Pushing The Line

[Rebelistic]

As most of us have learned since we started researching is that our fear line or bottle takes more and more to fill up to where we exit the woods during probable encounters. What will send the average person or new researcher out of the woods is not a big deal for us anymore.

I think the critter also has a line that can go from a neutral experience of curiosity to an aggressive stance. I think during the rock throwing incident I had some years back I crossed that line and things went south quick. However luckily it wasn't a long term set back. So one thing to keep in mind is there is two separate lines that we need to be aware of. I think for long term research in the same area is to try not to cross their lines.

Some of the things I do to try and not cross that line is at night when I am out there I stay on human areas if you will. Logging road, field roads, even walking trails go into that category. During the days I explore where I want to but at night I try and give them their spaces.

So where are your lines in research? How hard do you push them? What are your results?

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Author: frogman [ Sat May 14, 2016 9:48 pm ]
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i do much the same as you day time off trail in to the bush worse the better. night in camp or road some times a trail i know well. getting in the bush i have found lots of sign that i think is b/f related. and think i have been fallowed back to camp on at less two times

Author: easttxwood [ Sun May 15, 2016 7:24 am ]
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I believe the one component is are you solo...I would never have gone out to that deer blind in Oct. had SuperDave not been there on the radio. For me it is the disappearing and nobody knows as to why. That night had that not been a false charge / shaking of that blind (.Ive come to that conclusion if that thing wanted me he could have walked out of there blind and all).at least somebody would have been aware of why I was gone. There have been many times when I had wished I had not gone out alone....but I conveniently forget that feeling the next time I shove my kayak out into the Neches at 1am....and remember it only as excitement.

Author: Biggjimm [ Tue May 17, 2016 8:21 am ]
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kinda what I do reb. That being said, I think it really messes with them when we don't run from them

Author: YankeeSearch [ Tue May 17, 2016 7:55 pm ]
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Neat discussion and something for me to consider as I will be able to do more active research finally...
My thought is that whatever you do at night, you have to know your area intimately and study it.
BigJimm: did you not say that you had an incident where a creature started beating the ground like a gorilla that was preparing to attack (I seem to remember you thought there was young ones around)... was that day or night?

What about leaving equipment behind: is there a line not to cross?

Author: Rebelistic [ Wed May 18, 2016 1:13 pm ]
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I leave audio out all the time and they don't seem to be bothered by it.