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| View Larger Image | Mammal Tracks & Sign: A Guide to North American Species
by Mark Elbroch
| | List Price: | $44.95 | | Price: | $29.67 | | You Save: | $15.28 (34%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 33256 | | Studio: | Stackpole Books | | | Binding: | Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 792 | | Publication Date: | December 31, 1969 | | Publisher: | Stackpole Books |
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Book Description
*2003 National Outdoor Book Award Winner *Detailed track and trail data for 135 species with actual-size track illustrations in one section *Scat photos and data for dozens of animals The most thorough treatment of the subject ever published, this amazing guide brings together clear track and trail illustrations, range maps, and full-color photographs showing feeding signs, scat, tunnels, burrows, bedding areas, remains, and more, to give a wealth of information about hundreds of mammal species living in North America. How to find, identify, measure, and interpret the clues mammals leave behind--explained and illustrated like never before. Includes essays that contextualize tracking as a developing science continually garnering more interest and participation; included also are instructive anecdotes from the author's work as a tracker and wildlife expert. An invaluable resource for beginning or professional trackers and wildlife enthusiasts in all North American locations. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 21 reviews)
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Amazing! 
This is an amazingly detailed book with many examples of the evidences of our four-footed friends sharing this space with us. The author shares stories from tracking experiences, many, many photos of homes, marks on trees, scat, tracks and anything else that helps identify what was there before you. Our hikes are much more interesting now as we look at the damaged bark of trees and marks on the paths. Our friends are impressed with the knowledge we share that we have learned from this book. We highly recommend it!
July 28, 2008 | |
Incredible field reference manual
I very much enjoyed this book. The author goes into painstaking detail of many many animals (probably some you've never heard of). Not only are the tracks explained, but the possible gaits of each animal, along with the most likely ones are given great attention. There are even sections given to animal scat, what each animal eats, what claw marks might look like and one of my favorites: how to identify predators and prey from kill sites.
This book will remain the standard to the lay person and advanced tracker for quite some time (or at least until wild animals all have GPS embedded in them).
Kudos!
January 12, 2008 | |
Great illustrations and descriptions
This book has very clear pictures and descriptions. It is a great guide to help you identify tracks and scat when you are in the mountains. It is a great resource to use when you see tracks or scat and want to know what animal left them.
September 13, 2007 | |
Mammal Tracks Review
Great book - very thorough collection of mammal tracks and more. Very much worth the money.
September 01, 2007 | |
Excellent resource
This book has great photos of scat, prints, and other animal sign. I was able to use it to definitively identify otter scat on my property. Information is grouped by type of sign, so all the scat pictures are together, for example, and those are subdivided by how they look (pellets, amorphous, etc.). For many animals there are several examples of scat showing what you might see if the animal had been eating berries, or meat, or whatever. In addition to the photographs are drawings and scale data, and other information about animals and their habits. Though as you can tell, I mostly use it for scat identification.
June 08, 2007 | |
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