SAS Guide to Tracking

With a Foreword by John ';Lofty' Wiseman, author of The SAS Survival Handbook!Anyone who has spent any time outdoors has come across strange tracks and wondered, ';What was here?' In this new and revised edition of The SAS Guide to Tracking, a veteran of Britain's elite Special Air Service shows how to track any moving thing, in any environment, and under nearly any circumstance. An essential handbook for developing a new awareness of the outdoors,this book is the perfect companion for naturalists, outdoorspeople, hunters, wildlife photographers, search-and-rescue teams, and law enforcement organizations. Included are tips on:Tracking in desert, forest, jungle, marsh, and grassy areasInterpreting animal, human, and vehicle signsPreserving night visionUsing time frames to eliminate misleading signsDetecting quarry when they backtrack or circle aroundInterpreting how time and weather affect signsSpotting intentionally misleading signs