Basic Tracking

by Dave Canterbury, Waterford Press

Overview

When traversing the wilderness, you share the land with numerous types of animals, many of which are not easily seen. They do, however, leaves clues about their wanderings and behaviors through tracks and signs. Getting to know these often subtle natural markers adds an extra layer of wonder to your explorations, while allowing you to better read the landscape and understand how you can navigate it. Animal tracking is a lifelong pursuit that requires hours of careful in-field study, so even seasoned trackers will benefit from this portable reference. This comprehensive resource covers the seven types of signs that offer information on which animals passed by, what they did, where they went, and much more. Laminated for durability, this12-panel folding pocket guide is a lightweight companion for educators, learners, naturalists, trackers, and wildlife enthusiasts of all skill levels. Developed by noted survival expert and woodsman Dave Canterbury, this is one of a 10-part series on survival skills and preparedness. Made in the USA.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781583557099
Publisher:	Waterford Press Ltd.
Publication date:	06/01/2012
Series:	Outdoor Recreation and Survival
Pages:	12
Product dimensions:	4.00(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.07(d)
Age Range:	10 Years

About the Author

Dave Canterbury—wilderness expert, New York Times bestselling author, and YouTube sensation —is an American survival expert and reality television personality. Dave Canterbury is a master woodsman with over 20 years of experience working in many dangerous environments. He has taught outdoor survival around the world, and his common sense approach to survivability is recognized as one of the most effective systems of teaching known today. Canterbury posts survival themed instructional videos on his YouTube channel.

Editorial Reviews

These waterproof fold-out guides are rugged and easy to stash in the pack. The Animal Tracking guide and the Field Dressing Game guide are filled with great illustrations and plenty of information and detail. - The Toledo Blade

The information is sound, helpful and well written. Definitely worth consideration as something to throw in your pack 'just in case.' - Rocky Mountain Bushcraft

"The survival guides are absolutely packed full of information but skip all of the fluff. This makes them stick out from other similar guides that seem too intent on making for an entertaining read and not intent enough on providing the cold, hard facts of survival ... I personally carry my Wilderness First Aid Guide with me whenever I’m out for a hike or out exploring the back country on my snowboard during the winter."— Mountain Weekly News

"Each guide includes a huge amount of information for such a small space, but skips the confusing fluff. Specifically, I like the use of images and illustrations to demonstrate tasks and the common sense tips included throughout the guides.”— The Active Explorer

"These waterproof, pocket-sized guides span the spectrum of outdoor skills, from animal tracking to navigation to wilderness first aid. Each one includes a wealth of well-organized information, color-coded and illustrated for increased readability.”— Outside Bozeman

"With the holiday season fast approaching, these Pathfinder Outdoor Survival Guides would make great stocking stuffers for your favorite beginning outdoors lover."— Meanderthals

"The information is sound, helpful and well written. Definitely worth consideration as something to throw in your pack 'just in case.”— Rocky Mountain Bushcraft

"These waterproof fold-out guides are rugged and easy to stash in the pack. The Animal Tracking guide and the Field Dressing Game guide are filled with great illustrations and plenty of information and detail."— The Toledo Blade

From the Publisher

"Each guide includes a huge amount of information for such a small space, but skips the confusing fluff. Specifically, I like the use of images and illustrations to demonstrate tasks and the common sense tips included throughout the guides.

The Active Explorer

"The survival guides are absolutely packed full of information but skip all of the fluff. This makes them stick out from other similar guides that seem too intent on making for an entertaining read and not intent enough on providing the cold, hard facts of survival ... I personally carry my Wilderness First Aid Guide with me whenever I’m out for a hike or out exploring the back country on my snowboard during the winter."

Mountain Weekly News

"These waterproof, pocket-sized guides span the spectrum of outdoor skills, from animal tracking to navigation to wilderness first aid. Each one includes a wealth of well-organized information, color-coded and illustrated for increased readability.

Outside Bozeman

"The information is sound, helpful and well written. Definitely worth consideration as something to throw in your pack 'just in case.

Rocky Mountain Bushcraft