30-6 Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Yesterday morning (through being up all night with back pain and unable to lay down), i decided to go out to a local farm for a walk to take my mind off the pain and excercise. I got there about half 5, no gun just a thumbstick and waited for dawn to arrive. I made my way to a field where foxes cross regular and just watched. When it was light enough to see well, i noticed my footprints in the heavy dew. I never seen a fox, but did notice a track going across to where i know something is travelling through a five bar gate, but there was no "footprints" just a narrow trail, like as if someone was dragging a stick or rope behind themselves. Was this a fox ?, too light to leave footprints but dragging his tail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Foxprints are usually in a straight line. I'd say he was catching the dew with his feet rather than his tail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30-6 Posted March 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 The trail was narrow, something like about 1 or 1 1/2 inches wide and not straight but sort of slightly wavy, continous and not intermittent. Too narrow i would have thought for walking feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Still sounds like fox to me. Ever been out in the snow and seen fox tracks? Just one line of prints, one in front of the other. Maybe it was a snake. (doing a fox impression ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 stoat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbiter Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 I wouldnt be surprised if it was an eel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 Badger, had a similar thing in my garden last week. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyboy Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 I've lost my gerbil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprinter Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Cock pheasant trailing tail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigs Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Cock pheasant trailing tail? snake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jntree Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 depends really, how long was the grass judging buy your width estimate i would say a fox badgers are wider and lower to the ground and tend to leave a wider trail but as said before when you see fox prints in the ground when the snow is laying they are one in front of the other,is this a well used path you've stumble across or a one off?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30-6 Posted April 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 (edited) The gate i know is a well used run (it goes into a rough field and onto a wood), it started off coming through the hedge where upon inspection it was obvious something had used it. I think it could only be a fox's tail, but although the dew was really heavy there seemed no disturbance from the feet. The grass is quite short. I've googled tracks in dew, but nothing definite comes up. Edited April 13, 2012 by 30-6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Pheasant without doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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