Fox Hunt
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Section titled “Translated text”The instructor has discovered a fox’s den.
He indicates the direction or the bearing angle in which the den is located. Additionally, a distinctive landmark along that line must be provided, near which the den should be sought.
We can diversify this game in the following way: We prepare a life-sized fox, cut out of cardboard, and place it near the given point. Participants should find it and, upon finding it, “kill” it. “Shooting” conditions: distance of 25 meters, 3 throws per participant. Shooting is done with: snowballs, stones, slingshots, bows, or small-caliber firearms.
The evaluation of shooting accuracy and the time taken to discover the fox determine the victory of an individual or group.
In all direction-based terrain games, the direction can be specified in two ways: 1) using cardinal directions, 2) using a bearing angle.
The first method is used at the lower level of instruction, the second at the higher level.
Before proceeding to games that involve using a bearing angle, this skill must be practiced. This ability is essential in all more difficult situations, such as: marching through large forests, in covered and obstructed terrain, and in war in devastated areas. It is also necessary for all shortcuts that facilitate and speed up our march.
There will be three needs for determining a bearing angle: a) having a designated direction in the form of a point in the terrain, find the bearing angle for it, b) having a given bearing angle, designate the direction in the terrain to reach a certain point, c) locate a target on the map and reach it by following the found bearing angle.
A typical exercise for marching according to a bearing angle will be case c. We will use it as often as possible in the form of the games mentioned above, as well as in the military-type games presented below, in which we give specific tasks for reconnaissance patrols or military units. In principle, all directional marches should be carried out using the Bézard compass as absolutely reliable. A regular compass does not perform its task well—it discourages directional marches due to its imprecision.
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Metadata
Section titled “Metadata”- Type: game
- Traits: Not stated in the source
- Source: Jan Jasiński, Gry i ćwiczenia terenowe (Harce terenowe) (1938)
- Printed pages: 139–140
- Digital edition: Digital edition · Source record
- Open the edition at the relevant page: p. 139
- Read the source text: gct-078