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| Mammal Tracks & Sign: A Guide to North American Species | 
 enlarge | Author: Mark Elbroch
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Category: Book
List Price: $44.95
Buy New: $28.15
You Save: $16.80 (37%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 24511
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 792
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.4
ISBN: 0811726266
Dewey Decimal Number: 599.097
EAN: 9780811726269
ASIN: 0811726266
Publication Date: September 2003
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| Customer Reviews:
Take this book with you when you go into the field! January 30, 2005
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
I have never really "tracked" animals before but recognition and identification of animal signs is part of my job. I recently received my copy of this book and in just the first few minutes of thumbing through it I can see that my money was well spent. The scope of this book is amazing... as its name states, its a guide to North American mammals and it covers them well from Florida to Alaska. Though the author states in his review below that there are 1058 color photos, it seems there is much more. With nearly 800 pages and most pages containing 2-4 photos, there is no shortage of of illustrations to reinforce the text. And speaking of text, the explanations of tracks and other signs are well detailed and typically include comparisons and notes on confusables. The author even includes notes about the habits of the animal which will help the reader understand how to better track it. Regarding a review below that suggests the need for a scale with the photos, the author uses pennies as scale for small tracks and scat while the larger signs I find sufficiently scaled against the background. And there is always a size description in the text in both English and metric units.
Its hard to pin down what I most enjoy about this guide but I think it would come down to two things: First, the explanation of how to interpret tracks. The first 80 or so pages I think will really get a novice started on understanding how a track is left and how to interpret them. Second, the book is broken into sections. The bigger portion of the book contains track information but also in separate sections you get detailed information on beds/denning/nesting, scat/urine, feeding signs, etc... There is a brief section on mammal remains which I would like to see expanded but that's only a wish list item, not a gripe.
I think the detail in this book will really impress the reader. As nerdy as this may sound, I haven't been this excited about a field guide in a long time. I'm really anxious to get this book in the field... oh, and speaking of taking it to the field, yes its a large book at a bit over 1.5" thick and nearly 3 lbs but slap a book cover on it and haul it with you. There's too much information in here to leave it at the house or even the base camp.
You can't get a better tracking book December 5, 2004
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I work at an outdoor youth camp and this book has quickly become the favorite tracking book we have. It has taken over our Peterson guide as THE BOOK we need to take along on our hikes. Well done, great photography, and more information that can be had from one reading. Mine became so beat up I bought another.
We own every tracking book there is here and this and Elbroch's "Bird Sign" are our favorites. They are a little bit more pricy than other track/sign books, but well worth the cost.
The Only Book You'll Need August 31, 2004
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is probably one of the best books I've ever purchased as an avid nature enthusiast.
I have several animal tracking books, including Paul Rezendes', Tracking and the Art of Seeing, and this book is even better. The real photographs of tracks, scat, den sites, and kill sites of mammals (and birds) are second to none.
I reference this book often in the field while hiking. I live in New Jersey where the bobcat is an endangered species, and thanks to this book, I was able to accurately identify both a bobcat's den and a recent kill site on a rocky ridge in a nearby state park. It was quite an exciting find.
I would recommend this book time and time again!
The best of the best January 30, 2004
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book is it! I have been tracking for about a year now and i recently baught this book and it is the best i have seen. it is both handy in the field and at home moreover the personal accounts from mark are fabulous and add an important dimension to tracking that illustrates his thinking that most books leave out. I have been studying deer in my area and this book has been by far the most helpful of all the books i have used. Thanks Mark!
National Outdoor Book Award Winner December 29, 2003
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
I am the author of this book. Just a few comments and news:Mammal Tracks and Sign is the recipient of a 2003 National Outdoor Book Award: Winner in the Nature Guidebooks competition. NOBA's comments can be read in full at http://www.isu.edu/outdoor/books/ and include:
"Mammal Tracks and Sign is one of the most thorough and complete guides to animal tracking ever published...It's a monumental effort and an invaluable reference for anyone who enjoys tracking and viewing wildlife." I've awarded the book five stars not for myself-although I'm proud of the achievement-but for Stackpole Books, the publisher. When you hold this book, feel its weight, and flip through the 1058 color photos, over 300 illustrations and close to 800 pages, consider the material costs of such an endeavor-the investment and the risk for a publisher. Stackpole committed to creating the most comprehensive guide to mammal tracking in North America, and possibly the world. I think they've done it. It is beautiful and far exceeds previous publications on tracking; it stands as a testimonial to the importance of saving wildlife tracking skills around the globe. My thanks to Stackpole Books for unending support and enthusiasm. (Funny enough, 115 pages were cut from the initial layout, to address concerns over the strength of the resulting binding.)
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