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| 1251.1 | Trailblazers | KNGBUD::LAFOSSE | | Tue Mar 02 1993 19:38 | 4 |
| How boiut those thumb tacks with the reflective tape on them... I use em
and they work great... cheap enough too...
Fra
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| 1251.2 | I agree with Fra! | BTOVT::WENER_R | | Wed Mar 03 1993 15:33 | 12 |
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I agree with Fra, 100%!! they're also called "cat eyes". nobody will
notice them during the day, but after dark they show up like crazy when
you pass a flashlight beam across them. Let's keep the surveying
trail marker tape out of the woods... I've always wondered what kind of
a guy would use that stuff. when the wind blows it flaps in the
breeze,and is annoying as all hell. Besides it's just plain ugly. I
go into the woods to get away from that crap.
sorry for the sermon... I've got a sore spot about surveyors tape
FWIW - Rob
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| 1251.3 | That was easy. | VLNVAX::DMICHAELSON | | Wed Mar 03 1993 16:26 | 10 |
| I agree about the UGLY stuff staying out of the woods. One of the
reasons why I pack out EVERYTHING I pack in.
I was tring to figure out a way to keep a small piece of tape adhered
to tree bark... I didnt even think of thum tacks! Well to make a long
story short, I went to Spags today and picked up "Blazers". 50 in a
pack for $3.50 Thanks Fra.
Don
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| 1251.4 | | GLDOA::ROGERS | | Wed Mar 03 1993 16:31 | 9 |
| How about satelite GPS, handheld, battery powered nav system. Accurate
within fifty feet, shows range and bearing to destination, course and
speed, ETA. With a topo map, cannot be beat.
Find your spot, enter it as a Waypoint, and repetable accuracy is
awesome.
backlit screens work at night without destroying night vision.
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| 1251.5 | | ODIXIE::RHARRIS | work to live, not live to work! | Wed Mar 03 1993 20:53 | 9 |
| I work at DEC. Who can afford .4? Just remember when using the tacks,
to put them at flashlight level when going INTO the woods, not after
you dropped your stand off and are coming out. your tacks will be on
the wrong side of the trees.
bob
thinking of my bow already. Am I sick, or what?
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| 1251.6 | | SA1794::CHARBONND | I prefer the term 'hobo.' | Thu Mar 04 1993 10:23 | 4 |
| jeez, and here I am thinking about switching from a compound
to a recurve! ;-)
methinks there's no substitute for woodscraft.
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| 1251.7 | | SA1794::CHARBONND | I prefer the term 'hobo.' | Thu Mar 04 1993 10:24 | 4 |
| seriously, I use and like the tacks. Last year I picked up a
package of yellow trail markers, about one inch square, with
a spring clip that allows you to remove them from the branches
when done. not bad.
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| 1251.8 | couldn't agree more Dana | KNGBUD::LAFOSSE | | Thu Mar 04 1993 13:24 | 15 |
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> methinks there's no substitute for woodscraft.
;^)
While the tacks and reflective markers are terrific in the dark, they are
really no good in daylight hours. This is definately where your woodsman
saavy comes in handy... Don't plan on using them as a breadcrumb
alternative to good compass skills etc...
However, while woods-saavy will get you to your stand in the dark, you
can't beat the trail markers for a quick and quiet entry to your stand. A
big plus when your bow hunting, in my opinion.
Fra
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| 1251.9 | I'm gett'in itchy! | VLNVAX::DMICHAELSON | | Thu Mar 04 1993 18:07 | 16 |
| >While the tacks and reflective markers are terrific in the dark, they are
>really no good in daylight hours. This is definately where your woodsman
>saavy comes in handy... Don't plan on using them as a breadcrumb
>alternative to good compass skills etc...
You are correct sir. I do have orienteering skills and know the area
well. I will be using the markers for the quick, quiet entry to an
area, in the dark. Actually I can reach the area I want to get to via a
foot path that goes around the swamp. But it would take me an additional
hour of hiking time. I plan to mark my trail through the swamp during the
day and keep it as dry as possible. It's only about a half a mile to a
mile that I want to mark.
Come on May and Gobbler season!
Don
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| 1251.10 | | POWDML::BUCKLEY | The Rabbit in Red | Mon Mar 08 1993 18:24 | 9 |
| I agree with both .3 and .4 -- first, keep the ugly stuff outta the
woods...thanks! The GPS is a great toy, but if you don't have the
bucks (ar ar), a plain ole compass works just fine navigating through
*most* unknown territory (or even places you know if a fog rolled in,
etc.), The compass is more difficult to use in some swamps, esp.
hemlock or a dense flooded timber (read: tough to keep on course).
Buck
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| 1251.11 | | GLDOA::ROGERS | | Thu Mar 11 1993 05:16 | 15 |
| or in a white out snow storm in the Michigan's UP, or when that $%#@
buck kept you in the tree overlong by snorting and fussing about and
then you discover that you did not bring any light and there is no moon
out and it is overcast. Ever feel you way out by backtracking you own
footsteps?
A friend told me about a GPS for about $500 and I sow the value of it
in scouting where you might find a terrific spot but did not mark the
way in and had now way of marking it out. Also think of the
possibilities of entering in sightings and being able to relate
direction from the recordings to a topo map later on the kitchen table.
Sort of like SOG mission planning.
Hey, I'm a technophile anyway. Half the fun is solving the problem in
a new way.
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