Originally published in 1936, this is an excellent manual on British animal tracks and tracking.

The book is full of clear diagrams and natural history information and is still of much practical use today. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Contents Include

GENERAL: Definition of Tracking, The Normal Footprint, Classification by the Normal Footprint, Gait, and the Normal Trail, Classification by the Normal Trail, The Significance of Variations from Normal, The Discovery of Tracks, Telling the Age of Tracks, Following a Track.

DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS

Red Deer, Fallow Deer, Roe Deer, Wild Cat, Fox, Badger, Otter, Marten, Polecat, Stoat, Weasel, Brown Hare, Mountain Hare, Rabbit, Grey Squirrel, Red Squirrel, Dormouse (Common and Continental), Mice (Yellow-Necked, Wood, House, Harvest), Brown Rat, Black Rat, Water Rat ('Water Vole'), Musk Rat, Hedgehog, Mole, Shrews (Common, Pigmy, and Water).

APPENDICES

How to Take Plaster Casts, How to Photograph Tracks