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Correction to my post below ;
The the time limit for the 40 to 60 acre dog test is
one and one half hours.
TER
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Nowacki" <wwfarm@wiktel.com>
To: "Mounted search and rescue" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: [MSAR] Extended Search Solved. > No, I guess that would not accurately describe the norm here either. I > would have to > say the norm is some where between line searches and larger searches but > still a far > cry from what MSAR is capable of. > The point I was trying to go for was that I do not know of any MSAR group > any where besides my group that has certification standards or training's > that are similar to the air scenting dog test as described below. > > Certifying K9 Air Scenting Test > Day search - 40 to 60 acres - one subject in 1/2 hours > Night Search - 80 acres, one subject in three hours. > Advanced day search -140 TO 160 acres locate two moving subjects in Five > hours > > If you have a experienced MSAR searcher with average riding abilities and a > regular mount in most cases in areas that are rideable, you could easily > pass at least two of the three above test using a standard grid search using > only one mounted searcher. > Now I know that not every area is rideable but as a rule there are more > areas that are rideable than not. The areas that are not rideable could be > searched by MSAR on foot or if it was a hasty search just marked on a map > and be searched later at management's discretion. Just think what a > improvement it would be if each MSAR could cover ground similar to the above > test. > > TER > > _______________________________________________ > MSAR-Riders mailing list > MSAR-Riders@lists.ibiblio.org > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/msar-riders |
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