Klatch
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Must not have worked out for the OP. 14 caches found, the last three years ago.
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Looks like the missed that one important step. But then again, the way geocaching is evolving, they may have purposely left out that step.
Seriously.
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Car? Truck? Roof rack?
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I think all it says is that the required amount of orange needs to be worn by non-hunters during that one month period -- except on Sunday. That is very different than your OP.
Possibly of more importance is the paragraph about groups of ten or more. Large group cache hunts or event caches on Game Lands should be cleared with the land manager.
As a courtesy to this cooperative land manager, the PA Volunteer Cache Reviewers encourage owners of caches on State Game Lands to include reminder text about complying with these regulations - especially the part about wearing blaze orange during prime deer hunting season.
Upon reading for comprehension, I agree.
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Yeah, it depends on the wording of the law in each jurisdiction.
Michigan requires wearing of blaze orange only by those afield carrying firearms and engaged in hunting (at any time and on any land). There are some exceptions to that law, such as duck hunting and turkey hunting. Archery hunting is not applicable.
I was meandering yesterday through my wooded 50 acres. Even though my land and not hunting, I still wore a blaze vest. You just never know.....
Sound very similar.
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I wonder if some cachers keep found caches "in reserve" to keep a streak alive for when they are unable to get out for a find on a particular day.
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I never found a good reason to announce in my online log that got a first to find. I know I got it. And that's enough for me.
Indeed.
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I should have specified: PA State game Lands.
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Between November 15 and December 15 there is more to the regulation than merely wearing fluorescent orange on Game Lands. I read it to mean only licensed hunters and trappers who are engaged in hunting or trapping are permitted between these dates.
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An ignore a users listings feature? I'd pay $10 extra for that alone.
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Typically, I would agree. However there are a lot of nice cases/protectors that will make this rugged. The battery life is great, lasting close to 10 hours under decent load. It should last for just about any geocaching outing unless you plan on spending days camping or something.
Rugged, but not waterproof.
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If you're only taking one device with you into the woods, do not make it a tablet. Get a ruggedized GPSr with batteries you can swap out (or will last long enough for your excursion).
Batteries won't be a problem for a day of geocaching. I appear to be getting about 10 hours on my Nexus 7. My unit will not be going in the woods, however! That's for a real GPS.
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I think you probably met Yuck Jr. when he was about 6!!
He's 13 now.At Burning Micro?
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I have been tasked with taking the three youngest and newest members of Yuck Jr's. Boy Scout troop to 2 caches in a local park. That's all we'll have time for with how early it gets dark in October. They are not doing the Merit badge, I am not a Scoutmaster, this will just be a quick introduction to them before they go to a weekend camp out geared to new Scouts where there will be Geocaching.
Do I mention to these lads that there have been reported incidents of groups of kids (not necessarily Boy Scouts) being shown where caches are, and telling their friends about them, and they end up muggled? Or do I just keep my mouth shut?
Depends on the kids? I'd say they're all fine young 11 Yr. old citizens.
Don't forget two deep leadership. Protect yourself!
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<snip>...so when you get home you can log it without having to remember the number. My garmin
gpsmap60cs doesnt have all that info. that i know of. I just bought it, and i am going to get to know
all of its functions.
Check the calendar page for that day when you get home.
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My first double post
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I've heard that Garmin products are definitely good. What are the reasons that the eTrex 20 is better than the 10? Pretty sure the Oregons are out of my price range but I might go for a 20
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It does, if you stumbled upon yourselves.
Wouldn't that be like finding your own cache?
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Just a quick friendly reminder, it's hunting season.
When out hunting for caches (non-lamp post caches), be sure to wear your bright orange clothing.
I also strongly encourage to carry a bear bell on yourself and your 4 legged caching partner if you have one.
- weird double post thingey...
We temp disable our hides in game lands during the very busy rifle deer season and remind people to have a blaze vest (a requirement) when hiking/caching during other seasons.
- But a bell ringing as you're walking in the woods here will probably get you fined (or worse) for harassing the hunters.
Our Game Commission owned game lands are funded by hunters and leasing oil & timber rights, not by tax dollars. We are guests there.
Many hunters have a bell on their bird dog when hunting fields though.
Very good post. In the past I've seen posts that seem to indicate the hunters are somehow interfering with our game. In PA the Game Lands are one large category of public land which has no fee or permit system attached for geocaching. As Cerberus1 stated, these large parcels of land are NOT purchased with tax dollars and most people in the state have had no part in paying for the purchase of them. In spite of that, most of them are open to the public for activities such as hiking, horse back riding, mountain biking and geocaching. I have seen some posted against bikes and horses due to damage to the trail systems. So, if you're geocaching in PA, give the hunters a break and do your Game Land hunting on Sundays during the main rifle deer season.
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From reading other forum topics, You can't make it visible. The only way to upload to internal memory is with Mapsource, Basecamp or some other tool that will communicate with the internal memory or your 60csx.
MtnShasta is correct. The 60CSX cannot read .gpx files from the memory card, only from internal memory. Use Mapsource, Basecamp or EasyGPS to transfer the files to internal memory.
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From what I've read here when a unit comes back from Garmin its never with the Sirf chip even though the one you sent had a Sirf.
I sent in my 76CSX with the SiRF chip and the (different) one that came back had the SiRF chip.
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Well, let's see...We DNFd our first LPC. After we found one, we knew what we were looking for. The same goes with pinecones and magnetic signs/numbers on electrical service boxes. Magnetic key holders on guardrails fall into this category. So, it's really not dumb or ESP, rather experience.
I had the same experience with all of those examples. Except after the first one I knew what I was looking for and chose not to look for it.
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Normally, I’d say TFTC, but right now, I just can’t do it. Maybe I’ll come back and edit my log in a few days…
The cache owner deserves your thanks, nothing in your log was his/her fault.
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Then there's bacteria and parasites (can you say hookworm?) to fret over.
You beat me to this point. Often overlooked by barefooters, but real.
He's 13 now.
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If your unit is set to look for "nearest caches" most of your downloaded caches may be out of the search radius. Try search by name and see if the all show up.