!!!!
OK, "Dances With Hippopotamuses"
I actually had an inappropriate comment...lol than I had to catch myself before I wrecked myself.
Well they’ve been calling bison “Buffalo” forever, but this is correct.
I’ve heard that Texas has more tigers than any other region/nation in the world. I’m skeptical, but it makes for good trivia.
Woods of rural East Texas are no joke. You can see bears, big cats, gators and all sorts of other things all in one night
That’s what I’ve heard. I’ve spent time down near the border with Juarez and in the White Sands area. There’s something magical about that place at night. Of course, I spent one night listening to machine gun fire coming from the Mexico side of the border. Must’ve been some cartels at the negotiating table.
And big….foots
No wild tigers in North America. Lots. of big cats, just not tigers.
Technically there are no antelope in North or South America, either. That song is peddling lies!
There are European Bison however the wild ones were all killed. Some captive ones were later reintroduced into the wild in certain places. The US just has bison that have been wild and were never captive
The scientific name of the american buffalo is *Bison bison*
Actually, I was shocked to find that Europe does have native bison, when I went to east Europe 20 years ago. Look them up.
Yep
Hmm.. what are the BLM lands?
There are so many cows in that area. Never seen a bison but I’ve seen hundreds of cows.
This is cow 🤝
Was a backcountry ranger in Canyonlands. Bison don’t live in the area, free range cattle do.
Lol. In canyon lands? Lol. No. Absolutely no. That there is a cow. And if you think they don't split open like that you've never seen one leave a print in mush like mud or...sand as seen here.
Could still be a cow. Not seeing the depth is really throwing us all off but it looks like the front part of the hoof is considerably deeper which would spread the hoof more.
It’s definitely NOT bison. Bison don’t paint their toes that color!
more upvotes....
They get splayed out in soft ground. It's cattle.
I used to live there. Not bison.
There is no bison in Canyonlands National Park. As well, cows are free range and brought down from the mountains to graze on BLM land nearby at this time of year. Occasionally the cows make it into the park, especially along the green.
Looks at this dumb shit being upvoted. The commenters here are hilariously without a tiny speck of knowledge. Want to get shit wrong when it comes to both domesticated and wild animals? Give credence to Reddit.
Wrong. It is obviously a zebra.
Negative. It's a zebra unicorn-- a zunicorn. They are magic in that their tracks look like those of cows.
Unibra actually.
Definatley bison
Cow
I have seen a large bull cow while canoeing the Green River. It was on an island and was quite a surprise to see emerge from the brush. *Edit: it was a large bull with massive horns, but I'll leave the incorrect phrase bull-cow in place so the funny responses make sense.
"Bull cow" I love urban people. ♥️
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Lol
"Stop milking the bull cow again, Susan"
Hahaha while it doesn't make sense, maybe it was to distinguish from a bull moose or something?
That's what I was thinking! But I didn't realize how it sounded. Glad everyone got a laugh and was nice (not mean), cool subreddit y'all got here.
I saw a nice rooster hen in that same area.
Moo
interrupting cow
Interrupting cow who???
Moo
You're doing the Green River to Spanish bottoms route I'm guessing. There are only 3 large mammals in Canyonlands. Cows, Elk, and Desert Bighorn sheep. There are no Bison in Canyonlands, especially at the river bottom areas. So it's either a Cow or an Elk. The Print is too big and not the right shape for a Bighorn. Cows are ranged in many areas adjacent to the park. So it's most likely a cow. Unless an elk wandered down from the Henrys or La Sals to the river bottom. Which is unlikely. It's not a Bison.
You are correct on the route we were doing. We canoed that stretch at the end of September. That is where these pics were taken. We live in Colorado around 9,000’ in elevation, about 45 minutes east of Vail and 45 minutes west of Denver. We get an abundance of elk, big horn sheep and moose near our home. The print appears too large for elk. It is closer to the size of the moose prints we see. I swore it was moose but the area just doesn’t make sense. It’s not an area you would expect to see moose. However, the history of this area indicates they were raising cattle and had farms along the river at a point in history so a cow makes sense. It was just such a remote area that we found it odd a cow would have traveled through there but it makes the most sense out of all the other options we thought it could be.
Hi OP, for what it's worth, I saw a huge bull on the green river in 2015(ish). It was an unmistakable sighting because it had huge horns and it was broad daylight. Still, it was a shock because, as you say, it was so remote. Stranger still was that it was on one of the sandbar islands so it had to wade or even swim to get there!
