Tom Brown Jr., world-renowned survivalist, dies at 74
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That guy was a very good author in his field. Best I've ever read.
RIP Tom
RIP Tom
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Anyone here good at tracking, without blood and a dog?
Looks like a good book to read, a little pricey. The Tracker, is one of a few books Tom Brown wrote, i just found them on the used book site I use.
Looks like a good book to read, a little pricey. The Tracker, is one of a few books Tom Brown wrote, i just found them on the used book site I use.
His entire series is worth having
As a PH I have done a lot of animal tracking. Easiest in early morning. It is slow and boring to anyone watching a tracker work.
Would it be in poor taste to point out the irony that a renowned survivalist is dead? Lesson there... none of us are getting out this alive. 
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Actually, I meant human tracking and I suppose I was thinking about that because of Tom tracking and finding missing/lost people.
Here is the book for free online access
https://archive.org/details/trackerstoryo00brow
https://archive.org/details/trackerstoryo00brow
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Tracking is based on sign. Bent grass, broken limbs. Turned over gravel. Sometimes it's necessary to look at different angles because discrepancies will show up under different light. A stride stick can be helpful. A stride stick is a walking stick that marks the gait of who is being tracked. Any sign should be with in that distance. The smallest thing can show, a smudge/twist in grass or whatever. Tracks will also tell the direction being traveled. For practice have a friend walk ahead on a soft dirt road. Determine a stride length. The toe depth will determine direction. Have them go in soft dirt and then grassy, high grass,dewy grass. Things will start coming together
