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San Diego Specialist Certification 4/3/2016

Published on April 4, 2016 under Certifications

Dan Hansche and Kersey Lawrence organized a Track and Sign Specialist Certification in the deserts near San Diego, California on April 2-3, 2016. Specialist Certifications are arduous. Participants have to answer 50 very difficult questions over 2 days. Two evaluators (1 standard…

Identifying Animal Tracks in Snow – 5 Common Backyard Species

Published on January 15, 2016 under Articles

While tracking in the snow can be fantastically easy, it can also be deceptively tricky. Everything you know about tracks gets upended when the tracks are hidden at the bottom of deep leg holes in deep snow. Additionally, tracks can become distorted and expand dramatically…

Ventura Tracker Certification 10/25/2015

Published on October 25, 2015 under Certifications

The Channel Islands Tracking Team hosted a Track and Sign Certification in Ventura, California on October 24–25, 2015. We saw the tracks of 30 species, including 20 mammals, 6 birds, 2 herps, 1 invertebrate, and marks of a branch moving in the wind. We…

San Diego Tracker Certification 10/22/2015

Published on October 22, 2015 under Certifications

The San Diego Tracking Team hosted a Track and Sign Certification in San Diego, California on October 21–22, 2015. We saw the tracks of 27 species, including 19 mammals, 4 birds, 1 herps, and 3 invertebrates. We spent the first day at the Sycamore Canyon…

Santa Barbara Tracker Certification 10/18/2015

Published on October 18, 2015 under Certifications

The Wilderness Youth Project hosted a Track and Sign Certification in Santa Barbara, California on October 17–18, 2015. We saw the tracks of 28 species, including 16 mammals, 7 birds, 1 herp, and 4 invertebrates. We spent the morning of the first day in…

Trailing: The Predator’s Pursuit

Published on July 13, 2015 under Articles

The following guest post was written by my friend Preston Taylor. Preston is certified as a Senior Tracker and is very passionate about trailing, hunting, and finding wildlife. Go to Marble Mountain Adventures to learn more about what Preston is up to these…

Central Texas Certification 6/28/2015

Published on June 30, 2015 under Certifications

The Earth Native Wilderness School hosted a Track and Sign Certification in Austin, Texas on June 27 – June 28, 2015. We saw the tracks of 30 species, including 14 mammals, 5 birds, 1 herp, 9 invertebrates, and one plant (tree sap). The…

Distinguishing Raccoon from Otter Scat

Published on June 19, 2015 under Articles

The Most Used Mammal Book on my Shelf

Published on June 2, 2015 under Articles

I'm a bit of a junkie for good field guides and people often ask about my favorites. I love my Peterson Guide to Mammals of North America and I also love Mammal Tracks and Sign by Mark Elbroch. However, there is…

iTrack Southern Africa Hits the App Store

Published on May 8, 2015 under iTrack Wildlife

For some time now I've been working with a tracker in South Africa named Dave Hood on a version of iTrack Wildlife for African species. I'm really excited to announce that the first version is finally available for iOS on…