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The Statistics (source: Cleve Cheney):

Hunters are intent on locating animals to hunt. They are generally prepared for only one day and are often ill prepared for inclement weather. Hunters tend to be over confident and over estimate their abilities.

Most fall in the 15 – 35 year old category and 85% are in good physical condition. Most are in good mental condition.

33% have good experience and the remainder have limited experience. More than 80% have no survival training.

40% wear adequate clothing, 40% questionable clothing and 20% inadequate clothing for cold weather.

Hunters tend to move off the beaten track, which makes them more difficult to find if lost. They will generally attempt to find paths, trails or drainage lines when lost.

Reasons for hunters becoming lost include:

• Concentrating on finding animals and don’t pay attention to surroundings
• Hunters often extend themselves physically or lose track of time and are overtaken by darkness (33%)
• Move into dense bush or rugged terrain away from civilization
• Often try taking shortcuts
• Unprepared for bad weather (18%)
• Hunting in unfamiliar areas
• Poor navigational skills
• Injuries / trauma

Distances walked before being found by SAR parties range between 0.1 km to 19.31 km with an average of 2,4km. They respond positively to SAR efforts. 34% are found in good weather and 66% during bad weather. They often wear camouflage clothing, which makes visual detection difficult. 66% are found within 3,2 km of the place last seen. 78 – 87% are found within 8 km of PLS. 25 – 45% of lost hunters find their own way back.

Elementary survival training can eliminate most of the hazards faced by hunters and outdoorsman. It will prepare you for the unexpected and will increase your chances of survival drastically.

Contact SOC Survival Training for effective, reliable and flexible survival training. A hunter’s survival learner program under hunting conditions presented by hunters will ensure that you can go into hunting fields more confident, better prepared and enjoy our Father’s garden.