Mounted search and rescue

["Kinch" <kinch@shaw.ca>]

During a sound sweep there are some false alarms (especially at night) but 
with practise, you can quickly recognize them. Quite a few of our searches 
are initiated late in the evening or at night but we haven't had any real 
incidents where we have been following sounds that turn out to be wildlife.

Joe Kinch
Arrowsmith Search & Rescue
Vancouver Island

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Una Smith" <una.smith@att.net>
To: "Mounted search and rescue" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 6:41 AM
Subject: Re: [MSAR] Sound Sweeps


> Joe Kinch wrote:
> > If mounted, we watch our mounts for sign that they have heard something.
> > Their ears will "periscope" and point out the direction the noise came 
> > from.
>
> Sweet, no?
>
> Does anyone have problems with false alarms due to deer or other
> wildlife deciding to make a break for it after the whistle?  Or does
> the wildlife usually remain in a freeze for those 15 seconds?
>
> Una Smith
> New Mexico
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