BEING SNEAKY TIPS

TODAY WERE GOING TO TALK ON VISUAL TRICKS AND QUES . ALSO WE WILL TALK ON HOW YOUR MOVEMENT WILL GIVE YOU AWAY WHEN YOUR DOING STEALTH. WE WILL TALK ON CONSTRUCTION OF A NATURAL DEBRIS SHELTER TO SERVE AS A BLIND .ALSO WE WILL SHOW HOW TO WALK INTO THE WOODS TO AVOID LEAVING A TRAIL.
#bushcraft ,#camping , #woods , #woodsmen ,#bushcraftkit , #secrets , #solo , #campfire , #survival , #stealth #staydirty ,#stealthevehicle , #STEALTHCAMPING, # STEALTHCAMPINGALLIANCE

[@blackoracle69]

hope you enjoy the video please leave your comments below safe journeys to you

[@thankmelater1254]

You're the best.

[@faggiznothaytspeech4662]

This man is a _Great_ instructor. 1. Tell them what you're about to teach. 2. Teach. 3. Tell them what you just taught.

[@baronedipiemonte3990]

He most definitely could have taught field expedient techniques such as this in/for any of the branches of the US Armed Forces. All of which, even the CG & Navy, have special teams/units that do this sort of thing on land

[@blackoracle69]

thank you

[@wmluna381]

That whole anatomy of good instruction or magic learning formula thing. Tried to introduce this at my job, but the boss people are not interested / know better. Big part of turnover IMO, but what the hell do I know? 🤷😂

[@greenmansurvival4832]

Just found your channel recently, absolute gold dust. I own a survival training company in the UK and to be honest I can spot the fakers pretty fast, you are the real deal. Working my way through your extensive teachings and learning loads, which is why I love this subject, we can always learn more!! Thanks for passing on so much to us.

[@blackoracle69]

welcome to the channel

[@57WillysCJ]

Funny your talking about someone trying to find your honey hole for game. Back in the mid 70s I tried to follow my great uncle who was born in 1900. He had taught me how to hunt ginseng. I was going to where he picked up so much. I was fair at keeping an eye on someone but he would loose you in under 10 minutes. He told no one where his harvest spots were. Never. I wasn't going to hunt his spots but he was up there in age. Ornery old cuss out lived two different doctors that told everyone he was not long for this world. If I remember right he lived on to 94.

[@waynehendrix4806]

I had a grandmother who was born in 1900. She outlived a few doctors, and left us within a year or two of you great uncle. All that , and 7 children along the way.

[@blackoracle69]

old sneaky dudes can be very quiet

[@baronedipiemonte3990]

Your techniques are precisely what we were taught in the military. Move slowly a few paces, look where you want to go, and move slowly & deliberately towards that spot, pausing to look and listen 360°. Properly known as the "leapfrog" or "overwatch" depending on the size of your party. We were also taught that when "looking", to avoid turning your head, but move your Eyes - in a vertical zip zag pattern "W" or like the infinity ♾️ sign. Turn at the waist to expand field of vision, and scan with the eyes. Something with the cones and retina make it easier to detect movement scanning in one of those patterns. I saw you flush something, and based on the height. I guessed a deer... GREAT VIDEO ! You'd have made one hellova military instructor ! PS thanks for putting up with the heat & humidity for us !

[@blackoracle69]

EXACTLY the sides of the eyes will spot the movement better than the full eyes

[@muskietime]

The flush occurred at the 2:30 mark and was just over his left shoulder. He said it was a young doe.

[@choirboyzcutleryoutdoors]

I've said it before and I'll say it till I'm gone! Nobody does it better than This Man right here

[@joemorganeatmyshortschannel]

I'd imagine alot of these principles apply to the urban environment as well

[@blackoracle69]

yes they do

[@notflanders4967]

much more 'predators' in the urban environment. I walk to a liquor store in a sketchy area at night and it's always an adventure. Being aware is most important. "awareness buys you time, time buys you options." -ASP (Active Self Protection) a great channel based on the self-defense of everyday gun violence.

[@angrybuck1]

awesome

[@blackoracle69]

thanks

[@garygjfford8572]

You did it again Blackie you knocked it out of the park your videos are very informative and you do a great job breaking it down for everyone love this kind of content keep up the hard work look forward to seeing the next video

[@jackymitchell716]

Really great information for the times we live in. This series has been very interesting so far with small details that a person without tracking skills would never think about. Your channel should grow tremendously with this kind of content!!!

[@blackoracle69]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@eanibarra8019]

These videos are very helpful. Been using these tips these past few weeks while deer hunting. Stalks have been much more successful, even got 30 yards to a legal buck. Thank you for these valuable tips.

