tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867503761315699133.post5445538809316622130..comments2023-09-25T07:37:47.803-04:00Comments on Plumbum et Circenses: Hunting, Part 5: PossiblesZerCoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347518441827166007noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867503761315699133.post-69662529567534284202010-10-11T09:08:59.191-04:002010-10-11T09:08:59.191-04:00DT makes a very good point about carrying a compas...DT makes a very good point about carrying a compass. As I mentioned, I generally don't, and I <i>have</i> gotten turned around in the woods.<br /><br />I was following some fresh tracks in the snow, and they went hither and yon, through brush, around trees, over fallen logs. I was just walking, head down to keep an eye out for the next track. After a while of that, I looked up and realized I wasn't quite sure where I was.<br /><br />It'd have been a simple job to backtrack in the snow, but I picked what I thought was the right direction and started walking. Turned out I was going about ninety degrees to where I thought I was. I ended up on the road a half-mile from my truck, instead of in the cornfield it was parked in. No harm, no foul, but in the winter twilight, trees begin to look a lot alike.ZerCoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08347518441827166007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867503761315699133.post-51826544712760123832010-10-09T17:56:11.252-04:002010-10-09T17:56:11.252-04:00Good stuff Zerc; I've been following the serie...Good stuff Zerc; I've been following the series.<br /><br />I'm much less technical than you when I hunt, as in grab the thutty-thutty & head out. I wear what I'm wearing at the time, but then again, I walking from my house, so...<br /><br />I would suggest the inclusion of a compass, however. When I head out for a little jaunt around here, I always carry one of those spherical pin-on jobs. Even on my local acreage, I've gotten turned around because my straight line of direction got altered by my avoidance of wet areas, dense laurel, etc. Having the ability to head in the same direction is a bonus.<br />After a while, a lot of those woods look all the same...doubletroublehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378163493817522427noreply@blogger.com