Originally Posted by
Feral
Getting shot, or not getting shot is always going to rely on the other guy not pulling the trigger. That is of course aside from any action you can take yourself, like blazing it up, or camming yourself in, or telling people where they can look out for you.
Now if some poor bastard shoots you. What more could you have done?
That's what this is about, doing everything in your own power to mitigate the risk of being shot. We each have to choose how to do that.
Options are:
- Don't hunt at a certain time or place,
- If you do choose to hunt the roar, when do you go, and where? Most people are lazy, so can you walk a little further to find your own ground?
- Stick out or blend in?
- Communicate intentions before going, when you're in there, and report on the forums after returning (eg any assholes you met, car regos etc). Help inform others.
The last thing I said to a guy before he died recently was "good luck and stay safe". Unfortunately "the other guy" will always get a vote in the outcome of that statement. This system only seeks to inform "the other guy" of your presence; hopefully forcing him into a more deliberate decision making process prior to pulling the trigger. Nothing we can do will stop him pulling the trigger if he thinks he sees a deer, or if he is just plain dangerous.