[@blackoracle69]

glad to help

[@tfisher808]

That zig-zag entry at the beginning of the video slows trackers down by not leaving (shine) and not leaving an obvious direction of travel. Adding side-stepping to that can really confuse some trackers. A good place to drop a little cayenne pepper to throw off K9's as well. Great video thanks.

[@blackoracle69]

often i will walk backwards in or do a zig zag at the entry to misdirect if a trail is close i will walk toward the side step to let them think i went on the trail

[@tfisher808]

@@blackoracle69 That would be a great tactic....thanks

[@Wojtek7060]

Southern Comfort vibe is strong for this series. Cajun music should be a soundtrack

[@blackoracle69]

lol i get that movie

[@sharibliss7680]

That was so kool!! I can't believe u came up on that deer like that!!! 🦌

[@blackoracle69]

sheer luck lol

[@jessetembo1979]

Been subscribed to this channel for a while now but just now doing deep dives on content. This "being sneaky" series reminds me a lot of how my grandpa and my dad moved about when hunting. Being a boy and being impatient, I didn't understand why they moved like this, but as you get older it comes to you. What an amazing channel, learning a lot and being reminded of things my grandpa and dad taught me growing up.

[@SushiArmageddon]

More of a fisherman than a hunter myself, but have begun to dabble. Went on a bunny hunt with my .22 last year. I noticed that when I flipped the switch in my mind to looking for something that doesnt want me to see it, I started moving much slower. Taking few steps and many pauses to look around. I saw more rabbits that day than I have across many other non-hunting excursions combined. Definitely have work to do, but glad that my instinct seems to align with technique. This probably varies from person to person. I wonder how many people no longer have any connection to the skills that have allowed us make it this far.

[@blackoracle69]

the skills are being lost ..only when you go out and do them do they grow and you learn to pass them on

[@SushiArmageddon]

@@blackoracle69 do you have any recommendations on training? I've been thinking about hiring a guide to teach me about local plants and how to find water.

[@SushiArmageddon]

Should clarify I live in the desert.

[@williamburdon6993]

We played hide and seek all the time in my neighborhood, I played with kids who were all at least 2 years and some were 4 years older than me, so I got caught first every time until I figured out some of the things you do. Once when I was about 9 {1958} I believe it probably saved me from a predator. I was playing in an open area next to a railroad track and it was a few hundred yards through a wooded area to the houses. I saw a man walking down the tracks but that was not unusual , but I sneakily watched him with my head down as he went by and I could see he was paying attention to me more than normal. He went past and I forgot about him for a minute or two and then I looked up and he was no longer on the tracks. I could run pretty fast , but I knew if hge was after me ,he would catch me before I got thru the woods if I ran , so I angled off to one of my hiding spots in the brush, It was a bunch of briers and thorns that rabbits had been hiding in for years. I was a small kid and I had shimmied in and out of there enough , I could get in and get about half way 20 feet or so, and you could not see me . I had learned the trick I am going to share by playing that hide and seek game , and someone found me in a similar spot , because they could see the whites of my eyes way back in there. So I lay there and controlled my breathing, and figured if he was after me ,he would just walk past, but he didn't , I was squnting my eyes so I could just see out and I could see his head at the entrance to this tiny rabbit hole opening . He was hunting me! He must have been so close , he saw me go in , but he couldn't hear me or see me and he couldn't get in there without getting all torn up and snagged and he must have figured I had crawled out the other side and was gone. He stayed there for what seemed like forever , waiting to see or hear something, then he finally left. I waited the rest of the day in the spot , thinking he was probably only 20 feet away , waiting for me to come out. Finally my mom and a couple of my friends came looking for me , and when they got close I came out . The woods can be terrifying to some people , but they were always my friend. I learned how to be almost as stealthy as a deer or rabbit in them. You said it yourself, you picked that yearling out of great camoflage because you saw it's eye! Squint like Clint , when you want to hide!

[@lalli8152]

Damn that would have been just so terrifying as young kid. I am glad you were smart kid, and made it out okay

[@paulyoung4814]

Enjoyed

[@blackoracle69]

thanks for watching

[@brianloeppky2953]

Thanks from Winnipeg Manitoba Canada us old guys rule enjoying your stealth series as well as your other videos. God bless

[@blackoracle69]

Glad you like them!

[@greywuuf]

Your vertical layers remind me of a snow camo lesson. US army used to use "over whites" for winter ops .....white pants ...white parka. From a lower perspective and against a wooded back drop that stands out HUGE. Always go with a broken pattern top ....with dark shadow of tree patches ..... because you have to consider what you will be viewed against.

[@cap3678]

Thanks for the advice. Im sitting here thinking why did i never think of that. Im glad i found your channel

[@blackoracle69]

Welcome!

[@warlord2pfa]

Great series Mr. Thomas. You are an American treasure.

