Wildlife Tracking on Horseback©

Wildlife tracking is a highly rewarding non-consumptive outdoor activity, and whatever the season, there are always ample opportunities to practice. You'll learn how to see and decipher the countless clues left behind everyday by wildlife.

As a skilled tracker, you'll be able to unravel stories such as the one left by the snowshoe hare winding its way through a thicket in search of the life-giving sustenance found in a tender maple bud, unaware of either the red shouldered hawk circling overhead or the unseen coyote hiding behind the fallen log...

Topics include:

• Wildlife habitats
• Track identification
• Techniques for successful observation
• Tracks that tell stories
• Recording and preserving tracks
• Where to find the tracks of your choice