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Survival Tips For Deer Hunting

by jimmycox

There are times when even the best of woodsmen are forced to
spend a night in the wilderness. A man might travel so far into
the woods after a deer that it might be unsafe or impractical for
him to try to find his way to the camp in the darkness. He might
become lost as to direction, and prefer to camp out instead of
risking the chance of becoming more confused by aimless
traveling.

If, for any reason, it is necessary to spend the night in the
woods, a knowledge of some of the fundamentals of woodcraft will
aid in the comfort and even the survival of the lost person.

People seldom become lost on a day when the sun is shining, so
the chances are that cold, wet or stormy weather has to be dealt
with.

Fire is the most important item in the camp. The hearth is the
symbol of the home and nothing does more to make a man feel at
ease in the woods than a good fire. Build it against a fallen
tree or a dead stub so that there will be a back-log to hold the
heat.

Gather as large a supply of dry limbs and down-wood as
possible, because an open fire can use a surprising amount of
fuel in a night and it is no fun to hunt for it in the dark.
Gather anything which might burn and which can be dragged.

Sometimes a man will be caught with no dry matches or other
conventional means of starting a fire. In such cases it is
possible to borrow a page from the days of the flint-lock, when
the hunter would use his gun as a fire starter. This modern
adaptation should not be used except in an emergency, but it is
usually effective.

The fire should be located with the thought of some sort of
shelter in mind. A shelter is almost a must on a stormy night. A
log at the back is better than nothing. A vertical ledge or rock
is better and a small cave is probably the best of all natural
shelters. Lacking a natural shelter, a brush lean-to can be made.

Before a person retires for the night, the boots should be
removed and the socks dried, if such a thing is possible. Usually
the feet will be warmer if the boots are left off during the
night. The arms should be removed from the coat sleeves and the
coat buttoned with the arms and hands inside next to the body.
Sleep should be possible as long as the fire continues to burn.

Many people are afraid to sleep in the snow without a fire for
fear of freezing while they are asleep. This fear will sometimes
cause a person to continue to travel until he is exhausted and in
such a case there is real danger if he should try to sleep or
rest in the cold. If a man is in good health, properly dressed
and conditioned to cold weather, and camps before he becomes too
tired, it is possible for him to resist the effects of low
temperature.

After the lost hunter has spent the night in the woods, he
should try to orient himself in the morning. This should not be
hard to do if the sun is shining. He should not trust to
instinct, but should reason things out. Even if the sun seems to
be somewhere else, it must be in the east, so there is one sure
direction. The other points of the compass should be easy to
figure.

This information is of no value unless the lost person knows the
direction in which he left camp or the direction of the road
which runs by the camp. If these things are not known, it is best
to remain in the temporary camp and wait for aid, keeping plenty
of damp wood on the fire as a signal to searchers.

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