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On Adventures In SAR Logic
The subject's sign is found going both directions on a dirt
road. The sign turns around at both ends. Three prints are found side by side at a mud
puddle and the initial sign cuts of both sides of the road have not yielded the "turn
step". The subject must have left the road between the two turn-around areas. Where
is the best place to cut?
Fossilized dinosaur tracks at the Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, BC show two
sets of tracks: one set has rounded toes and the other has pointed toes. Which set of
tracks belongs to the vegetarian? Track interpretation can crop up in unlikely places,
even on get-away weekends.
... from Carolyn Miller (PNWT) |
- About Search Procedures
"Try to rely on solid evidence, tracks and sign, but when these
are taken from you, stick with high probablilities and common sense."
"Realize that in order for a person to become a skilled tracker, superior eyesight,
though helpful, is not an absolute necessity. As in looking at material written in a
foreign language, the trick is not in seeing it, but in interpreting what you see."
... from Tracking: A Blueprint For Learning How by Jack Kearney
"Don't go in like gangbusters. Let search base know who you are!"
- ... from Joel Hardin (UTS), March 1995 Seminar
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