ORIGINAL: kenman
Leave the gps at home??? If I'm west of a known landmark (road, power line, etc) then by looking at my compass I know I need to go east. Going east isn't gonna put me back at my truck...it could put me on that road or power line a mile or more from my truck.That would suck the hind teat dragging adeer.
With the gps I know the bearing, I can shoot that bearing with a compass, and get the most direct line to my truck.
What I was refering to is if you had to choose between one or the other. With a compass I can head into the woods a mile and come out in unfamiliar ground, and ill bet I am within a 100 yds of my truck.