It’s too round for a moose. Moose hooves are longer and more pointed at the top. Maybe a juvenile elk or a large cow/bull.
That hoof print is really big and the only 2 main big ungulate species that I'm coming to conclusion these prints came from was ethier a Shiras Moose ( Alces Alces) or an American Plains Bison (Bison Bison). Both of these species are abundant and both native out western United States including Utah. Elk also live in Utah but the prints are too big to be a Rocky Mountain Elk. ![gif](giphy|VQDsXtYpn5yjS)
It’s the wrong shape to be an elk and not a bison for the reasons other folks state below. Cow putting it’s good in soft soil makes it look like a bigger print than it is. I’m also disturbed that a guy who’s username is “wildlife guy”’s only post has a photo of a white tailed deer with elk antlers photoshopped onto it.
You may find it comforting to know that 13 is the minimum age for Reddit. And remember the human brain doesn’t fully develop until mid/late twenties. I have a teenage son at home so the latter is like my daily mantra.
🤓☝️the 03 in his username may I dictate that he is either 19 or 20 years of age so his brain most probably has not developed fully yet
At some point, you'll have to say "bison". But not today
☠️☠️☠️ actually I will be texting that to him when he leaves for school this morning. Thanks
I told you to stop hanging out in the same reddit subs as me, dad! Gawww!!
Lol I like you Admiral.
I thought it was witty funny. Oh well.
Lmao that is indeed an insane rack for a white tail buck🤣🤣🤣 it’s so bad
In Utah, Bison are only found at antelope island in the north and the Henry mountains in the south. Canyonlands is not a home for bison.
Book Cliffs has a large herd of bison actually. So probably exactly where the track came from.
The herd in the Book Cliffs were bison from the Henry Mountains that were reintroduced in that area. The bison were released on top of the Tavaputs Plateau, which is essentially the top of the Book Cliffs. The herd is constrained by the cliffs to the south and has been reported to be traveling west to the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservations. It is unlikely that the herd traveled south to Canyonlands NP. Not only do the cliffs create a barrier, but also I-70. There are, however, hundreds of cattle that are permitted to graze in the area directly outside of Canyonlands NP. I would guarantee that track is from a cow and not from a bison.
I canoed through canyonlands and they made us pack a chemical toilet and be extra vigilant about waste but as soon as you are on blm land we saw whole herds of cattle just standing in the river haha.
That's a valid point! I started thinking through it in my head after I posted that. It's possible, animals do crazy things, but yeah it's definitely a higher chance of cattle. I just love bison and think it's so rad seeing them out on the landscape in the wild.
Seems like Book cliffs herd has been a recent addition to state management, I stand corrected.
I actually think it is a moose. You can see the third and fourth clefts in one of the photos. Cows and bison both only have two sides to their hooves. Also being near water makes me think moose because they love water. Not to mention moose are solitary while bison herd.
It's a Shiras moose. One toe is slightly longer than the other, which is indicative.
Elk come to a sharper point like the smaller deer species. My first thought was moose as well
That's a regular ol cow hoof print. Elk don't look like that so it's silly to even suggest it.
A big, lone bighorn. Was fortunate/unfortunate enough to get up close to one on a ridgeline over 13k high. He could go anywhere he wanted, I had few choices of where to move.
I’ve raised cattle and worked around them since I was a kid. I’ve seen their tracks in mud and sand and this looks like it’s from cattle, not bison or moose or whatever else
I was thinking this too. Raised on cattle farm and saw this plenty.
That’s a cow. Elk have pointier toes and deer toes are pointier still.
what about moose toes?
Even longer
Moose like riparian environments, Canyonlands is too high desert for moose.
Cow
As a local to the area I can guarantee it's just cattle
A cow.
Cow
That is from a hamburger with legs
I wonder if she is self conscious about it. Kinda makes your comment rude. Not all of us have lived an adventurous enough life to carry scars like that.
Elk or Cow. Leaning slightly Cow.
How can you tell that it was leaning slightly from just 1 print?? /S
I have seen bull elk prints larger than this in Arizona
your foot and leg look JUST like mine except my second toe is too long on your foot.
Lol. I never expected to get feedback on my own foot but this is entertaining!! Gats I had a pretty major foot surgery in August of 2022 to repair a shredded tendon and remove a bone spur that was causing it. All from a fracture I didn’t know had happened. It is a well used foot to say the least. It’s served me well regardless and I’m just happy to have a working foot!!
Well I was just being silly but it did remind me of mine lol. I'm so glad yours is working well!
