Trackers wanted

[Razorstrop]

Anyone around the North-west fancy taking a tracking novice for a bit of a wander around their local woods??

Needs pointing in the right direction
Mr Strop

 

[Rod]

Hi Razor,

If you can't find anyone local, but can travel I can help. Let me know

 

[Razorstrop]

Looking you up on the map, its only a 3 hour drive give or take to you , so I might well be interested, if the offer is still open.

What sort of thing would you have in mind? Bearing in mind when I say novice tracker I mean very novice indeed ( ie knowing nothing)


Still a bit lost
Mr Strop

 

[Wayne]

Wolfie was setting up a South Wales tracking group.

He is a great guy and i'm sure he would be happy to help.

 

[martin]

If you can make it over to North Lincolnshire I'll take you tracking. Here's a couple of photos for you to have a go at ID'ing. The same penny is in each photo for scale.

 

[Razorstrop]

Right I could have cheated and looked them up but here goes best guess, remember I know nothing and have done nothing of tracking.

1) Badger
2) Child lol, no idea really
3) Deer

Anything better then 0/3 is good

Waiting for the laughter
Mr Strop

 

[martin]

1) Brown Rat, R/F
2) and 3) are Reed Deer The tracks are from the same animal one on soft ground and one on harder ground.

 

[Razorstrop]

Pic 2.............I wondered about that, it looks as if its put its foot down twice

 

[martin]

The print from the rear hoof overlays the front hoof print on both photos.

 

[stoddy]

the roe deer hind is walking, so the the prints overlay.

the brown rat is a hedgehog (i think ) but could be a Rat

 

[martin]

They are Rat prints, Hedgehogs have 5 toes on their front feet Rats have only 4.
The deer prints are Red Deer they are far to big to Roe. They are from a Stag if they were from a Hind they would not overlay as close the rear print would be further of the side. Hinds hips are a lot wider than their shoulders. You were right about the walking. But that of course is just the way that I read them but I had the the advantage of seeing the rest of the tracks and the other sign with them

 

[stoddy]

thats why tracking is more than looking at prints

 

[martin]

thats why tracking is more than looking at prints

Amen to that my friend