Look for traits in the print, such as a longer toe or a chipped hoof, to help you stay on the tracks of a specific deer. The width of the hoofprint can tell you more about the size of the deer ...

(Brush up on your bear scat identification and deer scat identification just in case.) But hoof and paw prints in the ground are the most reliable and ubiquitous bit of wildlife sign to look for.

The fact that they were on top of the snowplow’s tracks indicated that they were fairly new. Closer examination revealed a decent stride, staggered prints, and dragging hoof marks. A buck. I guessed ...

A trail that looked like deer tracks was seen right alongside one this residential road. Residents trace the deer hoof prints in their lawns to the nearby 147-acre county Marshlands Conservancy.

It’s great fun to find and follow deer tracks, see where their trails intersect with others, and converge into a busy main artery that is so clogged with prints ... say a deer hoof, should ...

Somehow, with warmer temperatures and longer days came a surge of deer. I first spotted their hoof prints on the grass ... I followed the tracks. They appeared in the snow near our front door ...