The Scouting Guide to Tracking: An Officially-Licensed Book of the Boy Scouts of America (A BSA Scouting Guide) - Softcover

McDougall, Len; The Boy Scouts Of America

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1510737731 ISBN 13: 9781510737730

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

In The Scout's Guide to Tracking, current Scouts, Scout alumni, and readers interested in the outdoors are provided with time-tested advice on how to track big and small animals over different types of terrain. Some practical tips include:

How to determine the age of tracks in any circumstances

How to recognize the distinctive marks of dozens of different species

How to track in desert, forrest, snow, and grassy areas

How to identify instances when an animal has circled around or backtracked

Stalking techniques such as cold hunting, camouflaging, and using the stump method

How time and weather affect signs

And so much more!

Since 1910, the Boy Scouts of America has helped build the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun. The BSA is committed to training youth in responsible citizenship, character development, and self-reliance through participation in a wide range of outdoor activities.

About this title

About the Author

Len McDougall is a field guide and wildlife tracker in Michigan’s north woods, where he teaches survival classes and tests outdoor products. He has written for Field & Stream and published several books, including The Self-Reliance Manifesto, The Complete Tracker, The Encyclopedia of Tracks and Scats, The Field & Stream Wilderness Survival Handbook, and Practical Outdoor Survival.

Edition details

• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 1510737731
• ISBN 13: 9781510737730
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 184