[@blackoracle69]

thank you

[@argonaught5666]

What most people will never understand is that quite takes great patience.

[@scottangel6462]

This series is absolutely awesome!!! I am loving it!! Great video Blackie!!

[@blackoracle69]

Glad to hear it!

[@sagewilson1056]

Love this. Reminds me of being in the Barton Creek greenbelt as a kid with my dad. He was big on stealth and leave no trace before it was cool. Thanks Blackie

[@blackoracle69]

i understand many who taught me were in hard times and the skills made a big difference on putting food on the table

[@sagewilson1056]

@@blackoracle69 for sure. Hunger is a powerful motivator.

[@mrkultra1655]

Thanks Blackie

[@davidcloyd1296]

Pretty cool, you got some knowledge and thoughtfulness about nature.

[@LikeSomeDude]

Blackie is a LEGEND! I LOVE watching these vids. Besides learning I also find his voice relaxing. Maybe cuz I’m from the south and love nature but these videos soothe me

[@blackoracle69]

I appreciate that!

[@LikeSomeDude]

@@blackoracle69 Dang! From the man himself! Alright! Blackie, I’m a huge fan and I’ve shown your videos to my family and they love em too! After the video before this one, my mama said “I wish I could see Blackie walking around so we’d know how to sneak properly” and sure enough if your next video didn’t have you sneakin in the first two minutes LOL! My mom and sisters aren’t as interested in stealth and the tactical info you teach as I am but they love the videos too and find them soothing like I do. They know you’re good people! I find your videos totally fascinating and informative and look forward to each new one. I’m often surprised how much I learn too about things I didn’t think there’d be much to learn about! It’s always an adventure! Thank you for taking the time to make such fun interesting content. I hope the Lord is keeping you and your loved ones safe and happy, have a great day!

[@timlacy2284]

Blackie, Great Video and Outstanding Information Thanks For Sharing Your Knowledge and Wisdom and Passing On The Craft. Yes You Are The Master Woodsman and Buschcrafter. Tim L.

[@blackoracle69]

Much appreciated

[@smoothvern165]

Great series! Those little branches, added to cover that’s already there, make a great hunting blind.

[@blackoracle69]

yep they break you up and blend right in

[@janetburrows137]

Your petty sneaky too me Blackie 😂😂😂❤❤❤🇬🇧🙏

[@willcravens2893]

I really enjoyed your video, thank you for sharing

[@williamreeder3660]

Thank you for a great video.

[@SonofChurchill]

Been following the Stealth tips, been great. Thanks

[@packrat2569]

Masterclass stuff Blackie, thanks a lot.

[@sharibliss7680]

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR SKILLS WITH US!!! I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT!

[@blackoracle69]

My pleasure!

[@williamburdon6993]

great info, thanks, I am pretty good at hiding outside , do you have any ideas for hiding in the house , like on a saturday afternoon when you know who, wants the dishwasher fixed, and you want a nap?

[@hiramhaji7813]

Great video

[@blackoracle69]

thanks for watching

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

Great info like always blackie

[@blackoracle69]

Much appreciated

[@blueridgebushcraft8294]

Ninja. Keep up the good work brother.

[@blackoracle69]

Appreciate it

[@daves112506]

I just started watching this guy and love it. I was a boy scout and a lot of this I have lost in my memory but they are coming back.You are bringing back my scouting days.

[@killroy7114]

Nice! Very impressive. Thanks, Blackie.

[@blackoracle69]

Many thanks!

[@1ambulator]

Fantastic. Great info, made me think of hiding she l was a kid. Considering the times this may put meat on the table more often. Thank you.

[@Tyr-not-mars]

Subscribed ..thanks for your channel sir.

[@angrybuck1]

thank you

[@blackoracle69]

You're welcome

[@MichaelR58]

Good video Blackie , thanks for sharing , God bless !

[@blackoracle69]

Thanks, you too!

[@nck4888]

Lol my brother needs to watch your video, he sucks at hunting cause he's too loud and fast when he gets into the woods.

[@tbmpetsolutions]

Gr8 series thanks

[@blackoracle69]

My pleasure!

[@jasondavis741]

Great stuff Blackie! Took me back to my childhood playing j.i.joe with the neighbors. We used to spend all day making hides. We'd also construct obstacles with dead fall and thorns to either funnel twords or away from the hides. Keep em coming!

[@benmiller5303]

Glad I found this channel. Very much appreciate learning useful stuff, and revisiting old skills.

[@blackoracle69]

Welcome aboard!

[@michaelmes1182]

Interesting topic, thanks Blackie 👍

[@blackoracle69]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@danbradley4838]

Sorry...I watched it twice agaan--and I saw the doe!! Good job!

[@bradh6185]

I found this channel while looking up cap and ball and found so much more useful stuff. I'm going to use the stuff in this video for squatching. Great channel!

