Friday 27 December 2013

Deer track

The wet forest makes tracking much easier.  Here a Deer has passed, one of a medium sized group, it's not degraded very much, all the features are sharp, it's very clean and clear and I should think that these Deer didn't pass that long ago.  As it happens we followed the tracks and after 10 minutes came upon a medium sized group of Deer of 15 to 20.  It's not just Deer though, check out the muddy areas, especially the ones regularly cleaned by flood waters, all manner of track can be found and it can be a good exercise in bushcraft to learn which track is which and what the tracks can tell you.  Checking out tracks is another part of immersing yourself in the woods and understanding better the environment you're in and its natural rhythms.

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