I try to understand ,,, but............ - Indiana Traditional Bowhunters Association

flinttim · Guru

I try to understand ,,, but............

flinttim · Guru

www.wthr.com/story/27759085/police-search-for-missing-hiker-south-of-brown-county-state-park
Here's another story on it. The last line tells you all you need to know "Next time I'll bring a compass"

john nail · Guru

............what he learned on "Survivor man" speaks volumes to me. Television is not real--any of it.
Folks hunt familiar land, and don't think it's possible to get lost. I'm like you in that if he had followed a fairly straight course for a mile or two, he would have hit some kind of road. Tim, one problem with a compass is that people refuse to trust it. I never understood that

flinttim · Guru

They would more quickly trust an electronic gadget made by slave labor in China. Go figure. At least he got a fire made and as wet as it was that was quite a feat. You know John this raises a good idea. I wonder how many guys in the club would enjoy sitting in on a small seminar on compass use ? I know between Ranger Bill and You the two of you could handle a class. Might be handy for some club members.

john nail · Guru

Excellent tutorials on you tube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY4lXMpTRsU

-- Edited by john nail on Monday 5th of January 2015 09:10:23 PM

milkman · Senior Member

I'd be interested in that. I say you guys give one I think that would be neet!

john nail · Guru

If you watch the you tube link, you see it isn't something quickly taught, however, a simple back asmuth setting when you leave the truck will suffice for our needs.....that, and a little common sense

-- Edited by john nail on Monday 5th of January 2015 09:42:27 PM

flinttim · Guru

I think the biggest thing is to keep your wits about you. People actually do wander in a circle. Even without a compass you can sight a landmark, walk to it, sight another landmark in the same direction and walk to it so on and so on.In tall timber a compass sure would be nice though.

Woody · Senior Member

Several years ago while in college, me and another fella got turned around while tracking a deer over at Minnehaha. We didn't get started until after dark and thought we had a good lay of the land. We didn't find the deer, but my buddy heard a coon dog treeing off in the distance and wanted to check it out. That was a big mistake! We finally found the hounds, no hunters with them, but in the process, we became lost as we could be. We found a logging road and took it til we cut a set of North/South railroad tracks. Cold, flashlights dying, pre-cell phone era, we hiked the tracks and wound up in Sullivan. Almost 10 miles from where we parked the truck. Stupid 19 year olds, ill prepared, but lesson learned.