survive in saskatchewan forests

Last year i got lost at emma lake saskatchewan for 4 days an was really scared.. i was wonderin if this ever happens again i would like to be prepared for this . plz share info

I know it doesn't matter to some, but how old are you and what kind of experience do you have in the wilderness?

Lost 4 days ........what did you learn......? In the 4 days, I mean....?

13 not much expirence. thats why im on this site

Can you provide some information on your 4 day experience? As Hopeak said, what did you learn in 4 days. What happened that you were lost that long?

i learnt nothing .. i went hiking lost my way and sat in one place and every once and awhile i would walk and try to find my way home. nad eventually i found a trail and followed it out to a road

They didn't have a SAR mission with you being gone that long? Folks out looking for you?

Cool - thanks. You obviously survived the four days. What went wrong that caused you to get lost? Did you start out your trip as just a walk in the woods, or something longer? Did anybody else know what your schedule was? As Hopeak said, what did you learn? In other words, what did you do during those 4 days to help you get through it?

I know these are a lot of questions, but to figure out what'll work best, let's see what went wrong and what went right.

well behind are cabin there are horse trails and me and my friend tyler would always walk behind there and chop trees down and just have some. but one day we followed an animal trail because the tracks still had water in them so it was fresh, in no time we wee off track and lost. so all we did was yell help and scream and walked and finnally after the third day we found the horse trail again. turns out we were beside a road the whole time.. we did have our cell phones and manged to get a text to our parents every hour but there was no service. every once and awhile one bar would come in. i didnt learn really everything,, but if i didnt want to survive i woudnt have walked through the swamps ans went through the thick bush. i was lucky to have an axe with me tho because we brought it in thwe day we got lost to chop tres down to build a fort. but a nights we just chopped a tree down and then huddled underneath the leaves. we would just crawl underneath the top of the tree and that was tylers idea. i wasnt very old when this happened so i didnt know any survival techniques. and no nobady asked me questions. this is actually the first time i have told someone..

Join and organization like the Boy Scouts (I don't know what is available where you live) would be my first suggestion.

Warning - what I'm about to say to you may be a bit harsh for somebody your age. If your feelings are easily hurt, don't continue reading. If you do, don't complain about it.

Based on this and other post - you have no respect for the wilderness. You go around killing gophers and chopping down trees for fun. Until you learn a respect for the wilderness (that's why I suggested Scouting) you will continue to get lost. Here's what I mean. You can die in the wilderness. You must be aware of your surroundings. When you travel out into it, make sure somebody responsible knows exactly where you plan on going and exactly when you will return. Learn and practice how to use a compass and map. Learn and practice other camping and hiking techniques. You said in one post that you didn't have time to read and learn some information. If you enjoy the wilderness, learning about it should be a fun experience and one that you will be able to look back on someday and be proud of.

first thing is we do have a gopher problem around here and the town encourages you to snare them and thats not a bad thing because all im doing is balancing there population. second reason .. we chooped donw dead rottne trees that could barley stand . i do enjoy the wilderness because i have grown up with it because of my dad and i didnt have the time that day..

Crash gave you good advice, not because of your age but in order to ask an intelligent question you need to know a little about the subject if the information is available, which it is. Use the search function and READ then ask. There is no such thing as a dumb question only a dumb answer if asked decently.

Well, it sounds to me like you learned way more than you think you learned. If there was water in the tracks you were following, there should have been water in your tracks, Next time turn around and backtrack yourself.

Ryley - I'm not aware of any municipality that allows snaring except under very controlled situations with appropriate equipment. Since you don't seem to know much about snaring (based on your questions) I can only assume that you know very little about it. I would suggest you take some time to find out the laws in your area because I would guess you are in violation of them.

As for controlling their population. No. Sorry. I don't buy that.

now im new to the forums so maybe its out of my place to say, but ryleyboy you will never get could with survival skills until you understand and respect your environment and the wildlife in it, and you have to be open to suggestions and critisism no matter how harsh it may be. because beileve it or not most people on this forum actually want to help you

Well put, cameraman

i would never suggest the scouts though i tried that for about a day some years ago it sucked. i learn alot from books. READ A BOOK don't ask questions that could be answered by a book alot faster and with alot less back talk. but remember just because you've read a book it doesn't mean you know how to do everything you read about. everythings easier read then done

respect the bush and learn from its occupants

Too bad you had a bad experience with the Scouts. I was an Explorer in high school and what a great time we had. Some of the guys did Civil Air Patrol, some did Civil Defense (one I personally did) and all of us spent tons of time outdoors. Don't knock the scouts just because you had a bad experience. Not everyone is cut from the same mold and some just don't enjoy Scouts. It may not have been a good den either. Who knows. The point is there are lots of Scouts out there that do a lot of good things and have a great time in a good way.

If you are just trying to decide whether to join scouting or not, give it a shot. If you don't like then you don't like it. But it might be something you truly enjoy and would have missed out on without at least attempting it.

i do agree some are great i joined because of being told they were good but i now much rather learning alot by books and experience.

Learning from books (or the internt) can provide you with valuable information. They can not replace practical experience IMO.