Beartooth Wildlife Trackers

Monthly Tracking & Ecology Field Trips

Free & open to the public — All skill levels welcome

coyote track

Learn about the art and science of wildlife tracking

Improve your skills for hunting, photography, wildlife field work, and deepen your connection to the natural world. All while meeting new friends in a relaxed setting out in the wild.

Goals of the Tracking Group:

  1. Educate and inspire people about the animals around them and how they can conserve wildlife and wild lands

  2. Help professionalize the field of wildlife tracking, including preparing people for CyberTracker certifications

  3. Document presence, abundance, and behavior of wildlife and make that data publicly available (where appropriate)

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Mark Thompson teaching animal tracking on a riverbank

Upcoming Explorations

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Animal tracks in the snow leading toward a frozen body of water.
Close-up of a tree trunk in a forest, with a bark pattern resembling a stylized fire flame in reddish-orange color.
elk skull

What you should bring:

Bear Spray if you have it (most of the places we meet are in bear country)

Snacks and water to keep yourself nourished and happy

Appropriate Clothes and footwear for the weather and the wildlife as we explore off trail (rattlesnakes, ticks, thorns, shallow water crossings, etc)

An attitude of awareness and an understanding of risk. We often explore in habitats that we share with bears, rattlesnakes, ticks, and other potentially dangerous animals. Please only join us if you’re willing to accept personal responsibility for these inherent risks while outdoors in these wild spaces.

NO DOGS PLEASE!