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o Polarshield blanket
o Knife – Swiss Army and Sheath knife
o Knife sharpener
o Wire saw
o 50 ft. nylon cord/rope
o Waterproof matches in container
o Flint stick
o Candle and fire sticks. (During a sudden blizzard in
British Columbia, I spent several long hours huddled under an
overhanging rock wrapped in a Polarshield blanket with a lighted
candle for warmth).
o Kleenex (4small packs)
o Whistle
o Signal mirror
o Map & compass or GPS
(know how to use a compass or GPS)
o Flashlight or Headlamp and extra batteries
o Small First Aid Kit
BE PREPARED
You May Become Separated From the Guide
And
Your Life May Depend Upon Your Survival Skills
Read an Outback Survival Techniques Book
Before you leave.
MAKE YOUR FIRST SHOT COUNT
The African elephant is the largest land mammal on Earth. The heart shot is the easiest to make
because the heart is large and it is always fatal. Place the shot low in the chest just behind the leg.
If the bullet enters the heart the elephant may fall instantly. If the bullet enters higher and farther
back into the lungs, the animal could run for several hundred yards.. The broadside brain shot is
instantly fatal. A shot placed between the eye and the ear (just slightly in front of the ear) is perfect.
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