If you fall from a tree who will come for you? This could go for any other accident when in remote areas or even woodlots close to home. I hunt a giant area in Georgia and when I leave my house my woman could not tell anyone where I was if I did not return. I mean she has no idea what region of the state I am even in much less where my tree stand is located.
I got to thinking about this the other day and before you answer that you always have your phone with you just imagine lying somewhere and being unable to even use a phone. I am sure that I am not the first to think of this but here is a good way to let folks know where you are when hunting. I mean EXACTLY where you are in an emergency.
There are various apps for smart phones that will tell you where you are at any given time. I used scoutlook for a time but have switched to Trimble for a number of reasons. I don't think it really matter for this application as long as it will give you Longitude and latitude as well as a satellite and or topo information. When you get where you are going geotag your location as a waypoint. Bring up these numbers and then take a screen shot of this info. Text the picture to someone that would need this information when you don't come home.
With this information, a loved one or friend from a thousand miles away could send a search team directly to your stand without a word from you even if your phone is turned off or destroyed.
I know some folks are resistant to all thing tech or may say that it is to complicated but I promise if you have difficulty figuring it out grab a 16 year old child and in minutes you will see just how easy it is. I can geotag a location and send the info in less than 30 seconds and it is very accurate. As a matter of fact this idea came to me when I started using this to mark locations of my stands so than my son could go to them in the dark without ever having been there. It works. There are even ways to do this (with Trimble at least) when you don't have cell service but it is a bit more complex.
Just thought I would pass it along to the folks that might have an interest. If you guys have thought of some other neat ways to use these things for safety, please share.
Hunt safe,
Jerry
Here are a couple of screen shots that show just some of the information that can be used for letting someone know where you are. Remember, the most valuable are the actual coordinates that an unknown rescuer would need the most.
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