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  1. 31-10-2005, 09:47 #1
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    Default Trackers wanted

    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
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    Hi Razor,

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


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    Wolfie was setting up a South Wales tracking group.

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



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    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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    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

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    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.
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    Pic 2.............I wondered about that, it looks as if its put its foot down twice
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    The print from the rear hoof overlays the front hoof print on both photos.
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  10. 31-10-2005, 21:07 #10
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    the roe deer hind is walking, so the the prints overlay.

    the brown rat is a hedgehog (i think ) but could be a Rat
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    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
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  12. 01-11-2005, 17:54 #12
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    thats why tracking is more than looking at prints
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    Quote Originally Posted by stoddy
    thats why tracking is more than looking at prints
    Amen to that my friend
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