Camera Trapping Guide Tracks, Sign, and Behavior of Eastern Wildlife [Paperback]

Using an inexpensive, heat-detecting camera, you can view and photograph wildlife up close. Camera Trapping Guide gives you the techniques and knowledgeof both the cameras and the animalsto get the best possible photos and videos. Includes 41 species common to the eastern US, from squirrels to bears, deer, and mooseeven the American alligator.Using a specially made, inexpensive and rugged heat- and motion-detecting camera, you can view wildlife up close. Camera Trapping Guide gives you the techniques and knowledge of animal behaviors so you can get the best possible photos and videos. Includes 41 species common to the eastern U.S. Large and small mammals, squirrels to bears, deer, and moose, plus birds and even the American Alligator - are covered. With photos and range maps each entry gives details on physical characteristics, tracks and sign, diet, habitat, and breeding. Also included are specific camera trapping techniques pertinent to each animal. You'll learn the characteristics of various cameras, where and when to place the camera to capture specific behaviors, and how to minimize impact on the animals.ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionMammals (Mammalia)Order DidelphimorphiaFamily Didelphidae1 Virginia OpossumOrder LagomorphaFamily Leporidae2 Eastern Cottontail3 Snowshoe HareOrder RodentiaFamily Sciuridae4 Eastern Gray Squirrel5 Red Squirrel6 Woodchuck7 Eastern Chipmunk8 Flying SquirrelsFamily Castoridae9 North American BeaverFamily Cricetidae10 Common Muskrat11 Meadow Vole12 Deer MiceFamily Erethizontidae13 North American PorcupineOrder CarnivoraFamily Canidae14 Eastern Coyote15 Wolf16 Gray Fox17 Red FoxFamily Ursidae18 Black BearFamily Procyonidae19 RaccoonFamily Mustelidae20 Fisher21 American Marten22 Weasels23 North American River Otter24 American Mink25 American BadgerFamily Felidae26 Bobcat27 Canada Lynx28 CougarOrder ArtiodactylaFamily Cervidae29 White-tailed Deer30 Moose31 ElkBirds (Aves)Order GalliformesFamily Phasianidae32 Wild Turkey33 Ruffed Gl“.