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"he lists such recurring characteristics as dogs unable to track scents, the time (late afternoon is a popular window to vanish), and that many victims are fou
by jonnycoder 10y ago
"he lists such recurring characteristics as dogs unable to track scents, the time (late afternoon is a popular window to vanish), and that many victims are found with clothing and footwear removed. Bodies are also discovered in previously searched areas with odd frequency, sometimes right along the trail. Children—and remains—are occasionally found improbable distances from the point last seen, in improbable terrain."
I've been hunting for 7 years and my first thoughts are that:
-Found without clothing and footwear can indicate hypothermia
-Improbable distances and terrain is not a surprise. I've felt mild panic set in when I wasn't where I was suppose to be in terms of meetup spots and felt the need to rush uphill or avoid using common sense in the moment. I've also scaled some scary terrain (I'm no rock climber or mountain goat) and I've heard stories from guys I hunt with who have done some stupid scary stuff when it comes to terrain
-The other comments read like a bad movie that tries to scare us into believing the forest is the most dangerous place in the world other than your own sidewalk, where a stranger will kidnap your kids at the most opportune moment. Most of my coworkers throughout the years all think I'm crazy when I tell them I go hiking and hunting in the forest, as they believe I'll be eaten by bears. By the way, I saw a baby black bear about 15 yards from me last season, cutest thing in the world, and so was his mother as I was walking away :)
- LordKano 10y agoAbout a year and a half ago, I was out hunting and stopped to listen. I closed my eyes and absorbed all of the sounds around me. I got into the moment and when I opened my eyes, I had lost my bearings. I knew the area well enough that within a minute or so I deduced what was where but I didn't have that instinctive feeling of where things were. In that moment, I understood how people can get lost in unfamiliar woods. People who live their entire lives in urban or suburban areas have no concept of just how far two miles through dense woods really is when you're on foot. Don't ever take nature lightly, it's been killing us for a long time.
- nkrisc 10y agoI've personally experience that same feeling after closing my eyes for some time and losing my bearing. I didn't realize how important visual cues were to maintaining my internal dead reckoning, while I wasn't even moving!