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    Tom Brown's Field Guide to Nature Observation and Tracking

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    by Tom Brown


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    (Reissue)

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    • ISBN-13: 9780425099667
    • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
    • Publication date: 10/28/1986
    • Series: Field Guide Series , #2
    • Edition description: Reissue
    • Pages: 288
    • Sales rank: 164,788
    • Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d)
    • Age Range: 18Years

    Tom Brown, Jr. began to learn hunting and tracking at the age of eight under the tutelage of an Apache elder, medicine man, and scout in Toms River, New Jersey, and is the author of 16 books on nature. Recently, he was the technical advisor on The Hunted, a major motion picture starring Tommy Lee Jones and Benecio Del Toro.   In 1978, Tom founded the Tracker School in the New Jersey Pine Barrens where he offers more than 25 classes about wilderness survival and environmental protection.

    Table of Contents

    Introduction11
    Part INature Observation15
    1Pathways to Nature17
    2Fine-tuning the Senses35
    Seeing More in Nature35
    Listening to Nature's Voices48
    Appreciating Natural Smells53
    Touch the Earth55
    Feeding the Taste Buds57
    The Power of Blindfolding58
    Combining the Senses59
    3Toward a Deeper Awareness63
    4Movement and Camouflage89
    Part IIAnimal Tracking107
    5Tracking Attitudes109
    6Identifying the Track117
    Fundamentals117
    Animal Tracks and Habits136
    7Animal Highways and Signs187
    Large-scale Signs187
    Medium-scale Signs195
    Small-scale Signs205
    8Reading Pressure Releases209
    9"Aging" Tracks and Signs227
    10Reading and Following Tracks239
    11Search Tracking251
    Conclusion265
    Appendix267
    Index273
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    Utilizing the ancient lore of Native Americans, Tom Brown passes on a timeless tradition that connects humankind to Earth. This unique volume teaches us the basics of sight, smell, and taste; it shows us how to become one with nature, and how to receive all the signs and signals of the multitude of living creatures with whom we share the beauty and bounty of the wilderness.

    * How to restore to our senses all the amazing powers stolen away by civilization
    * How to move as silently as the Native American scouts
    * How to spot and identify the tracks of a vast variety of animals
    * How to find humas lost in the wilderness

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