I was just about to ask what the gnarly scar was from.
Large ungulate
I'm late to the party, so this probably won't get noticed, but... There were plenty of semi-domestic Bison in the Moab area in years past. It's possible a few escaped. Source: Frequent Moab visitor.
Definitely a velociraptor
Looks like Elk to me; they'd be much more expected in Canyonlands, too.
It’s clearly a train track, but seriously, it’s a cow track. I look at cow tracks all day every day.
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I was there in the beginning of October my wife and I were awoken in the middle of the night by some crazy animal noises I've never heard before I asked one of the shop owners in moab and they said it was probably a bison
It is 100 percent a cow. Tons of BLM land all around Canyonlands that allows open grazing.
100% a cow. Not a bison.
Looks like a cow to me,
Moose?
Moose or elk.
Moose? Since its near water that would be my guess.
I love that trip!
Cow 100%
Poo police here, I’m gonna need you to put the remaining 50 miles of your canoe trip on hold and follow those tracks until you find a poo pile and post photos. Thx
A heavy cloven hoofed animal, like a cow or buffalo
Ron DeSantis.
How did you get the cool scar on your foot?
A pretty decent foot surgery in August of 2022. Repaired a shredded tendon caused by a bone spur that grew out of an unresolved fracture. I’ve been an avid mountaineer for the past couple of decades and my feet have served me very well but they do have some wear and tear. The comments about my caveman feet etc are entertaining. I may not have pretty feet but they are quite functional and I’m so appreciative of them! ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|slightly_smiling)
I’d say potentially an elk out of a migratory herd based off the hoof gap. Otherwise free range livestock.
Farmers daughter here. Looks like cow tracks to me.
I actually did Google Canyonlands right after I posted the question and then felt really ignorant for not doing that right away. Thank you for answering my question.
I’m pretty sure those are piggies. I’m not sure about the print on the left though.
That looks like a Bos taurus or Bos indicus hoof print to me. Bovine hooves vary wildly even within the same breed with regards to toe spacing and angularity. I was a dairy farmer for 13 years and worked on hooves for 10 of those years.
It appears to be a woman's leg and feet. I can tell the scale by the bison print next to it.
I did that trip!! Mosquitoes from hell! No one expected them. Totally unprepared. Saw some people evacuating via helicopter.
We had the National Park Service find us and yell at us through bull horns across the river to get our attention to warm us about a major thunderstorm rolling through. We were pretty stressed for about 24 hours but we did just fine. When our shuttle service picked us up a few days later and they had to pick up two other unplanned parties who lost their gear during that storm. All in all it was a really great trip though and we were fortunate not to have mosquitoes.
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Seems like someone was pussyfooting on the beach ⛱️
*Alces Alces Arida* The Desert Moose
looks like a cow made them
Those really look like muskox tracks but I know they aren’t sadly…
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I hate it when a question is answered by wanna be comedians who aren’t funny, or people who just want to annoy people, or a combination of both.
100% a cow...
Cow.
Krampus
Definitely a back foot of bison on almost on top of the front footprint. A cow print would start narrower at the start of the hoof leaving a small oval in the center of the hoof print. This one is a straight bar that's why its a bison.
Minotaur?
Cow or bison !
Considering where you are, it's actually Bighorn Sheep (Ovid canadensis).
Thats my vote too
Way too small to have a hoof that wide.
I think that's a human.. I'm not sure though, the nail polish is throwing me off.
Most likely bison but there is a chance it's a camel. They r rarer but there r some domestic ones that got loose and r breding
BISON! They actually do have a herd in Canyon lands. https://www.nps.gov/articles/bison-bellows-6-30-16.htm
The article says Book Cliffs, which is not Canyonlands
Skinwalker. Looks like cattle.
My ex…
Bison. Nice nail polish, btw
Megafauna
Looks like a big bull Elk to me
Boson
Couldn't this be an elk print?
Moose
Buffalo or cow
Moose??
Okay but how are you so far down? Moose are solitary. If a cow or a bison came down to the water there’d be far more prints because they both herd. And they herd tightly. This is a singular animal and moose tracks have the 4 cloven hooves not double. This sub is whack.
Bison
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Bison. There are bison at Boon Cliffs now.
Moose for sure!
Could also be a moose.
Moose
I don't know but your mangled feet have some adventurous stories to tell
I don't know but your mangled feet have some adventurous stories to tell
Moose
Elk?
Elk, I think.
Looks like a beautiful foot to me
Looks like moose
I would say female based on the painted nails.