I saw this on TV, http://www.hecsllc.com/research.html

They say critters can pick up the electromagnetic energy produced by people. This suit ($150) is supposed to block it to add another level of camo.
Of course they have video of successfully it in use and a meter that shows it works.

I have read and it is likely true a shark can pick up on fishes EM to find them but never heard of a land animal with such abilities. There are some references on the technology.

What do you think, real or BS?
Mark

I say that PT Barnum is alive and well.

If animals could pick up on this, how did anyone ever kill an animal that has been hunted before without this suit?

I suspect there is something to animals using EM fields for migration/direction sense. But that is a horse of an entirely different color than this.

i am a personal believer as my miniature Klingon clocking shield has allowed to walk up on many unsuspecting animals and efficiently dispatch them with a knobkarrie or knife. yes the human body emits an electric field. no it is not detectable beyond at few feet. if it was, the EKG leads i attach to patients everyday in the OR would work just as well if i just placed them on the OR table instead of the patient. P T Barnum was right and for $150 you can join the group to which he referred.

Now tell me, why do the Koi / San [Bushmen] believe that the hunter should not think of his prey whilst hunting it, lest the animal picks up on those thoughts and departs?

I did some research and found this as a reference, http://www.measurement.sk/2005/S2/Lipkova.pdf
Says the body does put out an electromagnetic signal, it is very weak, and in industrial/city situations it may be lost in the noise.

Also found this, http://tec.earth.sinica.edu.tw...ayShan/thesis/33.pdf (will make your head hurt to read it) they are trying to find live people in earthquake rubble by sending out a frequency and filtering out the noise to detect the heartbeat and respiration signals.

Let us assume it is not total BS. If there is any truth to it adapting out actions may be a better and cheaper solution.

I think many of us have had something walk up to you while sleeping in the blind (don’t lie to yourself, we have all done It.) and it never happens if you are awake. No bad vibes put out as long as you do not dream of hunting. We are always told to keep movement to a minimum when hunting and that would reduce the EM produced. If you are riding in a truck the game does not run until you get out. Could the truck be providing either an EM shield or background noise to mask the predator signal?
Game does not run from non-threat animals so there must be a different signal put out by a predator vs. prey. I have been out hiking and walked by deer that just stand and watch me and have seen Blacks that are not hunting, just walking along, go by game animals and they do not spook. They are not thinking about hunting.

I am not going to run out and spend 150 until someone proves it works, I have not bought scentlock. I am sticking to working with the wind, reasonable camo, using cover and minimizing movement.

So the Bushmen not thinking about their quarry may be right. Think about eating grass or munch on a piece of fruit during the stalk.
Mark

Bet it don't fool mozzies or tsetses. Any takers?

Seriously, though, if you take a little tin foil (be sure and use the old kind -- not that new aluminum stuff) and fold it inside your cap (so no animals can see it shine) and then wrap your ankle with six coils of copper wire, your left ankle in the Northern hemisphere; your right ankle in the Southern hemisphere -- YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING.

Scriptus is right about one thing -- I'm not sure about not thinking about the animal, but I do believe strongly that you should not stare at an animal. Look long enough to decide whether you want him or not and then never look directly at him -- at least don't look him in the eye -- and I am serious about that.

Plus, I do place a lot of faith in what the bushmen think -- I've hunted with them. If they say don't think about the animal, I'll start not thinking about the animal.

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Originally posted by lavaca:
Bet it don't fool mozzies or tsetses. Any takers?

Seriously, though, if you take a little tin foil (be sure and use the old kind -- not that new aluminum stuff) and fold it inside your cap (so no animals can see it shine) and then wrap your ankle with six coils of copper wire, your left ankle in the Northern hemisphere; your right ankle in the Southern hemisphere -- YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING.

Man am I going to look out for someone with copper wire on his ankles. If you connect a positive lead to the left ankle and a negative lead to the right ankle, should get a bit of a dance and hollering on the go.

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Originally posted by lavaca:
...I do believe strongly that you should not stare at an animal. Look long enough to decide whether you want him or not and then never look directly at him -- at least don't look him in the eye -- and I am serious about that.

I hesitate to even mention this in some circles, but I completely agree with it. Way too often it seems that an animal that is intensely stared at, with intent to do bodily harm, ends up spooking or at least moving away uneasily. No wind shifts, no unintentional sounds from the observers, no other predators making an appearance, and yet the prey animal eventually gets hinky and departs.

Not staring at the critter also seems to stave off buck fever a bit!

They feel it. Just like you feel a stare from across the room.