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Any info on here or anyone in the know on the process for this, think I have it in my head but someone might be in the know, looking over open pockets of clay pans in a mass of Kanuka/ Manuka has me thinking it'll be hard to find them when needed, cheers in advance
i know for my garmin you cant mark a waypoint unless you are actually there. can take a bearing but not much use unless you want to go in a straight line
A number of the modern Garmin units have a function called "project waypoint".
Using this, provided the onboard compass is accurately calibrated, you can point your GPS at the kill, and tell it to make a waypoint XX yards in that direction. You should already have the distance from the shot..
Always check on the map to make sure this new waypoint looks roughly in the right place.
The other option is just to look on the GPS map and go "that spot looks like the right one" and plonk a waypoint there.
That would be bloody incredibly handy for finding clearings across gullys - wonder if my garmin 62s has that feature. Might be too oldQuote:
Originally Posted by StrikerNZ
Yes. Hit the mark button, then the menu button. Select the "project a waypoint".Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeB
Just don't do what I did. Projected the waypoint with the ranged distance, not the over the ground distance. Line of sight distances with an angle are less in your GPS 2D map. So much so that I never found the jap spiker I shot that day. Looked easy as to get down to :oh noes:
All good info guys, appreciate posting it up, have done it once but it didn't put us in the right spot, found the deer tho.
Will have a practice in the field next time out, cheers
I have used this function on my 62s, may also be a "sight and Go" function
Hamish
Yep that.Quote:
Originally Posted by HNTMAD
more importantly - did you get out this weekend? i ended up doing landscaping and tramp building (usually like working on tramps!)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kooza
Yep I use the sight in go feature.Quote:
Originally Posted by HNTMAD
You can also estimate the distance using the projected way point.
Cheers
Pete
Change the 's' and the 'p' round and that will solve your issues. IE get a dog...Quote:
Originally Posted by Kooza
Well, thanks for that ! I've never used Project Waypoint before. It's under "Sight and Go". Also you can project a waypoint from a previously saved waypoint in "waypoint manager". This is on my garmin oregon It will also drop a waypoint wherever you want it.
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I've found it very hard to identify the right side gully / spur using contours alone.
A GPS or phone with satellite images, select a tree/bush edge/pan etc, is better but you need to preload them.
It's a bit tricky to get a real accurate bearing using a silva compass. Would you take a prismatic compass you can sight through ? Maybe the compass on your phone held against the rifle barrel - would that work ?
I guess to get over the slope problem you could use a TBR function on the range finder.
Wont be very exact but enough to get you in the right gully.
I wouldn't put any compass near the rifle barrel if a reliable bearing is needed
@PengyQuote:
Originally Posted by Pengy
Wot You Talking About Willis?
Can't really see any problems with this. :D
Cheers
Pete
No comment :P
LolQuote:
Originally Posted by Pengy
None needed. :thumbsup:
Cheers
Pete
range finder and compass if you have one should get you close
Just spend 5 grand on a thermal imager ;)
Yeah sight and go on the 62s works well when my gps plays the game.
Only used it once i think but sure give you something to go off better then thinking i think its over here
Just a small point about using your GPS as a compass (sight n go).
Make sure you recalibrate the inbuilt compass when you change batteries.
I only saw pictures of you propping up a trampoline and drinking piss this weekend. Better than Havelock water I suppose :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by rogers.270
Ive found one app called anglecam which will give a compass bearing (azimuth) if you point your phone camera at a spot. There must be others. This one doesnt zoom so that would be a feature to look for.
If you waypoint the point you shot from, and take an accurate bearing using a sighting compass, select goto your shooting waypoint and the deers last position will be somewhere along the back bearing ( that is 180 degrees to your compass bearing). This allows you to travel over to the rough area and once you are on the correct back bearing the deers last position should be along that line, or thereabouts.
Example: shoot deer at 250m and on bearing of 240 magnetic, take waypoint of shooting spot, engage goto shooting spot and walk around the ridge until you get to 060 degrees to your shooting spot, traverse along this bearing using GPS and when you get close to 250m from your goto tyarget you will be close to your deers last known point.
Cheers
7mm
Cool, had a play and getting the correct bearing to the deer is the key, compass might work better? Was thinking you could set rifle up so scope is on target then use the compass on top of the cheek rest on the stock (too close to metal?) to get the correct angle
Also would you use the corrected true range?
Have done the range back to shooting shot before which helps a bit, having a back bearing would help!
Some Kaweka stuff is tiger country so it is a needle in a haystack at times, a snow damaged haystack now as well!!
Hopefully do some field testing soon:thumbsup:
Thanks again
Take a pic of where the deer is before you leave your shooting spot, for reference when you get over there. Also range where the deer is before you leave, and then range back to where you shot from. It all helps.
Cool, I'll keep that in mind more tips the better!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
In the past if there is 2 of you we've done the you go over I'll stay here and give you directions, on your own, well your on your own
Also looking for that 1 tree that is different in that spot, and yeah ranging back to where you shot from is also handy as Tahr pointed out
Have used the "project waypoint" function many times when a deer has fallen. One particular trip we had to climb down a deep gully, up the other side and totally lost our way, using the Garmin we climbed directly to the deer without any difficulty. It was helpful with planning the direct route out carrying the carcass as well. A difficult job but made better with the right gear. Also handy marking likely looking spots for future reference.
Tie a piece of ribbon to the scrub where you shot from. Take a compass bearing to the deer. Once around the the other side, reverse the bearing and move left or right until late the ribbon in at that bearing. Then get your range finder out and move forward or back until you get the same distance that you shot from.
@Philipo has a system thats flawless......
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He sits there and sends you?Quote:
Originally Posted by BRADS
That doesn't help him Tahr.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
He'd still have you on the wrong Ridge
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and expects the deer to show up at his place and not in brads chiller?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
Spot on. I've used this method heaps of times, and its the best by far.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ruger7mm
A landmark will usually get you within about 50m, i.e. a tall tree, or similar. Then go to back bearing and use range finder back to the spot you shot from.
The gps is okay, but ranging back to your shooting position has found me deer I otherwise wouldn't have found.
Oh and listen for flies, they can give a clue. Doesn't take those buggers long to find a dead animal.
Kj
+1for the flies. Stop a moment and listen. Has found me a numbrr of animals