We offer this page to the public as a valuable resource to acquint those that visit this site with some insight and knowledge of what's available within our parks. Check out the contents. A n observant outdoorsman can tell exactly what creatures have passed through an area from the impressions that they have left in the snow, soft earth, mud, or sand. Some people make a hobby of collecting plaster casts that they have made of various animal tracks. Some of the commonest animal tracks include tracks of mammals, insects, snakes, and birds.
Snow can be a perfect medium for animal tracks.
In winter the animals that do not hibernate are very active. Finding food is more difficult at this time, and they roam far and wide in search of something to eat. In all cases, fresher tracks show more detail, but experienced trackers prefer to wait a night and part of a day after a fresh snowfall before setting out so that both nocturnal and diurnal animals have had time to leave their prints. In cities, squirrels and rabbits leave many tracks in the snow. In national parks and wilderness areas there may be the prints of large mammals such as deer, antelope, bobcats, mountain lions, bears, wolves, and coyotes to be found in the snow.