Amen to map and compass. The first year me and my bud hunted there we most definately got lost. Not turned around...But flat out lost. I made sure that my orienteering skills were vastly improved the next time around. A lot of those valleys in the Shawnee look the same. I found that a GPS used in conjunction with the compass and map were the ticket. A good tip is to enlarge the scale for the portion of the map you are using. You will only be using a small portion of the topo map while hunting anyway. The scale on the map gets messed up, but with the GPS it is no big deal. Belle, if you want to, send me an e-mail and I will dig out the old quadrangle maps I have and give you the their map numbers. I probably have some GPS coordinates that I would be willing to share with you also. They show trails, hunting spots, etc. You can get way off the beaten path if you choose. However, in doing so, please remember that on the Shawnee if you have to drag a deer out a couple miles it will be brutal. Some serious mountains and valleys. A deer dolly would come in handy. The one big downfall that I experienced while out there was that some of the locals were using ATV's to get in and out of the forest. Even though they are not allowed on the forest it didn't stop these guys. It was disheartening to have some yoo hoo ride by my stand at first light when it took me 35 minutes to get to my spot by foot. Good luck.
Jimmymac