Another very important skill in tracking is being able to identify the animal that made the tracks. Studying tracking books is the first way to learn what different animals footprints look like. The next way is to go out and find tracks yourself. Carry a book with you on your trips if you need to. After you get familiar with each animals footprints you will be able to identify many tracks from just looking at them.
Some tracks are harder to identify because of soil conditions and other factors.
This makes it more interesting, think of it as a challenge. First find all the clues possible. Then analyze the clues you have gathered. You should then have enough information to break down the groups of mammals and pick out the ones it could not be, either by size, toe count, lack of claws, heel pad, general shape etc. When you have narrowed it down to only a group or two of mammals, you can usually come to a close guess or even exact guess of what made the track.