Foundations for awareness, signcutting and tracking
By: Robert Speiden
Publisher: Natural Awareness Tracking School, LLC
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Christiansburg, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780981768601
Subjects: Tracking; Animals; Search operations; Human behavior
Table of contents: title: Introduction: setting baselines; title: introduction to awareness, signcutting and tracking / 1. Philosophy & terminology of the field team signcutter / 2. Tools of the trade / 3. Logbook guidelines / 4. Light sources / 5. Awareness / 6. Signcutting search tactics / 7. Night signcutting / 8. Footwear information / 9. Dirt time / 10. Keeping time of track / 11. Signcutting & tracking on leaves / 12. Signcutting & tracking on low vegetation / 13. Signcutting & tracking on gravel, stones & rock / 14. Signcutting & tracking on dew, frost & snow / 15. Signcutting & tracking on slopes / 16. Introduction to animal tracking / 17. Pressure releases / 18. Human strides / 19. Evasive signcutting/Tracking / 20. Conclusion.