Scouts were encouraged to identify the difference between the tracks of different animals, as well as determining the age of the tracks and the pace of movement. It was in the thirteenth yarn that Baden-Powell introduced sign based tracking, where scouts were encouraged to deduce the location of a person or animal by following signs.
Scouts were inspired to discern the differences among different animal footprints, along with assessing their age and speed. In the thirteenth yarn, Baden-Powell incorporated sign-based tracking, which urged scouts to deduce the location of individuals or animals through trail signs.