Were there any claw marks on the animals back or side? Possible from where the cat jumped on while the cow was alive and used it's claws to hang on?

Re: Prints in the dirt. Cats don't leave claw prints, just from the pads on their feet. If those ARE claw imprints at the end of the footprint, then it's a canine.

I agree with Sue, if it was a big cat, there's not enough meat gone (unless it was scared off right after the kill and it was another small predator/scavenger that did the eating that you see) and I've never heard of one eating the head first. Any other areas on the cow where the skin is broken besides the head/neck area?


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