Tracker's Field Guide (eBook)

Jim Lowery founded Earth Skills in 1987 as an extension of his longtime passion for wilderness adventure. He has completed nine specialized classes in tracking, wilderness survival and related subjects from Tom Brown, Jr.'s Tracking, Nature and Wilderness Survival School in New Jersey, and has supplemented this study with other teachers as well as with thousands of hours in the field. Among the hundreds of classes and workshops he has taught over the past twenty-two years have been many special trainings for universities, naturalists, docents, teachers and wildlife biologists. Jim has a Masters Degree in German Language and Literature; was a writer and editor for Business Week Magazine for seven years; directed a citizen advocacy organization for ten years; and was Development Director for a large non-profit organization, prior to founding Earth Skills.

Contents Acknowledgments      vii1: Into the Animal’s World    12: Clear Print Identification   43: Track Pattern Basics         94: Soil Movement and Track Identification 145: Track Pattern Interpretation        166: Using Pressure Releases for Interpretation        267: Mammal Pages      30             Cats    33                        Bobcat 34                        Domestic Cat   42                        Mountain Lion  46             Dogs   55                        Coyote             56                        Domestic Dog  64                         Gray Fox          68                        Gray Wolf        76                        Kit Fox            82                        Red Fox           90             Rabbits and Hares     99                        Black-Tailed Jackrabbit            100                        Cottontail         108                        Snowshoe Hare            116                         White-Tailed Jackrabbit            122             Rodents          127                        Antelope Squirrel          128                         Beaver 132                         Chipmunk         140                         Fox Squirrel     148                         Gray Squirrel    154                         Ground Squirrel            162                         Kangaroo Rat   170                         Marmot/Woodchuck    178                         Mice    184                                     Peromyscus Mice (Peromyscus Genus)           187                                     Harvest Mice (Reithrodontomys Genus)          188                                    Grasshopper Mice (Onychomys Genus)           189                                     Pocket Mice (Chaetodipus and Perognathus Genus)  190                         Muskrat           192                         Pocket Gopher 198                         Porcupine         202                         Red Squirrel     210                         Vole                 216                         Woodrat          220             Weasels                      229                        Badger             230                        Fisher   238                        Marten 242                         Mink    250                         River Otter       256                         Spotted Skunk 262                         Striped Skunk  270                         Weasel 278             Raccoons, Opossums, and Bears      287                        Raccoon           288                         Ringtail 296                         Opossum          304                         Black Bear       310                         Grizzly Bear      318             Insectivore     323                        Shrew  324             Ungulates       327                        Bighorn Sheep  328                         Burro   336                         Domestic Cow 338                         Elk       340                         Feral Pig           348                         Llama   350                         Moose 352                         Mule Deer/Black-Tailed Deer   356                         Pronghorn        364                         White-Tailed Deer        370 Appendix A: Mammal List    377Appendix B: Recommended Reading           380Appendix C: Visualizing Home-Range Sizes            396Appendix D: Resources        398Glossary         399Index   402About the Author       408