The SAS Guide to Tracking
The SAS Guide to Tracking by Bob Carss is a comprehensive resource published by Globe Pequot Publishing on April 1, 2020. This 3rd edition spans 400 pages and is presented in English. The book offers insights from a veteran of Britain’s elite Special Air Service, detailing techniques for tracking various subjects in diverse environments and conditions.
Readers will find practical guidance on tracking in settings such as deserts, forests, and marshes, along with methods for interpreting signs left by animals, humans, and vehicles. The book emphasizes developing an awareness of the outdoors, making it suitable for naturalists, outdoor enthusiasts, and professionals in search-and-rescue or law enforcement. It includes strategies for preserving night vision, understanding the impact of time and weather on tracking, and recognizing misleading signs, providing a thorough understanding of outdoor skills and nature.
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With a Foreword by John “Lofty” Wiseman, author of The SAS Survival Handbook!
Anyone who has spent any time outdoors has come across strange tracks and wondered, “What was here?” In this new and revised edition of The SAS Guide to Tracking, a veteran of Britain’s elite Special Air Service shows how to track any moving thing, in any environment, and under nearly any circumstance. An essential handbook for developing a new awareness of the outdoors,this book is the perfect companion for naturalists, outdoorspeople, hunters, wildlife photographers, search-and-rescue teams, and law enforcement organizations.
Included are tips on:
- Tracking in desert, forest, jungle, marsh, and grassy areas
- Interpreting animal, human, and vehicle signs
- Preserving night vision
- Using time frames to eliminate misleading signs
- Detecting quarry when they backtrack or circle around
- Interpreting how time and weather affect signs
- Spotting intentionally misleading signs
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