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I hope you've had fun exploring the world of barnyard tracks!  If you want to learn more about tracking, here are two of my favorite tracking books:

Peterson's Field Guide to the Mammals --- This isn't really a tracking book, but drawings of tracks are scattered throughout.  I photocopied all of the common ones onto one 11X14 sheet of paper --- perfect for carrying out on the field on a snowy day!

Field Guide to Tracking Animals in the Snow --- Once again, I photocopied out one overview page which I carry with me in the field.  It breaks tracks down into walkers and bounders, and then gives you hints to distinguish species from there.

Enjoy!

This post is part of our Farm Tracking 101 lunchtime series.  Read all of the entries: Farm tracking 101: Walkers vs. bounders Farm tracking 101: Canines vs. felines Farm tracking 101: Bounders deciphered Farm tracking 101: Other common tracks Farm tracking 101: Useful books

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