Stalking the Black Bear – High Adventure in the Forest (Part 4)
Did I really want to see a bear? I thought it over. On one hand, how exciting would it be to get close to such a powerful wild … Continue Reading →
Tag: animal tracking
Stalking the Black Bear – High Adventure in the Forest (Part 3)
How cool would it be to interpret animal sign and then track the animals so you can observe them? That was my thinking when I signed up for a bear … Continue Reading →
Stalking the Black Bear – High Adventure in the Forest (Part 2)
How often do you get to follow a bear? For me the answer is never! So imagine how exciting it is to learn to trail them. In Part 1 … Continue Reading →
Stalking the Black Bear – High Adventure in the Forest (Part 1)
You don’t tug on Superman’s cape, and you don’t go looking for the bear. I’m too polite for the former but just dumb enough for the latter. I spent a … Continue Reading →
Mysteries on the Beach (Part 1)
For some, Sundays are about watching football. They plant themselves on the couch in front of the TV with a bowl of salty snacks; Cheering their favorite team while munching … Continue Reading →
2014 Retrospective
Welcome to 2015! A blank calendar is full of possibilities! Do you have any big plans for 2015? Have you made any resolutions? Set any goals? For 2015, I … Continue Reading →
Mountain Lion Tracks – Take the Quiz
In my previous post, I talked about how to read a mountain lion track. Now let’s have some fun! Below are 5 pictures of either a mountain lion track … Continue Reading →
Animal Tracking Joke
Here’s the only animal tracking joke I know. When I worked for a large corporation we told a joke about two middle-managers who went hiking… They came upon some … Continue Reading →
Excuse me while I whip this out
A few years back, I spent the day with a small group of local trackers whose skill I respect very highly. They are generous with their time and knowledge … Continue Reading →
Feline Tracking
One of my three “bushcraft goals” for the summer was to learn more about mountain lions. I hike alone in cat country and am not physically imposing. I always wondered … Continue Reading →