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- From: "Jorene Downs" <Jorene@CEOates.com>
- To: "'Mounted search and rescue'" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [MSAR] Tracking from the saddle, etc
- Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:44:47 -0700
From: pennbo@verizon.net ================ I have to disagree with you on tracking ability, Chris. Consider on the TV series Terry Grant's role is trying to outsmart his "prey" and intercept them for "capture" so the emphasis for TV is far more on strategy than on actual tracking. But he still makes a point of locating and noting shoeprints for future recognition, and at times will guide the camera to something like freshly bruised foliage or an overturned rock ... things an experienced tracker would see. Grant's TV objective isn't to follow where the volunteers actually go, instead predicting / anticipating so he can get ahead of them to catch them or gain enough ground with position where he can actually see them and adjust his strategy. What is shown on Mantracker would be rather similar to SAR tracking where you might have someone leapfrog ahead to a trail intersection or natural track trap to confirm you're still on the right trail, so you can expedite to get closer to the subject. Another SAR comparison is the strategy adjustment as the incident evolves. Terrain is always intentionally challenging on the show, giving the volunteer "prey" lots of opportunity to cut cross country through environments that will at minimum slow riders, or be unsafe or inaccessible for riding. Sometimes Grant will check ahead, not find evidence of his "prey", and backtrack to find the new direction of travel or go check another possible location, etc. This demonstrates yet another SAR tracking strategy where parallel trails might be checked for sign if the subject left the trail. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Jorene Downs SAR, CERT, Emergency Communications Mounted SAR KJ6JCD |
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[MSAR] Tracking from the saddle, etc,
Jorene Downs, 04/19/2011
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Re: [MSAR] Tracking from the saddle, etc,
Paul Fleming, 04/20/2011
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Re: [MSAR] Tracking from the saddle, etc,
sleininger, 04/20/2011
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[MSAR] Working a dog from the saddle / Tracking from the saddle, etc,
Jorene Downs, 04/20/2011
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Re: [MSAR] Working a dog from the saddle / Tracking from the saddle, etc,
sleininger, 04/20/2011
- Re: [MSAR] Working a dog from the saddle / Tracking from the saddle, etc, Jorene Downs, 04/20/2011
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Re: [MSAR] Working a dog from the saddle / Tracking from the saddle, etc,
sleininger, 04/20/2011
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[MSAR] Working a dog from the saddle / Tracking from the saddle, etc,
Jorene Downs, 04/20/2011
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Re: [MSAR] Tracking from the saddle, etc,
sleininger, 04/20/2011
- Re: [MSAR] Tracking from the saddle, etc, Rick Tracy, 04/21/2011
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [MSAR] Tracking from the saddle, etc, hoofbeat@columbus.rr.com, 04/19/2011
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Re: [MSAR] Tracking from the saddle, etc,
pennbo, 04/20/2011
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Re: [MSAR] Tracking from the saddle, etc,
Jorene Downs, 04/20/2011
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Re: [MSAR] Tracking from the saddle, etc,
T'mi Finkle, 04/20/2011
- Re: [MSAR] Tracking from the saddle, etc, Jorene Downs, 04/20/2011
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Re: [MSAR] Tracking from the saddle, etc,
T'mi Finkle, 04/20/2011
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Re: [MSAR] Tracking from the saddle, etc,
Paul Fleming, 04/20/2011
- Re: [MSAR] Tracking from the saddle, etc, Joseph C. Huston, 04/20/2011
- Re: [MSAR] Tracking from the saddle, etc, Jorene Downs, 04/20/2011
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Re: [MSAR] Tracking from the saddle, etc,
Jorene Downs, 04/20/2011
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Re: [MSAR] Tracking from the saddle, etc,
Paul Fleming, 04/20/2011
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