Accurate identification and interpretation of animal behavior via track and sign is an outdoor skill that has been all but lost by the average person, even to the most experienced outdoors-folks.
We partnered with tracking experts to help guide us and choose the list of animals based on certain criteria that would allow you to have the most success with this bandana. We requested animals:
- Found across the majority of North America
- Most abundantly found in the wild
- That may indicate water nearby
- That are easy food sources
- Most useful for side-by-side comparison
Animal Tracks Illustrated on the Bandana:
- Mountain Lion
- Bobcat
- Domestic Cat
- Gray Fox
- Red Fox
- Coyote
- Domestic Dog
- Striped Skunk
- Virginia Opossum
- Northern Raccoon
- Nine-Banded Armadillo
- Cottontail
- Eastern Gray Squirrel
- Woodrat
- Deer Mouse
- American Beaver
- White-Tailed Deer
- Feral Hog
- Turtle
- Frog
- Crawfish
Learning even the basics of tracking will yield a more enriching awareness in nature as well as a practical tool when your life may depend on it. Animal tracking may aid you in finding a food source or avoid becoming one for a predator.
It should be acknowledged that this is not the first tracking bandana ever made, but hands (paws, hooves, or otherwise) down, it’s the most legitimate. It contains the most accurate tracks available, shown to scale, and includes default gaits for each animal.
