To carry a gun in the field does not work. Sorry for the images and I
will drop it here.
Look at these scenarios all assumed to be on public land between
midnight and 5:00am
1. The most common. You got scared and missed a great recording
because you were pulling a gun instead of a mic.
2. You shot yourself by accident and where the hell is the car.
3. You misjudged when deadly force was needed and are now dead.
4. You went to a fireworks display with a firecracker and are now dead.
5. You judged correctly and shot someone. You still missed three and
are dead.
6. You judged correctly and shot a small pile of people. Now you are
trying to explain to a local cop why these local people are dead and
you are not local. End result is to be determined in about 3 years.
7. I had to pull a gun on the idiot and he insisted on being shot
because of it.
8. I never used it and carried around 2 extra pounds and no one would
speak to me because they saw it.
9. I have to explain for an hour instead of 5 mins to every cop that
pulls behind the car that I really only care about recording the sounds.
10. Where did I put that gun?
I still recommend, just run even though I am a great shot.
--- In "Martyn Stewart" <>
wrote:
> Jesus!!!!! Now with all my heavy equipment I have to buy a gun........
>
> Martyn
>
> Martyn Stewart
> Bird and Animal Sounds Digitally Recorded at:
> http://www.naturesound.org
>
> N47.65543 W121.98428
> Redmond. Washington. USA
> Make every Garden a wildlife Habitat!
>
> 425-898-0462
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of Rich Peet
> Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 10:01 AM
> To:
> Subject: [Nature Recordists] Re: California forest and desert locations
>
> In years past on this list I had indicated the most dangerous thing in
> the woods were naked teenagers. This was due to the equipment I had
> with me and there usual expected blood alcohol level.
>
> I regret to report that times have changed. In the midwest the
> current most dangerous thing in the woods (now seen using public
> lands) are meth labs. People, watch out for these guys and when you
> run across them my only advise is to run. If you find chemicals and
> solvents where they had been working promptly report it to authorities
> and don't clean up the toxic stuff on your own.
>
> Rich
>
> --- In "Martyn Stewart" <>
> wrote:
> > <<Recordists and folks w/ lots of "funny" equipment are occasionally
> subject
> > to suspicion and a certain expression of fear - especially by some
> locals -
> > given the Partiot Act and climate outside of the general weather.
> Stay alert
> > 'cause it ain't the western diamondback rattlers you need to be aware
> > of.>>>>
> >
> > Good grief Bernie, are them there hics out there too? Ah spit!!
> >
> > Martyn
> >
> > Martyn Stewart
> > Bird and Animal Sounds Digitally Recorded at:
> > http://www.naturesound.org
> >
> > N47.65543 W121.98428
> > Redmond. Washington. USA
> > Make every Garden a wildlife Habitat!
> >
> > 425-898-0462
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
> > On Behalf Of Wild Sanctuary
> > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 6:57 AM
> > To:
> > Subject: [Nature Recordists] Re: California forest and desert
locations
> >
> > Depending on what you want to get in the desert, the best California
> > location I've found is in and around the Granite Mtns abt 70 miles
> > west of Needles on Hwy 40. Take the Kelbaker Rd. north about 8 miles
> > to the top of Granite Pass. At the top you'll see a
> > telecommunications relay tower on your right (to the east of the
> > road). Just across is an unmaintained dirt road (4WD that doesn't
> > high-center is recommended). There are many campsights off to the
> > south of the road against the Granites (if you want a fire, bring
> > your own wood supply). All maintained as part of the new Kelso
> > national park system, the campsights are unregulated but accessible
> > within easy walking distance of either mountain desert habitats with
> > lots of critter life, or the desert, itself (part of the Mojave
> > ecosystem) within hiking distance of the campsights off to the north
> > and west. To the north about 10 miles are the Kelso Dunes, one of the
> > sites in the desert SW where you can record the dunes singing
> > assuming conditions are right and you have the right transducers (a
> > pair of good PZM mics or hydrophones in ziploc bags of water buried
> > in the sand in order to get the infrasound component at around 10Hz).
> > Best window to record is between late March and May. There's also a
> > National Park Service visitor center north of the dunes on the
> > Kelbaker Rd at Kelso where we've just installed a couple of
> > soundscapes representing the desert in that area. It is scheduled to
> > be open sometime in August of this year.
> >
> > As for forest: that depends on what type. The coastal range of the
> > Los Padres between Big Sur and Cambria can be lovely - especially the
> > Ventana Wilderness area. Inland from San Luis Obispo and NE of Santa
> > Maria on the eastern side of the Los Padres Nat. Forest are a couple
> > of wilderness areas that can be pretty great depending on season and
> > weather. One is the La Panza Range within which is the Machesna Mtn
> > Wilderness area and consists of mixed coniferous, oak and scrub oak
> > forest. Take food and prepare to camp. The roads are sometimes iffy.
> > 4WD for any off-road recommended and watch for private property
> > signs. Recordists and folks w/ lots of "funny" equipment are
> > occasionally subject to suspicion and a certain expression of fear -
> > especially by some locals - given the Partiot Act and climate outside
> > of the general weather. Stay alert 'cause it ain't the western
> > diamondback rattlers you need to be aware of.
> >
> > Bernie
> >
> >
> >
> > >Desert and Forest.
> > >
> > >>In what type of biome do you want to record, Michael? Desert,
> > >>riparian, coastal, scrub, forest, etc.?
> > >>
> > >>Bernie Krause
> > >>
> > >>>I was wondering if anyone could recommend some good recording
locales
> > >>>in southern california.
> > >>>
> > >>>Thanks
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>"Microphones are not ears,
> > >>>Loudspeakers are not birds,
> > >>>A listening room is not nature."
> > >>>Klas Strandberg
> > >>>Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>--
> > >>Wild Sanctuary
> > >>P. O. Box 536
> > >>Glen Ellen, CA 95442
> > >>t. 707-996-6677
> > >>f. 707-996-0280
> > >>http://www.wildsanctuary.com
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>"Microphones are not ears,
> > >>Loudspeakers are not birds,
> > >>A listening room is not nature."
> > >>Klas Strandberg
> > >>Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >"Microphones are not ears,
> > >Loudspeakers are not birds,
> > >A listening room is not nature."
> > >Klas Strandberg
> > >Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Wild Sanctuary
> > P. O. Box 536
> > Glen Ellen, CA 95442
> > t. 707-996-6677
> > f. 707-996-0280
> > http://www.wildsanctuary.com
> >
> >
> > "Microphones are not ears,
> > Loudspeakers are not birds,
> > A listening room is not nature."
> > Klas Strandberg
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
> "Microphones are not ears,
> Loudspeakers are not birds,
> A listening room is not nature."
> Klas Strandberg
> Yahoo! Groups Links
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