The Tracker Mentoring Manual for Course 1 – Introduction to Tracking in Southern Africa, Printed, paperback edition (not required to do the course) –

The Tracker Mentoring Manual – Introduction to Tracking in Southern Africa (optional, printed copy), is designed to give you a process for learning that will maximize your remote “dirt time” wherever you are, whether you live in the city with an occasional holiday into wilder places, or you live a fully immersed life in the bush. Even at times when you can’t get outside, you can progress in your learning through books, journaling, and using our online resources. It’s a “how-to” book to teach you how to develop the skills involved in seeing the world through the eyes of a tracker. There are details revealed about tracks and signs, trailing, behaviours, etc., on almost every page, but this course isn’t about the specifics, it’s about the process. You can spend a few weeks learning reading and doing some of the assignments, or you can spend a lifetime doing the daily routines, and become better and better, over time. How you use it is up to you. In addition to the stories and instruction, there are 10 Daily Routines and 30 Assignments to guide you in “thinking like a tracker.”