MN love. Absolutely great presentation and easy to follow. You didn't mention how light can be used. I learned to always put the track between myself and the sun so I could see the definition better. And noon is harder for tracking cuz of the light being directly above.
As a wildlife biologist I really enjoy your very informative videos! Great job! Hopefully you will encourage more young people to be interested in nature and animals!
So funny story I need to get better at having my camera ready for moments like that because it happens pretty often when I find a fresh trail. Last week I was out hiking for filming even so I had my camera with me and I came across some fresh coyote tracks maybe an hour old at the most. Well the sun was up and I had already ran into people with dogs so I figured this coyote was long gone. I get to the top of the hill like 2 minutes later and what do I see running down the trail and across the prairie... a coyote, probably the same one even. I follow the same trail and maybe 15 feet later find fresh still warm coyote scat mocking me. So yes I highly recommend it! It is addictive like being a detective just make sure to keep a safe distance between you and wildlife for your safety and theirs :) Also snow and mud are the easiest for beginners and let me know if you have any other questions I would love to help!
Yay it looks like im not the only tracker! Also,what state/province is that? Id guess Minnesotan, North Dakota, or Canada by the sound of your accent, I’m from Minnesota myself.
EcoElsa, I like just going down in the Minnesota River Valley, it has lots of wildlife other parts of the state seldom have, like mountain lion, black bear, and wolverine, but no wolves unfortunately, northern Minnesota is super lucky.
@@blooberry856 How far north along the Valley are you? I do a lot of my regular tracking in Fort Snelling State Park because I love find otter slides and wing prints in the snow. And that is really cool! I have never heard of wolverine being found as far south as the MRV do you have any photos of them or their tracks?
EcoElsa, I have never actually seen one, only tracks, at first I thought it was a bear, than my grandpa told me he had seen a wolverine the other day, so I followed the tracks a bit farther, and found that they hit a fence, and instead of going over or along as a bear would have done, there was a hole dug under the fence, where it dug under and to the other side, way to small for a bear to have fit, and tracks to large to be a cub. And ever since I have enjoyed seeing these tracks and following them, finding beds, kills (a poor dog, and a cow calf) though never actually finding the mustelid itself. I also do have printed photos somewhere deep in the depths of my basement somewhere.
Very nice video! keep them coming! There few videos concerning this topic and you know a lot!
MN love.
Absolutely great presentation and easy to follow.
You didn't mention how light can be used. I learned to always put the track between myself and the sun so I could see the definition better. And noon is harder for tracking cuz of the light being directly above.
As a wildlife biologist I really enjoy your very informative videos! Great job! Hopefully you will encourage more young people to be interested in nature and animals!
Thanks Rene glad you have been enjoying them! Any suggestions for future topics you would like to see us cover in videos? :)
Wow, it's cool that you actually ran into the deer by following its tracks! :D Now I want to try my luck at finding tracks this winter
So funny story I need to get better at having my camera ready for moments like that because it happens pretty often when I find a fresh trail. Last week I was out hiking for filming even so I had my camera with me and I came across some fresh coyote tracks maybe an hour old at the most. Well the sun was up and I had already ran into people with dogs so I figured this coyote was long gone. I get to the top of the hill like 2 minutes later and what do I see running down the trail and across the prairie... a coyote, probably the same one even. I follow the same trail and maybe 15 feet later find fresh still warm coyote scat mocking me. So yes I highly recommend it! It is addictive like being a detective just make sure to keep a safe distance between you and wildlife for your safety and theirs :) Also snow and mud are the easiest for beginners and let me know if you have any other questions I would love to help!
Yay it looks like im not the only tracker!
Also,what state/province is that? Id guess Minnesotan, North Dakota, or Canada by the sound of your accent, I’m from Minnesota myself.
MINNESOTA!!!! WHOOP WHOOP What are your favorite parks to track in??
EcoElsa, I like just going down in the Minnesota River Valley, it has lots of wildlife other parts of the state seldom have, like mountain lion, black bear, and wolverine, but no wolves unfortunately, northern Minnesota is super lucky.
@@blooberry856 How far north along the Valley are you? I do a lot of my regular tracking in Fort Snelling State Park because I love find otter slides and wing prints in the snow. And that is really cool! I have never heard of wolverine being found as far south as the MRV do you have any photos of them or their tracks?
EcoElsa, I have never actually seen one, only tracks, at first I thought it was a bear, than my grandpa told me he had seen a wolverine the other day, so I followed the tracks a bit farther, and found that they hit a fence, and instead of going over or along as a bear would have done, there was a hole dug under the fence, where it dug under and to the other side, way to small for a bear to have fit, and tracks to large to be a cub. And ever since I have enjoyed seeing these tracks and following them, finding beds, kills (a poor dog, and a cow calf) though never actually finding the mustelid itself. I also do have printed photos somewhere deep in the depths of my basement somewhere.
Interesting. Can I ask what park? I think I would like to go check this out some time maybe