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Razorstrop

Nomad
Oct 1, 2005
314
6
North West
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
 

Razorstrop

Nomad
Oct 1, 2005
314
6
North West
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
 

martin

Nomad
Sep 24, 2003
456
3
nth lincs
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.

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Razorstrop

Nomad
Oct 1, 2005
314
6
North West
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

Nomad
Sep 24, 2003
456
3
nth lincs
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.
 

stoddy

Need to contact Admin...
May 4, 2005
122
1
49
dorset
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

Nomad
Sep 24, 2003
456
3
nth lincs
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 :D
 
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