exploring for tracks
I enjoy going out and exploring nature. Looking for unique tracks is always fun and worth the adventure. Currently I’m working in Missouri exploring the rivers by canoeing. This is a great method for spotting wildlife as well as studying the sign and tracks of river otter, beavers, mink, muskrat and other animals that live and work around water. Seeing the slides of otter for the river add a different perspective. Underneth bridges can reveal very fine soft sand and dirt that will allow tiny mouse tracks and bird tracks to show up with incredible detail. It also seems to be a good place for oppossum, raccoon, and anything crossingunder the roads. Sandy or dusty roads and trails is also a great place to spot tracks of deer, coyote, foxes and the occassional bobcat. We should not forget about ponds. Finding tracks of turtles, frogs and toads can add to your overall knowledge of tracking and naturalist studies.
Bridges, river, ponds, and dirt roads are great places for a beginner tracker as well as the experienced to start learning to identify and read tracks.