Situational awareness is an essential skill

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08 July 2015, 17:58

jorge

A lion (or a MiG) at your six, is better than no lion (or MiG) at all!

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09 July 2015, 04:47

Rockdoc

Great photo.

Having been in the position of looking over the top of a leopard 15m in front of us for several minutes at 10am, I can't comment on their lack of situational awareness

09 July 2015, 06:31

Michael Robinson

The dude on the truck should have "FOOD" written on the back of his jacket!

But I always have to remember in these cases that someone who was right there and saw the whole thing took the picture!

Mike

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09 July 2015, 06:56

Crazyhorseconsulting

quote:
It can happen to anybody

Cats are good at it

It isn't just cats. All animals, wild or domestic can mess people up simply because most humans can not keep their head in the game.

They focus too much and simply stop paying attention to what is going on around them.

Even the rocks don't last forever.

09 July 2015, 08:39

Idaho Sharpshooter

Ah, yes, situational awareness. I think that was the second thing they taught us in Ranger School.

The first: pay attention to what we teach you here. Dyin' ain't so bad, but you have to stay dead such a damn long time.

That was summer/fall of 1968. It held true then, and is so today...

09 July 2015, 17:06

Brice

City dwellers are the worst. Most hunters learn to observe in all directions, including up and down. Not so the city type.

10 July 2015, 06:18

Skyline

quote:
Originally posted by Brice:
City dwellers are the worst. Most hunters learn to observe in all directions, including up and down. Not so the city type.

Well I would agree that most learn to look around, but fewer and fewer learn to see.

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10 July 2015, 06:23

Trax

quote:
Originally posted by Brice:
City dwellers are the worst. Most hunters learn to observe in all directions, including up and down.

In the recent US search for two escaped murderers, the escapees sat in a tree stand
while 'LE on the hunt'.. walked under them without noticing...

10 July 2015, 07:39

Crazyhorseconsulting

quote:
but fewer and fewer learn to see.

That, is the key.

A person can LOOK all they want to, but if they can not comprehend what they are looking at, they are SOL!