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eraly escorted out of the forest. When it happened I was about a mile from my vehicle and after the initial chest slapping res The first time the response was frightening but pretty benighn The chest slapping tantrum in the woodline out of my sight. The second time started like that, but right after it happened it started raining and I wanted to get back to my truck which was about a mile away. It did not follow me on the trail, but cut through the woods and showed up nearly when I did at my truck. I was putting my gear away in the truck and decided to set the recorder on the dashboard for a while where it was out of the rain. I heard a thudding commotion and heard a huffing bluff charge towards the truck. Again I did not see it but managed to record it. Of course the skeptics here, ascribed that to a ruffled grouse flying right at me. I have experienced grouse encounters several times and could really tell the difference in frequency variation of the beats. A grouse thumping starts very slowly and gradually increases. This was fast at onset. Why a grouse would fly directly at me standing next to my truck is also strange. Nothing I was doing would have spooked it and caused it to fly and if it did fly, it would not have flown directly at me. Anyway I was there and it was different than a grouse. It scared me enough that I would not go back there alone.

I would think rock quarries are a good place to hunt for rodents and reptiles and maybe mineral supplements. Not to mention there is usually water and the wildlife that might be in it?

I don't expect the picture of you with a huge grin, that knife in one hand and a Bigfoot head in the other to be part of the initial media release/set of photos, but I hope we get to see that on the premium section of your website!

Plasma cutter for rough cut out and then a belt grinder for getting close to the profile. It will be free hand. After the belt grinder comes hours and hours of filing. I will put a false edge on the clip point as well.

A solo adventure means that you are out numbered. You have to be out numbered. Herds of people are questionable. ( In Montana, anything more than 3 is a 'herd' ). I have not seen any posts about other animals in research areas relating to giving up your location. Animals watch and listen to other animals. Birds see you, regardless of camo / no camo and start squawking. I like ravens. I pack treats for ravens. They are smarter than apes, are capable of abstract thinking and have been held as 'tricksters' before we started recorded history. They always inform other animals of my locations. Ravens can work 2 ways in the way of leading an apex predator to your location or warning you of an approaching apex predator / danger. Either way, they have dibs on your eyeballs. Never try to fool a raven. Be normal, be safe and no tricks.

Being quiet doesn't nessicarily mean sneaking up on them, but it can lead to greater awareness of your surroundings, also I just think it's more detrimental if you are obvious in why you're there (wood knocking, call blasting, etc)