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The direction of Travel: 182 S
Stride: 95 cm
Straddle: 3.5 cm
Track Width: 5.5 cm
Track Length: 8 cm
The weather for this day was sunny, but 28 degrees Fahrenheit at the time, with the high for the day being 37 F and a low of 27 degrees F. There was a south wind of 5 mph and a humidity of 72%, with no precipitation at the time.
In the surrounding area I had also noticed what I believed to be Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) tracks. These two species may have been looking for the same source of food.

I spotted this white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) on February 2nd at 9:52 AM.

It was around 28 degrees outside and Slippery Rock had just recently experienced a snow storm, so the ground was covered with snow (Great for tracking!!).

This deer was traveling 72 degrees East heading towards a forested hillside. The stride of this deer was measured at 46 inches, while the straddle was 18 inches. I would guess that this was a fairly small deer, possibly a fawn, due to it's small track width measured at 2 3/4 inches and 3 inch track length.

These tracks are the tracks of the White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus). This identification is based on the track imprint & pattern, track size, trail pattern, gait pattern, and surrounding habitat. The print length for this set of tracks is 7.5cm, and the width is 6.5cm. The stride for these set of tracks is around 40.5 inches. The straddle for this set of tracks is 9cm. This set of tracks have a Diagonal gait pattern. The direction of travel for this set of tracks is 332 degrees North. The preferred habitat for the White-Tailed Deer is broadleaf and mixed woods and woodland edges, fields, watersides, gardens, and coastal scrub. These tracks were found near a field opening, entering a thicket comprised of what I believe is Border Privet (Ligustrum obtusifolium). The area that these tracks were found in is also surrounded by broadleaf and mixed woods, woodland edges, and gardens. The Border Privet thicket provides the White-Tailed Deer with cover, as well as food sources - possibly from the black colored berries that persist on the Border Privet throughout the winter season, or any woody parts of the Border Privet. In the pictures above, possible White-Tailed Deer feeding sign can be seen on a Border Privet branch that was chewed through. Other animal tracks observed were the Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) and the American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus). Both of these mammals’ tracks were most likely observed in the same area as the White-Tailed Deer tracks because of shared habitat. The surrounding habitat of fields, woodland edges, thickets, mixed woods, broadleaf woods, and coniferous trees is suitable habitat for the the White-Tailed Deer, the Eastern Cottontail, and the American Red Squirrel. The temperature was 24 degrees Fahrenheit. There was a 6mph Northeast wind. The sky cover was partly cloudy. There was snowfall the night before, but it was not snowing or raining at the time when the set of tracks was recorded. There was a 12% chance of precipitation.

I believe this is a whitetail deer (Odocoileus Virginianus). These tracks are fairly big compared to the tracks I usually see. The track width was 5 centimeters and the track length was 7 centimeters. The stride was 30 inches and the straddle was 1 inch. The tracks were headed towards a stream at a spot that a lot of other animal tracks could be seen crossing the stream. The temperature was 45 degrees, low chance of precipitation, 31% humidity, partly cloudy, southeast winds 8mph, and about 6 inches of snow on the ground. The tracks were found at 1:20 p.m. on February 26 heading west.