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Originally posted by Blackmouth View PostWe aren't all blessed with your navigational skills so I would second the comment about the risk of pulling someone's flags for safety concerns. I agree that they can be considered an eye sore but if it helps a new hunter or even a seasoned hunter with or without children to get out and do something we all enjoy then so be it as long as it's not a violation.
As far as the GPS or phone app with GPS, don't let that be your safety blanket. I dang near got lost in Big Thicket and I had a waypoint of where I parked the truck. It started to get dark and I headed back but the good ol GPS couldn't get a signal. I was only about 100 yards from the road but when every tree and water hole looks the same, you can go in circles if you don't watch out.
I think a compass should be in every person's toolbox if going out in unfamiliar territory.
I always carry a compass when in unfamiliar places, and sometimes in familiar country, from bad experiences in the past. Take a reading BEFORE you go in too and set your direction for the direction to follow out, not the other way around.
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Originally posted by hogdoggintexas View PostI'm a surveyor, i use it every day and I also know that ALL of it used today is made of soy bean.
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Originally posted by tdwinklr View PostPut it together and let us know, definitely interested. Just another excuse to get out into the woods. I hate that stuff hanging everywhere.
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While I agree the surveyors flagging is an eyesore it has its uses. I have used it to mark some blood spots in case I lose the trail so I can go back to my last spot. I pull it back up on my way out though so nobody will come across it. I only started hunting public land five years ago and it took me a while to find my way around so I started slowly going further and further until I learned the landmarks. Land surveying is my career so I have a good sense of direction but not everyone does so remember that when you’re pulling it down.
I take it down when I see it on my way in if no other vehicles are there but never on my way out just in case someone is back there. I also had a good contact I met here on the green screen that had been hunting public land for over twenty years meet me my first time out scouting. He spent hours showing me around the place in general so I could access different areas, of course these were spots well away from his hunting spots.
Side Note: I’m not absolutely sure if all surveyors flagging is this way but every kind, color and brand I have ever come across is biodegradable.
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