Wilderness Survival: Tracking Animals From Traces

Video Transcript

"Hi this is John Steward and this is how to track animal tracings and look for them in nature. Ok when you look for animal tracings, you can look for tracks, droppings, trails and paths that the animals have cut through the woods, and stuff that they go through every day to where it's laid beaten down. And you can see their tracks and droppings. This is going to be key in case you are looking for them, ok, in case you are hunting for them, trying to find some food and stuff. You can follow their tracks, be near that path to where you can meet them the next day when they come. It can also be beneficial if you are trying to stay away from them. You might be walking up a path that you see several different animal tracks and you see a big bear track, mountain lion track, something like that and you're going to want to go opposite of that track to where you are staying away from that animal so that you can stay safe and he doesn't come messing with you. Other things that you can find for to help you find tracks and tracings is look for trails, look for food sources and find a berry patch, green grass flats and stuff for deer and other things. And then find a water source, they're always going to be looking for water. If you can find a water source that's got tracks around it, that tells you that it's a steady flood of animals coming by all the time and you can just sit there and wait for them to show up. This is how animal tracings can help you in nature."