A cache has been muggled

[Cinder2007]

I have gone 4 times looking for this cache. The last 3 times i got hints. I looked on the exact spot they said but i couldnt find it. I even got my brother to help and we searched the bushes at least 10 times. What do i do?

[+simpjkee]

I would log a DNF, then email the owner saying that you think it may have been muggled. Or just move on to a different cache and see if anyone else finds it in the meantime. If someone does, then you know its there.

[+StarBrand]

Log a DNF - because you didn't find it. Note that you believe it MAY be missing. You just can't know for sure because you have never found it before.

 

Sounds like that one isn't fun anymore - time to find a new one. Thats what I do when I cache becomes not fun.

[+Bad_CRC]

that's a DNF.

 

just because you can't find it doesn't mean it's not there. This is pretty common. at least for me.

[+The Cachster]

what do you write on a signature item

[+angevine]

There are a lot of reasons why you can't find a cache, and assuming that it's missing should be the *last* alternative you consider.

 

In the order of probability, the reasons are:

 

1) You may have missed it (some hides are quite ingenious)

2) You may have entered incorrect coordinates

3) The cacher's coordinates may have been slightly off (happens, too, though no one wants to admit it)

4) The cache may be missing

 

When you cannot find a cache, let's face it, it's probably your fault. So make sure that you check and re-check both the coordinates you entered (it's *really* easy to make a mistake here) and then look at the area with fresh eyes.

 

Once you've done that, *then* log a DNF and if you'd like to pursue it, contact the cache owner directly.

 

-- Jeannette (who has overlooked more than her share of caches in her time)

[+angevine]

There are a lot of reasons why you can't find a cache, and assuming that it's missing should be the *last* alternative you consider.

 

In the order of probability, the reasons are:

 

1) You may have missed it (some hides are quite ingenious)

2) You may have entered incorrect coordinates

3) The cacher's coordinates may have been slightly off (happens, too, though no one wants to admit it)

4) The cache may be missing

 

When you cannot find a cache, let's face it, it's probably your fault. So make sure that you check and re-check both the coordinates you entered (it's *really* easy to make a mistake here) and then look at the area with fresh eyes.

 

Once you've done that, *then* log a DNF and if you'd like to pursue it, contact the cache owner directly.

 

-- Jeannette (who has overlooked more than her share of caches in her time)

[+angevine]

There are a lot of reasons why you can't find a cache, and assuming that it's missing should be the *last* alternative you consider.

 

In the order of probability, the reasons are:

 

1) You may have missed it (some hides are quite ingenious)

2) You may have entered incorrect coordinates

3) The cacher's coordinates may have been slightly off (happens, too, though no one wants to admit it)

4) The cache may be missing

 

When you cannot find a cache, let's face it, it's probably your fault. So make sure that you check and re-check both the coordinates you entered (it's *really* easy to make a mistake here) and then look at the area with fresh eyes.

 

Once you've done that, *then* log a DNF and if you'd like to pursue it, contact the cache owner directly.

 

-- Jeannette (who has overlooked more than her share of caches in her time)

[+KG1960]

What I would do is log a DNF and briefly describe what you did in your attempt to find it. Then wait and see if anyone else eventually finds it. There is a tendency to think (I know this from experience) that the cache is missing when one can't find it, when it was there all the time.

 

Don't lose sleep over not finding one every so often - there's plenty more to find!

[+Frogmen83]

Sometimes it takes several attempts to locate the cache. You could explain to the owner what you saw and checked and ask for a hint?

[l3wis83]

use a torch dont look in the dark