As we pursue the sport we love, we often place ourselves in hazardous situations. The Santa Cruz Fly Fishermen Board supports an informative corner to sharpen our be smart and safe behaviors.

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Survival Tips
from Outdoor Life Magazine

The following valuable survival tip was featured in a brochure that accompanied a subscription renewal form from Outdoor World Magazine. For more tips, visit www.outdoorlife.com.

Get Your Bearings
One way to determine direction without the aid of a compass is to drive a straight 3-foot long stick into the ground in a sunny location and set a stone where the tip of its shadow falls on the ground. Wait 20 minutes and then place another rock in the spot where the tip of the shadow has moved. The first marker indicates the west end of a line running between the two rocks; the second marks the east.

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