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Agents use ancient techniques passed down through generations. Agents rely on time-tested tracking techniques adopted from Native Americans and taught to new agents by seasoned pros. Since the inception of the Border Patrol, agents have relied on their ability to read sign to track illegal border crossers and smugglers. Sign is the physical evidence of any disturbance of the environment left behind by people or objects. This typically takes the form of footprints, but a trained sign-cutter looks