Quote (LeadFoot @ May 16 2017 05:53pm)

right on. i used to brush those scent stats off until i seen my neighbors dog follow my scent trail to my deer stands at sprinting speed.

ive tried tieing my shirt on the opposite trails crossed creeks tried different scent blockers, but that dog can follow my scent right up ladders its pretty insane. when he overshoots my trail he will instantly double back and regain scent. its like his nose is tied to me by a rope.

now if a bear is 7 times better than that i have to call bs, because my neighbors dog can smell me from a quarter mile away lol.

Quote (MilkMaid @ May 17 2017 01:14pm)

Black Bears: The area inside a black bear's nose, called the nasal mucosa, is 100 times greater than ours.
Conservative estimates of a black bear's sense of smell state that a black bear can smell a food source from over a mile away, while other sources claim a black bear can smell food from over two miles away.
More generous estimates place a black bear's sense of smell between 18 and 20 miles, which may sound extreme, until you learn that polar bears, the black bear's cousin, have been known to follow seals for up to 40 miles.

Quote (SheriffCool @ May 20 2017 06:15am)

Bottom line, if you are in the same woods as a bear, it generally knows you are there.

Quote (MilkMaid @ May 20 2017 03:00pm)

Yeah, I was reading an article and it pretty much said that Yellowstone Park can almost guarantee that there is a bear within a mile of you at any given time.

Quote (MilkMaid @ May 17 2017 12:14pm)

Black Bears: The area inside a black bear's nose, called the nasal mucosa, is 100 times greater than ours.
Conservative estimates of a black bear's sense of smell state that a black bear can smell a food source from over a mile away, while other sources claim a black bear can smell food from over two miles away.
More generous estimates place a black bear's sense of smell between 18 and 20 miles, which may sound extreme, until you learn that polar bears, the black bear's cousin, have been known to follow seals for up to 40 miles.

Quote (SheriffCool @ Jan 1 2013 04:50pm)

Making this thread for anyone who is interested in wilderness survival, native camping, and just an overall general question and answer thread for surviving in the wilds with minimal tools, supplies, etc. I am mostly versed in Northern climates deciduous and coniferous forests, and survival skills making tools and snares out of the basic elements in your surroundings and I am versed in edible plants and various ways of making water safe, shelters, basic hunting and fishing techniques, etc. I have camped outside for 3 months in Michigan during December, January,and February to hone some of my skills when I was a teenager. I can give insight on what it takes to survive and some of the do's and don't I have learned living a wilderness existence for the last 30+ years.I can also provide you you tips and tricks on survival kits for winter for your car if you run out of gas or crash and your car is disabled, a few key items in the trunk can save your life. Feel free to post trolololols and real questions I will do my best to answer what I can, and if I don't know I will tell you that also.Good luck to you all and enjoy our wild outdoors!

Quote (SoulOne @ May 28 2017 12:59am)

Can i come fish your property

Quote (SheriffCool @ May 28 2017 06:36am)

Come up here in the fall and we can slay some Salmon.

Quote (SoulOne @ May 28 2017 07:02am)

I want some northern