Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
Hi Arlen,as you well know you can roam wherever you like so there is no need to apologise. I was just blowing off steam as we are trying to fulfill our annual deer cull before the weather closes us down and it is very frustrating to walk,crawl,climb, over some pretty rugged ground,for several hours to get alongside the deer to find that some walker has just scared them off!What makes it worse they dont seem to be bothered that we have wasted a day.

Also we are coming up to the "lunatic"period where ill-equiped idiots go for a wee stroll in the hills and get lost.Who gets asked to turn out in the dead of night in a near white out to try and find them?Yes you have guessed it--Good old Jock and his team!Sadly those beautiful hills have killed more than a few in my lifetime.Will they ever learn?No not b----y likely! Sorry everyone,just blowing off steam.Again.
Having done a very little bit of the same activity in the Sierra Nevada, I understand.
It's SO easy to pack a little backpack with a warm polypropylene or wool layer, a waterproof layer, a wool hat, some water, and a few bits to eat. I ALWAYS take at least that whenever I head out on a hike any time but the height of summer. If it's a hike above 4,000 feet in the fall, wintr or spring, I'll add a pair of gloves and a change of socks. That weighs all of maybe eight pounds, but that eight pounds of simple kit can save your life.

Why people head out for treks in wilderness areas in shorts and a t-shirt, alone, in December, with NOTHING but what's in their pockets is beyond me.