Special uniforms might be cool, and meant to standout. But what happens when they work against you? Any change in the baseline will be noticed. When you are trying to blend in you must look like you belong in the environment. This means the dress matches what everyone else is wearing. Driving vehicles similar to … Continue reading Signature in the Environment
Old School fieldcraft includes noise and light discipline. Don't let your technology give you away. My son got some money for his birthday and wanted a watch. He was able to find a fun one with flashing lights and dinosaurs, it even has little flashlight on it. It’s cool watch for a boy. As he … Continue reading Team Killers – Noise and Light Discipline
When tracking there are many indicators you should look for. There will always be some disturbances in the soil. The vegetation will be crushed, bent forward, and turned with each passing step. When you pass through grass wet from rain or dew, you will brush or knock some of this moisture off the vegetation. Causing … Continue reading Tracking in Wet Grass
Still hunting black bear requires stealth. Your shoes are a factor. Obviously, it depends but what do you value in the woods? Quiet is a big one, so is comfort, support…especially if you are carrying a heavy load, affordable is important, waterproofness or breathable, snake proof, and so on can be factors. I hunt on … Continue reading What Shoes Do You Wear In The Woods?
Water can be deposited from a person's step. Leaving evidence of their passage on hard surfaces that might not normal leave much evidence. Some will a day that tracking is simply looking for footprints, left in the soil. That is a basic definition but incomplete. Tracking would be more accurately described as using all of … Continue reading Tracking – Water Transfer
If you have been a student of war, scouting, or fieldcraft for much time you have probably heard of Major Robert Roger’s and his Ranger Companies. Fighting in the French and Indian War prior to the Revolutionary War. He was and is a hero of the Rangers and the infantry. He was one of the … Continue reading Roger’s Rules of Ranging
To mantrack most effectively it takes a team. If you have followed very much about the world of mantracking, a bulk of the information is limited to individual training techniques and references to the Rhodesian Bush War. Those are both valid and if you are interested in tracking, you should study them both. Today we … Continue reading Mantracking | It Works Better with a Team
Fred Bear, one of the driving forces behind modern bowhunting said the best camouflage is to “Sit down and be quiet”. We have heard this said, now does this advice seem to match the truth in practice? If so, does it work only against beast or is its viable against man too? After several decades … Continue reading Sit Down and Be Quiet
When used at closer distances, you can use the focus knob on your binoculars to really see through the layers of vegetation. I often hunt in thick brush, from the timber if the Midwest, to brush of the mountain desert, boral pine forests of the Intermountain north, or the deep east Texas forest. The places … Continue reading Hunting with Binoculars: Tips for Dense Forests
A map can help you tremendously with planning any trip to a new area. A map reconnaissance is a common technique used to get a lay of the land, before you physically go there. This is commonly used by the military and others as a first step in planning activities in a new area. If … Continue reading Maximize Your Adventure: The Importance of Map Reconnaissance
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