Yeah, time to build a big fire, roast up some moose kebabs, throw the skin on the ground and build a lean to over it, place rocks on other side of the fire to reflect the heat, and go to sleep with a full belly of moose! 
Lost hunters use moose hide to keep warm
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hometownhero
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- Location
- Toon Town, Sk
There are apps for blackberry that dont need signal you just have to be moving
BigUglyMan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- New Scotland
Didn't drink his own pee. He would have been much better able to deal with the rigours of the outdoors has he drank his own pee.
Glad it all worked out for them.
I'm curious about that too? They had shelter and lots of food and a rifle with ammunition?? Start a little fire, roast a bit of moose then hunker down till morning. Perhaps age or other health problem was an issue??
Anyhoo, good that they made it out safe in the end.
I think they did well, anyone that has been in the woods much knows you cant prepare for everything.It is easy to get turned around if it is snowing or no sun shining and sometimes a compass is very hard to believe if you think your going the right way.Good for them.
- Location
- New Brunswick
Apparently alot of you fellers haven't been to newfoundland. Tons of rock, hills and valleys, wild temp changes, fast weather changes.
Im not saying that a one night ordeal should be a hardship on an average man. But an old man, or someone without the right gear could have one HELL of a miserable night. Could really take its toll on the old man.
Im not saying that a one night ordeal should be a hardship on an average man. But an old man, or someone without the right gear could have one HELL of a miserable night. Could really take its toll on the old man.
One of the old locals used to tell a similar story. Except he crawled inside the body cavity and pulled it shut. Come morning he was still warm but the moose had stiffened or frozen shut.
Then he'd pause and have a sip of beer...
Inevitably someone would ask " How did you get out?"
To which he'd reply...drum roll please..."Ah, I just thought back to the time I voted Liberal; I felt so damn small that I crawled out the mooses a-shole"
Then he'd pause and have a sip of beer...
Inevitably someone would ask " How did you get out?"
To which he'd reply...drum roll please..."Ah, I just thought back to the time I voted Liberal; I felt so damn small that I crawled out the mooses a-shole"
Well said...survival tip #1: drink your pee.
- Location
- Just West of the GTA
The lesson to take away from this is that people get in to trouble when they aren't prepared because they think that they aren't going far or going to be out for long.
I have a small compass that is pinned to the inside of one of the pockets of my hunting vest (gotta wear that orange in ON). I also have a very small one that clips to my watch band just in case. It is very easy to get turned around when you are focused on something like tracking. If you have doubts about your compass, keep checking it as you move - if the compass reads consistently then trust it. I also have fire and a knife at a minimum.
I am not surprised that they were in rough shape after one night out. Probably didn't have any water, food or fire. Your condition can go downhill fast out there.
I have a small compass that is pinned to the inside of one of the pockets of my hunting vest (gotta wear that orange in ON). I also have a very small one that clips to my watch band just in case. It is very easy to get turned around when you are focused on something like tracking. If you have doubts about your compass, keep checking it as you move - if the compass reads consistently then trust it. I also have fire and a knife at a minimum.
I am not surprised that they were in rough shape after one night out. Probably didn't have any water, food or fire. Your condition can go downhill fast out there.
- Location
- Eastern Edge of the Foothills
I think it's pretty obvious that these two aren't too terribly bush-savy. First, they got lost. And then, they had really nothing in the way of preparation for survival. But, with some good thinking they at least were able to survive the night. Good for them. Glad it wasn't a story with a sad ending.
I think the woman here was the real hero. It was her that suggested to use the hide as a shelter/blanket.
And she didn't have to be carried out.
Good on 'er!
I think the woman here was the real hero. It was her that suggested to use the hide as a shelter/blanket.
And she didn't have to be carried out.
Good on 'er!
Shivering and soaking wet, they eventually caught up with the wounded animal.
Hard to stay warm at night if you are wet.
$20 they didn't have matches in a waterproofbag, or maybe they just couldn't get the fore going with no dry tinder?
Hard to stay warm at night if you are wet.
$20 they didn't have matches in a waterproofbag, or maybe they just couldn't get the fore going with no dry tinder?
As a former search and rescue member I have seen incidents where someone with a compass has been found and when asked what happened, they had panicked and were positive the compass was wrong.That is the point I was trying to make.Also after following a lost persons tracks and picking up his shoes, socks, and eventually a jacket the poor guy was found six or seven hundred yards from safety at a well lit cabin(panic again).He didnt make it.That is one statistic I would like to forget.Happy Hunting.
