Tracker Gathering  Workshop

Have you ever wondered how to predict wildlife movement on a landscape?  Maybe you have noticed that some trackers have the ability to always locate hotspots and find good tracks? Are you practicing trailing and always having trouble finding a fresh trail? In this full day workshop we will teach you how to use landscape features, topography, and free digital mapping software to locate hotspots of animal activity right from your phone!  This workshop is the perfect primer for beginners looking for tracking spots to practice, wildlife photographers seeking that next great shot, researchers looking for a place to put a trail camera, or advanced trackers looking for a fresh animal trail to follow!  After taking this workshop you will understand the basics of using maps and topography, identifying landscape features to key in on, and practice utilizing these features in the field to find wildlife. 

Starting in the classroom we will spend the morning looking at maps and learning the basics of using topography to predict animal movement and behavior. Then we will go out into the field for a full afternoon tracking session, visiting topographic features on the landscape and confirming our mapping predictions.  While in the field we will also discuss strategies to approach and see wildlife while on the ground using the wind, topography, and silent movement to get in close.