Can anyone identify these tracks?

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Was out and about in the woods today checking up on my stands and for animal signs after the snowfall.

Came across these tracks on the road heading into the area, they were consistant for about 100 yards then started wandering around and at 1 point walked in a complete circle and turned around and then went off down a different snowmobile trail.

I should have thrown something down for a size comparison (foolish me) but they seemed a little big to me as you can kind of see by the shoe print beside it (size 12).. not sure really what it could me. (This is in Ontario, 40km north of Simcoe county so 2 hours north of Toronto)

Any guesses? based on the pattern and paw spread?

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Here's a few other pictures from today as well :) enjoy
The fish was caught earlier in the season (unfortunately) brought some fillets with me for lunch
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Looks a little big for yote but given the area i'm reluctant to say wolf. Dog is possible but its weird to have just dog tracks wandering out in the bush i.e. owner would be out for a walk with em or snowmobile/ tav tracks that the dog was running behind.

Wolf I guess, given the size.
 
It's fido. Not the right gait for a wolf. Tracks of a wolf are evenly spaced and in a near perfect straight line.
Size and shape of a wolf and german shepherd feet are very similar.
Also, a wolf would very seldom, if ever, wander around, rather aimlessly, as you describe these tracks.
 
well you guys are missing the hint.. Its 4 legged Fish he's frying up. Best way to cook anything is outdoors!

I guess you enjoyed your day more than i did
 
Most dogs stay close to home, but I know one that wanders a kilometer or two which is pretty far in the bush. And this dog is a sheppard, lives on a wood lot with his owners and he loves to roam. I bet you were within a couple of kilometers of a house.
 
Its a walking track; they are close together and you can see where he dragged his paw to make a step. The tracks appear too big and the pads are too spread out for the depth of snow, to be coyote. There's also no evidence of a tail drag. The tracks appear too deliberate to be a domestic dog; they tend to wander and zig zag. If there really are no houses or other evidence of humans in the area, I'm guessing wolf.
 
Its a wolf in the 80 pound range. But has probably lost a bit of weight due to its bad left rear leg. The drag marks in the snow suggest as much... Could have been shot or hit by a car... who knows?...
 
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