INTRODUCTION TO TRACKING — June 24, 2023
INTRODUCTION TO TRACKING — June 24, 2023
CLASS CANCELED!
(IN PERSON)
SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2023, 1:00PM - 5:00PM
INSTRUCTORS:
LINDA JO HUNTER
AND
JANE DOUDNEY
This is a half-day class to introduce the art and science of visual tracking in the wild. The exercises will be what I call the “corral” learning process. A rectangular area containing interesting things will be previously marked out, creating a corral that can be viewed from the outside of the lines. Students will be asked to observe the area and write down all their observations. When everyone is done, we’ll discuss the results. This exercise will develop observation skills necessary for tracking.
This process only works well for adults because it will be done in silence and with patience.
What to bring:
Dress for the weather, bearing in mind that the class may be at a higher elevation. A notebook and writing implements are necessary. Bring water, snacks, and a small camp chair or something to sit on. Bring a hat, and wear long pants and shoes. Binoculars may help, and if you commonly use sunscreen or bug repellent include them as well.
TUITION: $60 per class date (plus processing fees)
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About the instructors:
L. J. Hunter is the author of “Lonesome for Bears” Lyons Press 2008, a co-founder of the International Society of Professional Trackers and is certified by CyberTracker Conservation in Track and Sign, as well as by Universal Tracking Services in human tracking. Further experiences include man tracking for Search and Rescue interspersed with natural history studies, study with St. James Halfpenny in Yellowstone, and work as a former brown bear-viewing guide in an outback Alaskan lodge.
Jane Doudney has been a lifelong outdoors enthusiast, from her youth in the Midwest to years of exploring the Alaskan wilderness and now SW Washington. She tried many traditional ways of enjoying the outdoors, and then came upon track and sign. Jane was first introduced to tracking through classes with Linda Hunter and has since become a talented tracker. Through these experiences, her appreciation for the interrelatedness found in nature deepened as she learned to “read” the stories the forest has to tell.
Jane has also studied trailing with Adriaan Louw and became Cybertracker certified in 2016 in track and sign. The woods symbolize peace and joy for her and she looks forward to sharing her passion for nature and tracking with new people.