Tom Brown's Field Guide to Nature Observation and Tracking

by Tom Brown Jr.

Overview

Utilizing the ancient lore of Native Americans, Tom Brown passes on a timeless tradition that connects humankind to Earth.

This unique volume teaches us the basics of sight, smell, and taste; it shows us how to become one with nature, and how to receive all the signs and signals of the multitude of living creatures with whom we share the beauty and bounty of the wilderness.

• How to restore to our senses all the amazing powers stolen away by civilization
• How to move as silently as the Native American scouts
• How to spot and identify the tracks of a vast variety of animals
• How to find humas lost in the wilderness

TOM BROWN'S FIELD GUIDES: America's most popular nature reference books, Tom Brown's bestselling field guides are specially designed for both beginners and experienced explorers. Fully illustrated and comprehensive, each volume includes practical information, time-tested nature skills, and exciting new ways to rediscover the earth around us.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780425099667
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	10/15/1986
Series:	Field Guide , #2
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Tom Brown, Jr. began to learn hunting and tracking at the age of eight under the tutelage of an Apache elder, medicine man, and scout in Toms River, New Jersey, and is the author of 16 books on nature. He was the technical advisor on The Hunted, a major motion picture starring Tommy Lee Jones and Benecio Del Toro.  In 1978, Tom founded the Tracker School in the New Jersey Pine Barrens where he offers more than 25 classes about wilderness survival and environmental protection.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	11
Part I	Nature Observation	15
1	Pathways to Nature	17
2	Fine-tuning the Senses	35
	Seeing More in Nature	35
	Listening to Nature's Voices	48
	Appreciating Natural Smells	53
	Touch the Earth	55
	Feeding the Taste Buds	57
	The Power of Blindfolding	58
	Combining the Senses	59
3	Toward a Deeper Awareness	63
4	Movement and Camouflage	89
Part II	Animal Tracking	107
5	Tracking Attitudes	109
6	Identifying the Track	117
	Fundamentals	117
	Animal Tracks and Habits	136
7	Animal Highways and Signs	187
	Large-scale Signs	187
	Medium-scale Signs	195
	Small-scale Signs	205
8	Reading Pressure Releases	209
9	"Aging" Tracks and Signs	227
10	Reading and Following Tracks	239
11	Search Tracking	251
	Conclusion	265
	Appendix	267
	Index	273