Walk outside in the morning after a fresh snowfall and you can see the tracks of every animal that crossed your yard in the night.

Learning to read animal tracks in the snow is fun and full of surprises. Everyone knows what dog and cat tracks look like. That's two types of tracks.

Most people in the north know the difference between a large moose track and a deer track. That's two more. Click here to see the difference.

We'll talk about six more tracks, so soon you will know ten different animal tracks. You're well on your way to being the neighbourhood expert.

Wolf tracks look exactly like large dog tracks. The key is location. You will not see wolf tracks in town but if you are out in the back country far from the nearest houses and dogs, wolf tracks are common. Sometimes you will see wolf tracks following moose tracks. Wolves usually travel in a family group of three to eight but sometimes they travel alone.

Follow wolf tracks and you can see that they often check the smell of tufts of grass and brush for sign of other wolves. They will check your tracks when they get the chance.