Deer tracks have two toes (hooves) that form an upside-down heart-shape.
White-tailed deer are diagonal walkers with a direct register.
When deer are running or they are in soft snow or mud their dew claws typically show in the track. However, their tracks and pattern depend on their age and gender.
Black Bear claw marks are not always visible. The tracks will often look human like, with a fuzzy front edge and a rounded back.
Black Bears are pacers with an indirect register; however, this may change if they are stalking or running.
Raccoon tracks have a tendency to look human like. In general, they will have a fuzzy front end with a rounded back.
Raccoons are pacers with an indirect register. Their front feet are very flexible which means their tracks can vary significantly. The front tracks will often show small dots from their claws.
Red fox tracks have an overall, egg shape with a distant bar or boomerang ridge. Typically, they have 4 toes of equal size and you can often see the imprint of hair from their furry paws.
Red foxes are diagonal walkers with a direct register. This can alter if the fox begins running or stalking prey.
Moose have long, narrow tracks with two toes (hooves) that form an upside-down heart-shape. Moose are the largest species in the deer family. They are ungulates or have hooves.
They are diagonal walkers, but will typically have a direct register.
Porcupine claw marks will typically show. In general, tracks have a fuzzy front edge with a rounded back.
Porcupines are diagonal walkers with an indirect register. Often, you can see drag marks between porcupines tracks due to its large tail. An identifiable feature is that porcupines only have four toes on their front foot and there is usually a lump between the heel pad and nails.
Coyote tracks typically have 4 toes of equal size. The front feet are typically 1/3 larger than the hind feet. General track shape is egg-shaped.
Coyotes are diagonal walkers. Coyote trails will show that their outside toes are larger than the rest.
Beavers have five toes on the front and back feet. It is rare to find good tracks due to tail drag.
Beavers are pacers with an indirect register. You can typically see the drag marks from their large tail. The hind foot is also larger than the front and sometimes, distinctive webbing between the toes is visible in the track.
The paw has five digits on both the front and hind feet.
Striped Skunks are pacers with an indirect register. Long nails on the front feet are an identifying feature of striped skunk tracks.
Overall shape is circular with no claw marks. The hind foot will typically be half the size of the front foot.
Bobcats are diagonal walkers with a direct register. Bobcats will have larger inner toes with a lobbed heel pad.
Pacer - animal moves the feet of one side at the same time and then alternates (e.g. moves right front and right hind foot forward, then does the same on its left side).
Diagonal walker - animal moves opposite side of the body at the same time. (e.g. moves right front and left hind foot forward, then does the opposite).
Bounder - front feet land together and the rear feet land together.
Galloper - front feet land together, then the rear feet land on the outside and ahead of the front feet.
Direct Register - as the front foot is lifted the hind foot lands directly where the front track imprinted.
Indirect Register - as the front foot is lifted the hind foot lands behind and to the side of where the front track imprinted.