Raccoons, skunks, coyotes, foxes, and dogs will often leave claw marks. Cats, on the other hand, retract their claws when they walk or run. So, you won t usually find claw marks with bobcats, lynx, or house cats. If you find a two-toe track, it s probably a deer. Moose and elk also leave two-toe tracks, but those animals are uncommon in Wisconsin.
Squirrels leave interesting tracks.
As they bound along, their larger hind feet land ahead of their smaller front feet. It looks like the front feet are side by side. Rabbit tracks look a little different. The hind feet still land ahead of the front feet, but the front feet are not found right next to each other. If there aren t any claw marks, see if you can see where the snow is pushed back by the animal s feet.