COFA: Christian Outdoor Fellowship of America

I strongly suggest each member of the hunting party take First Aid, CPR, and Survival Training, and be able to read a topographical map and triangulate using a sighting compass. If something goes wrong you probably will have to handle it yourself, or rely on your hunting partners. High Altitude SicknessHigh Altitude Sickness (HAS) usually occurs above 8,000 feet. As you reach higher altitudes barometric pressure decreases, and the air has less oxygen. As the air becomes thinner blood becomes le...
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WHO ME? Let’s be honest—we never think it will happen to us. It’s always the other guy that the search and rescue teams head out to find. But the embarrassing fact is that those who end up lost, stranded, injured, or unable to make it back never thought it would happen to them either. Each year it’s estimated there are (ready for this?) 50,000 search and rescue missions across the United States looking for people lost or in trouble. They are most often hikers, hunters, skiers and snowmob...
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