Post on 30-Dec-2015
description
Use of Portable, Soil-filled Wood Frames and Pre-Cast Track Positives in Teaching Animal
Track ID
John Jose
9-11-10
Featuring Bobcat Track Patterns and Tracks
5ft X 8in soil-filled wood frame
Setting “straddle” (width of track pattern)
with pre-measured spacer
Adding stride (distance between tracks)
w/ pre-measured stride spacer and using plaster
casts of paw prints to create track pattern.
Final product: Details of overall track pattern,
including stride, straddle and individual track details.
Within a comfortable, controlled, indoor setting, without the distractions of potentially severe winter weather, this activity pro-vides a great, hands-on, visual warm-up exercise in basic concepts in tracking, while introducing participants to tracks and patterns of animals expected to be encountered locally.