So, for whatever reason, this guy and a friend go into the woods behind where they live, which happens to be the Croatan National Forest. They get separated. One guy finds his way out by listening for cars on the road. Other guy spends eight days wandering, no food, gear or anything. Cops search five days without luck then call it quits. Three days later he stumbles out of the woods. Safe to say he won't be taking any woods walks for awhile. The Croatan is rough country.
I have been following this story in the local newspaper, I am 400 miles away but in the same state. That sounds fishy to me. His buddy walks right out. He is "lost" for 8 days and only manages to get out after the search is called off. Something don't add up.
Some people don't think rationally when disoriented in the woods. Croatan is small enough that just stopping and trying to think rationally would get you out within 8 hours or so.
One of the saddest things I’ve come across lately is where a 19 year old Marine died in the Mohave Desert back in 1988 after being forgotten during a training exercise. His absence wasn’t noted for 40 hours.
Little water, no compass. He made it at least seventeen miles, died just two miles from the base.
Makes me wonder how well I could judge direction with no compass if I had to, I know a couple of times in the woods WITH a compass I coulda sworn the compass was lying.
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
I live in the community of Croatan , surrounded by the Croatan National Forest , it's my playground.
I cannot fathom going for "a walk in the woods" around here right now , much less being out in it for 8 days.
It's a wonder the poor guy has a drop of blood left.
We have about 3 different flavors of nasty ass biting flies that are cranking right now , they will swarm your vehicle if you drive along slow on the backroads. Keep your windows up , don't stop & get out.
I live in the community of Croatan , surrounded by the Croatan National Forest , it's my playground.
I cannot fathom going for "a walk in the woods" around here right now , much less being out in it for 8 days.
It's a wonder the poor guy has a drop of blood left.
We have about 3 different flavors of nasty ass biting flies that are cranking right now , they will swarm your vehicle if you drive along slow on the backroads. Keep your windows up , don't stop & get out.
Mike
Insects will drive a person crazy.
Our ancestors lived this stuff day and night with no synthetic netting and no deet.
I live in the community of Croatan , surrounded by the Croatan National Forest , it's my playground.
I cannot fathom going for "a walk in the woods" around here right now , much less being out in it for 8 days.
It's a wonder the poor guy has a drop of blood left.
We have about 3 different flavors of nasty ass biting flies that are cranking right now , they will swarm your vehicle if you drive along slow on the backroads. Keep your windows up , don't stop & get out.
Mike
That's one reason the story sounds fishy?
It had been a little dry so maybe the mosquitos won't as bad as they could have been but them flies don't care.
I've forgotten the bug juice a couple times working on deer stands and thought they were going to kill me before I could get out. I always thought sweat attracted them?
