There are many of
us who would love to have lived in the Old West.
Living out on the range, cooking and eating what
you capture, and finding ways to survive in one
of the most treacherous environments ever, is a
great and fun dream of so many people.
Literally, millions of little kids play games
envisioning that this would’ve been them. They
would’ve been the ones who would’ve been
tracking the desperado through the barren hills
and treacherous desert regions, attempting to
bring the desperado to justice. It sure is a fun
thing to think about.
While this dream will just remain so, the fact
of the matter is that you may be in a
circumstance where you were required to track
some kind of animal. Maybe it is causing trouble
on your property and you are looking to find
where it is gone to so that you are able to
permanently resolve the situation. Maybe an
animal like a raccoon has been your pet and you
want to make sure that it has not passed on the
rabies virus to your dog or cat. It is
imperative that you find an animal like this as
quickly as possible so that your animal does not
have to endure the painful shots if they are not
necessary, so tracking down the raccoon could
really save you and your pet a lot of suffering.
The problem is that you may have no idea of what
to look for in terms of how to identify raccoon
tracks. Maybe it never really thought that you
would be out searching for one of these little
critters, but now you find yourself in need of
discovering them. If raccoon tracks what you’re
looking for, then here are some signs that will
help you to identify them.
First, it is important to understand that a
raccoon’s paws are very similar to that of a
human being. They actually contain four fingers
with a thumb, where the thumb is toward the
interior of the front and back paws. This shape
in their paws actually gives them the ability to
grasp and hold things much like a human being
would.
The size of the track is slightly larger than a
quarter. What you should be aware of is that if
you see one track then you should see several of
them. A raccoon is not hopping on one leg or
bounding in large gallops. They scurry along the
ground with very small, concise steps, where you
should see several dozen of them heading away
from your property. If there is any kind of
loose sod then it should be easy to follow the
path of that raccoon away from your property.
Once you start following these tracks, make sure
that you stay vigilant. If this animal has
bitten your dog or cat, there is nothing to
deter it from biting you. The last thing you
want is to find yourself needing shots for
rabies, so be careful and protect yourself.
Read more:
Raccoon
Control,
how
to get rid of raccoons,
Raccoon
Feces,
How
to get raccoons out of the ceiling.
