Lots of these willow branches stripped of bark. Also plenty of little crossing trails from water to land. Branches were about 2 inches +/- in circumference.
old scat
game camera capture. possibly a mink?
Very large, and definitely not a dog, I confirmed that by following them for awhile, cougar maybe bobcat but? It followed the trail for a mile or so, and was the only tracks in the snow at a certain point. Felt like the tracks had smoothed and frozen overnight. I’m new to this kind of I.D. But I appreciate it! (Prints are larger as my hand is 3 inches above them at snow level. These were palm size minimum