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Backlashes and
Blown Patterns
BY BRUCE SUBLETT AND
KARL WOLFSHOHL
Traipsing through the East Texas woods after
squirrels two weekends ago it occurred to Back
lashes & Blown Patterns that we could be— er,
a h misplaced a little bit. You know, kinda turned
in the wrong direction.
He wanted to go one way and I wanted to
try the opposite direction and we were both con
vinced that the other guy had been out hunting
squirrels too long. Well, to make a short story
even shorter, we compromised on another path
entirely, went that way, found the boat, got home
fast and spent the night in soft beds instead of
in a tree munching acorns for supper with the
other furry critters.
Now this wasn’t a new experience to us and
you have probably gotten lost yourself if you’ve
messed around much out- in the wilds. If some
one hasn’t already filled you in on how to find
your way in the wilderness, here are just a few
of the more basic things to remember.
The best way to find yourself in the wilderness
is to be out there with somebody who knows the
area. For three Christmases we had hunted deer
in a 14,000 acre brush pasture near Hebbronville
in South Texas. The rancher we hunted with
chased cows through that same pasture twice a
month on horseback and knew every dried-up
creek bed and mesquite tree on the place.
But send two inexperienced young trailblazers
out to a part of the area they’ve never been, take
away their guide and add a cold hazy drizzle that
obscures the sun and makes the whole world look
the same. Lost again, and this time bad. Case
in point: Take along the man who knows the land.
But if you’re hunting territory that’s new to
you and don’t have a guide, your two best friends
are the sun and wind.
Let’s begin with the sun. It’s your most de
pendable road sign. Most legal deer hunting is
done in the evenings or early in the mornings and
during these times of day the sun is low in the sky.
When you strike out into your happy hunting
grounds make a note of which direction you are
headed in relation to the sun. If it’s directly over
your left shoulder as you start out—and if you re
walking a generally direct path—make sure it s
over your right shoulder as you hike back to
ward the starting point.
Know in which direction you plan to go and
if you change paths make a note of where you
did it and look for a landmark to shoot for on the
way home. Readjust to the sun’s angle and strike
out. But be careful! If you like to wander around
in circles looking for game, at least take along a
flare so the rescue team can find your body later.
Really, though, the sun will not lie to you.
Keep your path generally picked out and dont
stray around aimlessly if you don t know the
area. On a clear day the sun will keep you going
until you reach home or until it gets dark.
But what happens when there is no sun or
when it’s straight up in the sky ? Use the wind
jk as a substitute. Again, as you begin your trek
make a note of where the wind is hitting your
body. This in itself will keep you on a reason
ably direct path that can be followed home later.
Watch for shifts in direction of the breeze and
make note of them. But don’t fool yourself. It
the weatherman said this morning that the wina
will blow from the north all day, then don t turn
around in circles and convince yourself that it s
shifting when it’s not. Experience pays off here,
too.
Royal prepares Horns
THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1974
Page 9
Texas-Arkansas tilt to be
«
battle for survival in SWC
— A University of Texas
football player went, to sleep
recently during a team meeting.
“I told him that if we had been
talking about buying him a new
car, he’d have had no trouble
staying awake,” said Texas Coach
Darrell Royal. “It depends on
how much it means to you.”
The Longhorns have an atten
tion-getter this week—the Arkan
sas Razorbacks.
Arkansas is 1-1 in Southwest
Conference play and Texas is 0-
1. No team has ever won the
SWC title with two losses and
never have both teams lost a
conference game prior to their
annual showdowns.
“Whoever loses this week is
pretty much assured of being
out of the race,” Royal said.
“Whoever loses has a problem
for the rest of the season. Two
times up and three times down;
everybody knows that’s the way
you drown. We’ve both already
used two times up.”
Royal said Texas gave an all-
out effort in a 16-13 loss to Okla
homa last week.
“I thought we had to play
turnover-free football and get a
super effort to win,” Royal said.
“We accomplished one, but we
failed miserably on the other.”
The Longhorns lost four fum
bles against the Sooners.
Royal was asked if a team can
be “up” two weeks in a row.
“I don’t think that’s impos
sible,” he said. “It just depends
on how much it means to you. It’s
possible to get up 10 weeks in a
row if it means enough to you.
“Emotions are very much a
part of football. Probably, unless
you’re directly involved with it,
it’s hard to fully appreciate the
role emotions play in football.
It doesn’t play that much in golf
and some other sports. There’s
no choice when you crawl into a
right one on one to fight.
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