RememberSchiff 3655 Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Spokane back in the day... “The local council has secured a pair of carrier pigeons and hereafter, when troops hike into the hills, they will be required to take a pigeon with them. In case of delay or if the boys get lost, they can send a message home.” https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/nov/06/100-years-ago-in-spokane-boy-scouts-started-using-/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites
qwazse 4342 Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Not the worst strategy, as long as the boys realize they’re lost before they get hungry. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SSScout 1615 Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Pigeons.... First it was a nickle in your pocket, then a dime taped to the inside of your first aid kit ("Pay phone? What's that, dad?").... Now we don't allow schmart phones in camp so the Scout will pay attention to the Great Out Doors rather than the game du jour.... Dragging a whiffle log thru the woods to practice tracking.... Link to post Share on other sites
yknot 1338 Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Cool. My father raised homing pigeons. They were part of the Signal Corps up until WWII and even after. They were actually very effective. One, Cher Ami, was a decorated war veteran of WWI. Use of homing pigeons would have seemed as commonplace to boys as cavalry was in the beginning of the 20th century. Miniaturized drones are a modern day variation of that program. We allow cell phones but they are supposed to be used only for emergencies or program, like taking pictures of tracks. They've kind of become a version of the Swiss army knife. Link to post Share on other sites
RememberSchiff 3655 Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 Camp Tulakes Scout camp (California) had amateur radio as well pigeons to call home. What if Scout Timmy fell in a well is there no Lassie to send home for help? https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14138821/homing-pigeons-at-camp-tulakes/ Link to post Share on other sites
yknot 1338 Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 2 hours ago, RememberSchiff said: Camp Tulakes Scout camp (California) had amateur radio as well pigeons to call home. What if Scout Timmy fell in a well is there no Lassie to send home for help? https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14138821/homing-pigeons-at-camp-tulakes/ LOL. No, they used Lassie too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4Fj-mf9M-E 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RememberSchiff 3655 Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 (edited) 42 minutes ago, yknot said: LOL. No, they used Lassie too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4Fj-mf9M-E Great episode ...with a younger Eddie Haskell. Edited November 7, 2020 by RememberSchiff Link to post Share on other sites
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