Yeah that's what I thought of too, a cat taking really dainty steps

@wolfwood so the steps were small?

Still a freaky result looking like a baby walked thru my yard

isnt MT montana? I would assume its a deer

They almost look human sized

Coyote or bobcat tracks partially snowed in is my guess

@wolfwood photos?

Each footstep was about 3" front to back

above pic is bobcat

Oh I see you posted below.

Ian did you scroll up a bit past the gnome discussion?

Yeah I got it now ty

Looks like what dover tom posted...

Yeah

Bit of a relief no doubt.

This is the edge of what I'd call suburbia, haven't been here long, unsurprising some wildlife would stroll thru. But I expected different patterns.

(Going right past my bedroom window while I sleep)

😃

Maybe I should keep my old laptop and set up a motion capture again.

Put a trail cam out there, you’d probably get some interesting stuff on it. The pic you posted showed a depression in the show that looks like a game trail

Trail cams are so cheap these days

So remember that feet / legs / paws enter/exit snow at angles.

At least compared to. What they used to. Cost.

Your"print" is print plus the leg moving around

Good trackers back in the day could tell the difference between whites and Indians based on the heel strike and out-toeing in the print

I'll have to remember to check out some trail cams

That actually got me wondering

Someone out there is bound to have gone camping and set up a trail cam before falling asleep, only to find some crazy photos in the morning

Okay. I sleep now.

Goodnight big brains

A long, long time ago when I was a kid camping with my parents, I woke up in my tent to find a mountain lion casting a shadow on the wall next to me by moonlight

I had to stay completely quiet

Goodnight @Wood-Ape - OK/MN

I’ve been face to face with a lion backpacking before

The mountain lion grumbled a little and walked away

My parents ...did not believe me

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@Drover Tom Did you have to puff up and scare it away?

@Lawrence of Eurabia are native dogs 3 legged?

@Lawrence of Eurabia I'm not on a reservation 🤣

Nah, they don’t really like to attack head on or from the ground for that matter. I just kept eye contact with it while backing up then it ran away