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Yup... There were seven people in that party, as I recall. All of 'em had phones. Not one of 'em was smart enough to check GPS.

They didn't even make it a night. We were called to rescue 'em like mid afternoon. They were on a 'two hour' hike that started early and were supposed to be back by lunch. They were not. No, no... They were walking around in circles within a half mile of the trail they'd been on.

We found 'em on the whistle walk. That's where you walk the general area they should have been in while blowing whistles. It's one of the first steps, usually before they put planes and choppers in the air.

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Whistle walk sounds like a great idea, that sound should carry a ways

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It does. You should never hike without one unless you're very, very experienced. All hikers should carry a whistle. It's also good for keeping wildlife away - like bears.

Now, our bears are fucking harmless - unless you're a moron. So, as many people are morons, they should carry a whistle and blow it when they see a bear. You should face the bear and blow your whistle while backing up - after making sure you're not between a mama bear and her cub. If that's the case, you should blow the whistle and move in a different direction while still facing the bear.

We have black bears. They might get to be 300 pounds. They're fucking harmless.

And, I figured you were probably still not feeling all that well. So, I figured I'd open the thread. It took me a minute to find a track that hadn't been heard (at all? for a long time? - I didn't check the archives), but I found something and I'm ready to open the thread.

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We have black bears here too. I don't see them by my house too often but they have been seen in the area at times. They are mostly up in the northwoods.