Moss and Lost Men (Finding Direction Useing Moss)
I don't often get lost in the bush. My spatial reasoning IQ was measured above 160. I use land marks and have a general idea of direction in my head. But while hunting, and at the same time starving or otherwise not in full form, you can't pay attention to the landmarks, which also look different at different shades of the sun and the angle at which you passed them initially.
Cloud cover further obscures your perception of the sun's location.
One way to tell direction is with moss. In the northern hemisphere, moss will grow primarily on the north side of trees, particularly poplar; it does this to avoid the sun, which travels east to west. Follow the moss, and you'll have an idea of the direction you need to go.
If not moss, look for a pattern of dry bark of some sort.
Among spruce stands, you may be able to notice piles of wintergreen, or other common ground foliage, on the north side of the trunk base.
I use the moss and the sun, which at this point in my bush experience can tell me the time of day (during any month) and exact direction.
One time, it was so dark out, in used the feel of the moss to get me out.
In my common operating province of Alberta, with cut blocks running usually north to south and east to west and the above suggested tip, just try and get lost. I just wander and worry about getting out when the time requires it.
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