Mountain Lion Tracks – Take the Quiz

In my previous post, I talked about how to read a mountain lion track. Now let’s have some fun! Below are 5 pictures of either a mountain lion track or a dog track. Examine the pictures carefully. For each picture tell me:

Is it a mountain lion track or the track of a dog?
If it is a mountain lion track, is it a right or a left?

The last picture is a little tough to see, so I will provide a small clue.

How to Check Your Answers

If you Email your answers to me using the contact page on this website, I will respond to your Email with whether your answers are correct. Here is an answer sheet for the quiz:

mountain lion/dog right/left
mountain lion/dog right/left
mountain lion/dog right/left
mountain lion/dog right/left
mountain lion/dog right/left

Just paste the above list into the body of the contact form and edit it appropriately. If it is a dog track, simply delete the “right/left” text for the picture.

Win a Prize!

Autographed copy of the Tracker’s Field Guide

Jim Lowery is an author and founder of the Earthskills school in California. Jim has generously autographed a copy of the latest edition of his book, The Tracker’s Field Guide. It is a great book for anyone interested in animal tracking. I used the older edition regularly and just received my copy of the new one.

If you are already on the NatureOutside newsletter mailing list, you may enter to win the book by Emailing me the 5 correct answers using the contact page. I will select the winning entry at random from the correct answers I receive from members of the list.

The Rules

You must be on the newsletter mailing list prior to entering in order to win the autographed book. You can subscribe to the list on the top right-hand side of any page on this site. There is no feedback once you hit the “Subscribe” button, but you will receive a confirmation Email shortly thereafter. Follow its instructions in order to join the list.

I will select the winner on Monday, June 30, 2014. The winner will need to supply a shipping address so I can send the book. Winners can choose to have their name announced on this site or to remain anonymous.

I can only ship to addresses in the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Only one set of correct answers may be entered.
Members of my family and the author of The Tracker’s Field Guide may not enter the contest. 😀

Picture 1

Identify the track next to the yellow tongue depressor.

Identify the track next to the yellow tongue depressor

Picture 2

Picture 3

Picture 4

Picture 5

The animal is moving from the left of the picture to the right.

Animal moving from left to right

Have Fun!

The purpose of this quiz is to have some fun using tips from my previous post. Have fun and don’t take it too seriously. 😀