In my second year of hunting last year, I got spun around twice in one day. Neither time was I very lost because I could either completely backtrack or walk a huge distance to a distant lake.

The first time I was supposed to head out to a last watch position. Through a couple of small errors I ended up off course and unfamiliar with my surroundings. In the distance I could see a lake that I knew but I couldn' t figure out how to get to where I wanted to go. Our FRS radios were out of range so it was up to me and my compass. I headed due east and came out 100 metres from the trucks when I was supposed to be 1 km northwest!

Later that afternoon, my buddy wanted to help me out and boost my spirits. All I had to do was walk around a large hill and meet up at a waterfall. " When the hill starts to fade right, follow it," he said. So I head off and sure enough when the hill starts to fade, I keep going. I end up in a spot I couldn' t see on my maps. At least this time the FRS worked and after some serious thinking it turns out I was only one hill over about 1/4 mile away from my intended destination.

I walked over and did I ever take a beating from my friends. They asked me if I was capable of following the four-wheeler trail back to the trucks and pick up a watch position. Not only was I able I also bagged a beautiful 10 pointer only 100 yards from the trucks to give a great end to a truly miserable day! [:-]