text: Appendix I
  broken or grass bent over on a windless day; the sudden excited cries of animals or sounds of sudden
  movement; disturbed insect life; and upturned rocks.
  Armed Soldier
  I-5. A footprint, found near a waist-high scuffmark on a tree, can indicate the passage of an armed
  Soldier (Figure I-2).
  Figure I-2. Examples of displacement.
  Footgear
  I-6. A footprint can reveal what footgear the enemy is wearing, if any; the lack of proper equipment;
  the direction of movement; the number and gender of people moving and their rate of movement; the
  weight of their loads; the amount of time passed since they made the track; and whether they know they are
  being tracked (Figure I-3).
  Rapid Movement
  I-7. If the footprints are deep and the pace long, the party is moving fast. Long strides and deep prints,
  with toe prints deeper than heel prints, indicate that they are running.
  Heavy Load
  I-8. If the prints are deep, short, and widely spaced, with signs of scuffing or shuffling, the party is
  probably carrying a heavy load.
  Gender
  I-9. To determine the gender of the party, study the sizes and positions of the footprints. Women tend
  to walk with their toes pointed inward, whereas men usually walk with their feet pointed straight ahead or
  outward. Women's prints and their strides are usually shorter than those of men.
  Backstep
  I-10. If a party knows or suspects that someone is following them, they might try to hide their tracks.
  Parties walking backwards have a short, irregular stride. The prints will have an unusually deep toe, and
  the soil will be kicked backward, confirming the direction of movement.