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.