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I find bows are more challenging. Plus, in Ohio for whitetail deer, the archery season last from end the of September through February. The gun season lasts only a week and then an extra weekend....
You don't need a permit for car camping, but parking in many areas in So Cal requires a National Forest Adventure Pass. You are not going to get car camping with a toilet and shower for free. If y...
For 1lbs 1oz (740g) I'd choose an inflatable pad. Mine is 72"x20"x2.5" and super comfortable. It's also warm because your body is not in contact with the ground. It takes a few minutes to inflat...
Purely speculative hypothesis: Worms are coldblooded, which means they depend on temperatures above freezing for their metabolism to function. They survive the winter by burrowing down below the l...
When checking to find out what kind of earthworm we might be discussing, I found sources listing anywhere from 100 to over 6,000 species. That wasn't very helpful so I'll just skip it and assume y...
About 60 persons have drowned in Saltstraumen the last 60 years. Only a few of them have been found. If you go down when the stream is going into the Skjerstadfjord (when it is high-water), a boat ...
It takes a lot of energy for a bird to migrate, and comes with numerous risks, so if it is possible for it to stay where it is, not migrating can give it an evolutionary advantage. An example would...
Typically, using 3/4" (19mm) plywood board is strong enough for this use. And the bolts you want are 3/4" (19mm) plus enough each end to screw into the hold and to accept a nut. Bolts used for mos...
Your height is less important than your weight. When fitting for modern XC skis, the best thing to do is actually stand on the skis and test their flex. You want skis that will make contact with th...
I have never liked heights, but I have still done a lot of things because I wanted to get to the top more than I was afraid of heights. I think that the best thing to do is to let this friend deci...
Over here we refer to height as "exposure" and we encounter a lot of it in the form of cliff traverses. In order to take care of a person with some fear, one important thing is to recognise that d...
The very first skill I would learn is to keep putting one foot in front of the other. Most of the turn arounds I have seen while mountaineering have been from people not willing to do so. It amazin...
I would put avalanche safety and a wilderness first responder course as my top priorities. They teach you how to not get into trouble and how to help others if you do. Just being able to spot an av...
First learn safety. Knots, harness, belay, and rescue are common. For snow travel learn self arrest with an ice ax. As far as avalanche safety only climb on glaciers / big snow fields with som...
I've taught some classes for a mountaineering club, and the following sequence is based loosely on what we do. (1) Learn traditional map-reading and navigational skills. Move beyond attempting to ...
One of the most important skills is to make friends with skilled mountaineers and have the social skills to make them want to take you along on their next expedition. While this may sound flippant ...
Your requirements are conflicting. Think about it. It costs money to build showers and toilets and to provide running water. It's quite unlikely that someone or some organization is going to bui...
First step is to try to find out what, among what you have, they do like. Maybe they hate freeze dried beef stroganoff but like freeze dried spaghetti and meat balls. To the extent you can withou...
According to this page (cache here) it's a Chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar): The Chukar (Alectoris chukar) is a Eurasian upland game bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Gall...
That is a Chukar partridge. For more information I would suggest the wikipedia article.
If you are concerned about snakes then the only thing that you can do and that you should need to do is "don't be quiet". Snakes are scared of humans and whenever possible will try to get away as ...
As an acrophobic myself, you need to be very calm, helpful and be prepared to turn back and/or abort the hiking. Hiking could be very helpful to help your friend deal with his fears. A couple of ...
Polarization alone makes no difference to UV protection where it most matters: the interior of your eyes, especially your retinas and vitreous humor. Although the polarized glass blocks a proporti...
According to Wikipedia, a paddle is held by the person and an oar is connected to the boat in some manner, such as a rowlock.
When walking in long grass and one is trying to avoid snakes at the same time, you have to be aware that you are already braking one of the main guidelines to avoid snakes: Avoid walking through lo...
