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# Mammal Tracks & Sign: A Guide to North American Species

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Review: A scientifically credible look at tracking - Mark Elbroch's new book is a scientifically credible look at tracking The tracking world has once again gained a great resource in the new book by Mark Elbroch. "Mammal Tracks and Sign: A Guide to North American Species" fills a gap in the availability of good quality photographic guides to tracks and sign. This is a book for the serious tracker! At 784 pages, it is the most complete guide available today on the subject. The tracking world has long awaited a book to rival Olaus Murie's "A Field Guide to Animal Tracks," which has been the field standard for years. Elbroch's book covers some new ground, bringing together coverage of subjects that previously were found only in specialized, and not widely available, publications. These include: mammal remains, a large section of sign on vegetation, identification of kills, burrows/beds/lays/nests, and a big photographic section on scat and other secretions. The very complete section on gaits will help you identify those difficult trails. Photos, drawings, measurements, and range maps are included for each species. Throughout the text are sidebars with tips to distinguish between easily confused species. This is especially useful if you have ever found yourself struggling with an identification in the field. The appendices list other tracking resources for further study, including schools, books, web sites, tracking teachers, and more. The book is a little heavy to tote into the field, but it offers so much information that it may be prudent to buy two; one to haul into the field and bang around, and one to keep at home for reference. Its weight is compensated for by the fact that it has information you would find in many different field guides all in one book, so you can leave the others at home and bring this one along. It sets a new standard for tracking as a science and brings it new credibility that may help increase its use as a tool for wildlife management. The initial price may be discouraging to many trackers, but in the end, I think you will find it is money well spent. There are many books on tracking out there, quite a few with poor drawings, inaccuracies, or errors. Although those books are much less expensive, and are probably better "mass market" sellers, a tracker needs accurate information, and this book provides it. This book is destined to become one of my favorites, and one I will recommend when people ask me which book to purchase. I think you will agree that Mark's two new books are great additions to the tracking library, and offer the serious tracker valuable resources, although these are not books that will sit on the shelf and gather dust. They are the books that will become worn and dog-eared from being hauled into the field and used. I look forward to using them in years to come as I further my own knowledge of the unlimited field of tracking.
Review: A great reference tool - I'm big into hiking, hunting, fishing, camping and overall outdoor stuff. Time again I come across tracks and droppings that I think I know what they are but not 100%. What really got me interested in a resource was black bear scat. I think I see it time and again and would find it helpful to be more confident in identifying what it really is. This book contains a huge amount of detail and excellent photos, descriptions and is broken down in a usable format. The author did a really good job. This book goes with me on all my trips now. I have used it a number of times so far and feel it provided what I needed to identify what I had found. Helps to take out the guess work. Good luck.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,398,439 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #761 in Biology of Mammals |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (165) |
| Dimensions  | 5.5 x 1.56 x 8.25 inches |
| Edition  | 1st |
| ISBN-10  | 0811726266 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0811726269 |
| Item Weight  | 2.75 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 792 pages |
| Publication date  | August 1, 2003 |
| Publisher  | Stackpole Books |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A scientifically credible look at tracking
*by K***A on October 12, 2003*

Mark Elbroch's new book is a scientifically credible look at tracking The tracking world has once again gained a great resource in the new book by Mark Elbroch. "Mammal Tracks and Sign: A Guide to North American Species" fills a gap in the availability of good quality photographic guides to tracks and sign. This is a book for the serious tracker! At 784 pages, it is the most complete guide available today on the subject. The tracking world has long awaited a book to rival Olaus Murie's "A Field Guide to Animal Tracks," which has been the field standard for years. Elbroch's book covers some new ground, bringing together coverage of subjects that previously were found only in specialized, and not widely available, publications. These include: mammal remains, a large section of sign on vegetation, identification of kills, burrows/beds/lays/nests, and a big photographic section on scat and other secretions. The very complete section on gaits will help you identify those difficult trails. Photos, drawings, measurements, and range maps are included for each species. Throughout the text are sidebars with tips to distinguish between easily confused species. This is especially useful if you have ever found yourself struggling with an identification in the field. The appendices list other tracking resources for further study, including schools, books, web sites, tracking teachers, and more. The book is a little heavy to tote into the field, but it offers so much information that it may be prudent to buy two; one to haul into the field and bang around, and one to keep at home for reference. Its weight is compensated for by the fact that it has information you would find in many different field guides all in one book, so you can leave the others at home and bring this one along. It sets a new standard for tracking as a science and brings it new credibility that may help increase its use as a tool for wildlife management. The initial price may be discouraging to many trackers, but in the end, I think you will find it is money well spent. There are many books on tracking out there, quite a few with poor drawings, inaccuracies, or errors. Although those books are much less expensive, and are probably better "mass market" sellers, a tracker needs accurate information, and this book provides it. This book is destined to become one of my favorites, and one I will recommend when people ask me which book to purchase. I think you will agree that Mark's two new books are great additions to the tracking library, and offer the serious tracker valuable resources, although these are not books that will sit on the shelf and gather dust. They are the books that will become worn and dog-eared from being hauled into the field and used. I look forward to using them in years to come as I further my own knowledge of the unlimited field of tracking.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great reference tool
*by A***. on December 6, 2018*

I'm big into hiking, hunting, fishing, camping and overall outdoor stuff. Time again I come across tracks and droppings that I think I know what they are but not 100%. What really got me interested in a resource was black bear scat. I think I see it time and again and would find it helpful to be more confident in identifying what it really is. This book contains a huge amount of detail and excellent photos, descriptions and is broken down in a usable format. The author did a really good job. This book goes with me on all my trips now. I have used it a number of times so far and feel it provided what I needed to identify what I had found. Helps to take out the guess work. Good luck.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Text Book - Not a Field Guide
*by F***. on March 8, 2007*

Great book with loads of detail. This blows away anything else out there on the subject, but it is not a field guide or a week-end reader. This book will take you a serious amount of time to read and then a lifetime to comprehend and master. This book is a textbook and should be purchased with that in mind. I believe the organization of the book could be better arranged and more navigable. In the book there is some preaching, recruiting and praising of the Tracker and the art of Tracking early on, but it passes soon enough to be of no concern. You will come away with a new perspective regarding tracks and their interpretation. Well worth the money, and I could not beat the Amazon price either. There are other places to get the book, but they charge $10 more. Happy reading.

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