Tracking Resources
Compiled by Gabe Spence
The following list of resources contains many good sources of information about animal tracks specifically, but as anyone who has taken a course with me knows, tracking is a lot more than knowing what the footprints of an animal look like. Included in the list you will find books that give animal ranges, habits, breeding information and more. You will also find books on identifying plants, skulls, birds and many other things. This list was compiled for those of us living in Washington State. If you live in another state you should find the similar guides for your area. Good luck in your studies.
Good books to start with:
Bird Tracks & Sign – Mark Elbroch*
Mammal Tracks & Sign – Mark Elbroch*
Peterson Field Guide to Mammals – Burt/Grossenheider (range maps totally outdated, but good for habits and other info)*
Peterson Field Guide to Animal Tracks – Olas Murie/Mark Elbroch
Tracking and the Art of Seeing – Paul Rezendes
Resources for deeper study:
Mammals of the Pacific Northwest – Chris Maser
Mammals of North America (Princeton Field Guides) – Roland Kays (This book gives updated range maps but not the background info found in Petersons mammal guide).
Terrestrial Mammals of Washington State-(WA State GAP Analysis Project, Volume 3)*
Mammalian Osteology – B. Miles Gilbert. (book on bone identification)*
Animal Skulls – Mark Elbroch
Skulls and Bones - Glen Searfoss
Key Guide to Mammal Skulls and Lower Jaws - Aryan I. Roest
The Kamana Naturalist Program - Jon Young et al
Advanced Bird Language – Jon Young (audio cassette series)
Sibley Guide to Birds - David Allen Sibley*
Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast – Pojar and Mackinnon*
Plants of Southern Interior British Columbia and the Inland Northwest – Parish, Coupe, and Lloyd*
Peterson Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians – Robert C. Stebbins
Other good tracking resources:
A Field Guide to Mammal Tracking in North America – Dr. James Halfpenny
The Trackers Field Guide: A Comprehensive Handbook for Animal Tracking in the United States – James Lowery
Animal Tracking Basics – John Young and Tiffany Morgan
The SAS Guide to Tracking - Bob Carss
Tracking: A Blueprint for Learning How - Jack Kearny
The Art of Tracking, The Origin of Science - Louis Liebenberg
Tracking Pack One - Jon Young (audio cassette series)
Tactical Tracking Operations - Scott-Donelan
Stokes Guide to Animal Tracking and Behavior - Donald & Lillian Stokes
Tom Brown’s Field Guide to Nature Observation & Tracking – Tom Brown, Jr.
Scat and Tracks of the Pacific Coast – James Halfpenny
The Science & Art of Tracking – Tom Brown, Jr.
Tracking stories:
The Tracker – Tom Brown, Jr.
The Temple Tiger and More Man-Eaters of the Kumaon - Jim Corbett
The Wild Within - Paul Rezendes
Tracker – Joel Hardin
The following list of resources contains many good sources of information about animal tracks specifically, but as anyone who has taken a course with me knows, tracking is a lot more than knowing what the footprints of an animal look like. Included in the list you will find books that give animal ranges, habits, breeding information and more. You will also find books on identifying plants, skulls, birds and many other things. This list was compiled for those of us living in Washington State. If you live in another state you should find the similar guides for your area. Good luck in your studies.
Good books to start with:
Bird Tracks & Sign – Mark Elbroch*
Mammal Tracks & Sign – Mark Elbroch*
Peterson Field Guide to Mammals – Burt/Grossenheider (range maps totally outdated, but good for habits and other info)*
Peterson Field Guide to Animal Tracks – Olas Murie/Mark Elbroch
Tracking and the Art of Seeing – Paul Rezendes
Resources for deeper study:
Mammals of the Pacific Northwest – Chris Maser
Mammals of North America (Princeton Field Guides) – Roland Kays (This book gives updated range maps but not the background info found in Petersons mammal guide).
Terrestrial Mammals of Washington State-(WA State GAP Analysis Project, Volume 3)*
Mammalian Osteology – B. Miles Gilbert. (book on bone identification)*
Animal Skulls – Mark Elbroch
Skulls and Bones - Glen Searfoss
Key Guide to Mammal Skulls and Lower Jaws - Aryan I. Roest
The Kamana Naturalist Program - Jon Young et al
Advanced Bird Language – Jon Young (audio cassette series)
Sibley Guide to Birds - David Allen Sibley*
Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast – Pojar and Mackinnon*
Plants of Southern Interior British Columbia and the Inland Northwest – Parish, Coupe, and Lloyd*
Peterson Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians – Robert C. Stebbins
Other good tracking resources:
A Field Guide to Mammal Tracking in North America – Dr. James Halfpenny
The Trackers Field Guide: A Comprehensive Handbook for Animal Tracking in the United States – James Lowery
Animal Tracking Basics – John Young and Tiffany Morgan
The SAS Guide to Tracking - Bob Carss
Tracking: A Blueprint for Learning How - Jack Kearny
The Art of Tracking, The Origin of Science - Louis Liebenberg
Tracking Pack One - Jon Young (audio cassette series)
Tactical Tracking Operations - Scott-Donelan
Stokes Guide to Animal Tracking and Behavior - Donald & Lillian Stokes
Tom Brown’s Field Guide to Nature Observation & Tracking – Tom Brown, Jr.
Scat and Tracks of the Pacific Coast – James Halfpenny
The Science & Art of Tracking – Tom Brown, Jr.
Tracking stories:
The Tracker – Tom Brown, Jr.
The Temple Tiger and More Man-Eaters of the Kumaon - Jim Corbett
The Wild Within - Paul Rezendes
Tracker – Joel Hardin
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