If you fall from a tree, who will come for you?

[J-dog]

Good tip! Though seriously. Been thinking about a spot or an epirb - could use the epirb on bluewater runs as well

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Once you get to a certain age, you get smart enough not to climb trees any more... granted a broken leg in the wrong spot could cause the same situation. All a guy could hope for is the lord would beat the coyotes....

[Bobaru]

Answer:  Linda ...  in the spring.  (But it's okay - there's plenty of vension in the freezer to keep her going)

[Bowwild]

I couldn't agree with Jerry's advice more. I have a low-tech solution when I'm hunting around home (95% of my hunting). I make sure my son knows where all my stands are. I name them. I tell my wife the name of the stand I'll be hunting.

Then, for safety's sake I text my son the name of the stand I'm actually in at that moment: cedar fence, walnut creek, 40 Cedar, Hackberry, etc.  I do this primarily because sometimes I change my mind based upon local wind direction or just a hunch as I'm walking in the dark.

I need to play with a new Montana GPS unit I picked up a couple of months ago to be even more specific.

Yep, the Doctor started about 10 years ago when I turned 50 trying to get me to stay out of trees. He told me to "act my age". I insisted that I AM acting my age and will until I can't do it.

I absolutely love the view from the trees.

[jax]

What if you don't have cell service? I hunt a lot of places that don't have cell service. If you have cell service your spot is not that remote.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

I don't think a gps locating app is reliant on cell service. it should run via satellite.... but i've sure had issues with mapping not working correctly if i didn't have the map of the area i was in already uploaded to my phone...  

These smart phones we have now are tricky to use. by the time i think i've got mine figured out... its obsolete.   :confused:

[Red Beastmaster]

My old buddy Ed always did something I thought was pretty slick. He had several small topo maps of each of his hunting areas with his exact stand location marked. Each one was put inside its own ziplock baggie. He left the appropriate map under his windshield wiper when he left the truck. Anyone could easily find him if needed.

He also left a pack with medical supplies at the base of his tree. Just in case.

[kwc]

and dont think it cant happen to you. went hunting sat. after having slight chest pain and discomfort in my arm, am very active at work, wife made me text her every hr. found out monday,when she took me to emergency room after work, that i had a heart attack on fri. at work. Was in the hospitol for 4 days with test. sitting at home waiting for triple bypass surgery on fri. just saying

[NittanyRider]

Glad you made to the hospital, kwc, and good luck with the bypass surgery!

[NittanyRider]

Great topic, Jerry.  I should definitely be better about leaving my hunting location with someone before heading out.  Thanks for bringing it up.

[Jerry Russell]

Originally posted by NittanyRider:
Great topic, Jerry.  I should definitely be better about leaving my hunting location with someone before heading out.  Thanks for bringing it up.

We all should do a better job of preparing for the unexpected.  Lots of ideas here about how folks take precautions and while good, the idea behind the thread is giving people the ability to give real time location data when something  unpreventable happens when you are were you said would be hunting as well as when you are not, ie following a blood trail, hunting a secondary location due to a wind change or even lost.

For those that hunt beyond the range of cell service, it is
difficult to give real time data but leaving precise stand locations in advance is still easy.  I can only speak of the Trimble app here...  While you have cell service, upload a  topo or satellite view of you hunting area.  This data will be stored in the app.  Once on site you can access this map and geotag every stand location.  When you get home pull up the Lattitude and Longitude info and take a screen shot.  Do this with every stand location.  Text all the locations to someone.  In the future just let someone know which stand you will be in.  The important thing to remember is this system is WAY more accurate than using a dot on a map and can be shared phone to phone in an instant.
Here is an example.  While in Africa, I took a picture of a waterhole with animals to tease a buddy.  When the geotagged picture was received., he was able to pull up the waterhole location on Google earth and actually look at the setup.  This is an extreme example but he literally could have guided someone directly to me from 8,600 miles away.  That is simply awesome.
This may sound difficult to some that don't embrace technology and if it is not for you, that is fine.  If you think it is something that you might like to try but maybe it is a little confusing, find someone to help.  In just a a few minutes you will have a tool that not only helps to keep you safe but helps with navigation, scouting, blood trailing and so much more.

[NittanyRider]

Another option is a SPOT system, which is satellite based.  The only CON is that an annual or monthly service plan is required.

[NittanyRider]

Here's the URL:

  SPOT

[tracker12]

Great idea.  But how do you take a screen shot and send it off to someone.

[Jerry Russell]

Originally posted by tracker12:
Great idea.  But how do you take a screen shot and send it off to someone.

That depends on your phone model. Google the question or ask youtube with the exact model of your phone.

[Bowwild]

Lately one could find me by going to where the herd of 8 tresspassing cows are standing!   :confused:

[Sam McMichael]

My son knows where all my stands are on my small property. I always try to make sure he or my wife know where I will be hunting.

[galadriel]

www.findmespot.com

This is a handheld gps device where the user subscribes to a service for a small fee like $100 per year.  In return the service provides a lifeline for you in case you are out in the middle of no where and you need rescuing.. You can buy this device at outdoor stores such as REI, Cabelas etc. this is what I plan to get the next time I'm in the woods by myself w/o access to cell phone, roads etc...