These are from Southern New Mexico in the middle of the desert. No river bottom, trees, or house within miles of where I saw these tracks. The closest water is about 2 miles away and is a cattle water tank. Elevation would be around 4000 feet above sea level.
My first thought is Raccoon but this open desert country is terrible raccoon habitat.
Coati is another thought of mine but I wouldn't expect one to be in the low desert country. I did see a Coati in the Gila a couple months ago.
Tracks are too big to be a ring-tailed cat.
Doesn't look like badger tracks to me.
I don't think it is a skunk either.
Is this a wandering Raccoon or something else?
The shotshell below is a 3" 12 gage
My first thought is Raccoon but this open desert country is terrible raccoon habitat.
Coati is another thought of mine but I wouldn't expect one to be in the low desert country. I did see a Coati in the Gila a couple months ago.
Tracks are too big to be a ring-tailed cat.
Doesn't look like badger tracks to me.
I don't think it is a skunk either.
Is this a wandering Raccoon or something else?
The shotshell below is a 3" 12 gage