[@blackoracle69]

Welcome aboard!

[@johnmccarty8941]

Thanks man.

[@PharsaNets]

Good on you, mister Thomas. You've got a lot to teach, and I look forward to learning some.

[@blackoracle69]

More to come!

[@christinyou2014]

I just found your channel and watched a couple videos. I appreciate your tips and advice. Very good info!

[@blackoracle69]

Welcome!

[@davegoodridge8352]

Wow, you could get a job as a Revenuer; Or a Moonshiner.

[@blackoracle69]

if times get hard.. my grandaddy raised 8 kids during the great depression and he made fine corn liquor

[@stegmonjurvinweirdt1834]

Hello, I just wanted to say thank you. I often practice stealth in the woods. So much of these techniques I have never thought about.

[@blackoracle69]

Great to hear!

[@bitcoinbeacon77]

Thanks bud

[@tag1462]

Well. a great vid! Not quite what I expected, but totally useful. So now my deer story. I unexpectedly found myself in a small in a small herd of deer. I wasn't hunting, just out foraging and scouting. Next thing I know, I'm right smack in the middle of a small deer herd. I could actually reach out and touch one. About then, the herd realized I wasn't a deer and bolted. How did I pull this off? Not that it was my intention, but a few tips: First, is to make a little sound as possible. Second is observe where your next step is. Easy in the day harder in the dark. But where you put each step makes a difference. Foot ware... Shoes. What are you wearing? Or in my case not wearing? The natural human pace is toes first heels last. So pay attention to where you put your toes. That means looking at where you are knowing exactly where each foot is going.

[@coyotemick7016]

Thank you sir on another awesome video..!

[@blackoracle69]

glad to do it

[@timothyfirth4809]

As boys we would see who could get the closest to deer we would get to touch them on occasion

[@runvs7470]

Good stuff man! Keep it up

[@blackoracle69]

Appreciate it!

[@gfunkehauser502]

i love this guy. such great content and so knowledgable. thanks Blackie

[@fokkerd3red618]

I was out mushroom hunting back in the mid 80s and on wooded hillside carefully observing the ground below me, as I looked up there was a deer maybe 2 feet from me, she didn't hear me or see me until we were almost facing each other. We startled each other to say the least.

[@fishing748]

Thanks for vid dawg poor bambe thought it was as good as dead.

[@jasonludwig215]

How many humans have you hunted BLACKIE? 😂😂 I'm just messing with ya love the channel now back to your video 😊

[@SushiArmageddon]

Getting some Dr. Moreau vibes.

[@jasonludwig215]

@@SushiArmageddon 😂😂😂👏👏👏

[@blackoracle69]

lol depends on if you count poachers on my land

[@jasonludwig215]

@@blackoracle69 👏🤣 BLACKIE brother you're awesome 😁

[@topshelfscrublords8595]

I just found your videos I really appreciate the info but it’s a trip down memory lane as a young lad with my dad and grand pa with the way you talk. Georgia native maybe? If that’s a known fact or not my bad just found you last night.

[@blackoracle69]

i am from L.A,. (lower alabama ) lol

[@topshelfscrublords8595]

@@blackoracle69 we’re close then we come from Bowden Georgia just a stones throw

[@samuelmorrlson9005]

Eagle eye.

[@blackoracle69]

thanks for watching

[@donjohnson4285]

Blackie teach us how to use brush and shadows to move through the woods

[@criscross6591]

One time I brought a bag of cornnuts with me for lunch 😂, that was a mistake. While I was crunching on the cornnuts a heard of elk came right up to my location from behind and I never heard them because of what I was eating! Last time I took that for lunch 😂

[@blackoracle69]

very true that will block your hearing with the loud crunch

[@jwgbmp40]

Hey Mister, how often generally, does one encounter snakes down south? Im from Michigan, its a non issue, but my grandsons are growin up in Va and soon moving to Ky. They are 5 and 6. I will be visiting more and doing more with them outdoors. Whats most important regarding snakes in the hotter thicker environment?

[@i_am_a_freespirit]

I would have had a kanibchen fit with the spider web 😂😭😂

[@blackoracle69]

i understand

[@greywuuf]

Wouldn't you ideally avoid collecting materials in an area you are expecting to be approached from ?

[@johnfortwengler4496]

Another thing to know yeah

[@blackoracle69]

thanks for watching

[@kevchard5214]

Blackie I hunted both cotton tail and swamp bunnies all my youth and never ran across a bunny that big. I think I I would have run across one that big I would have run faster that the bunny but in the opposite direction. LOL

[@phillipdavis4507]

Also if you look, plants are in layers, you have a low layer, a medium low layer, a medium, a medium high, and a high. Need to build your blind in layers

[@donscottvansandt4139]

I've been chasing white tail for some years now and it..didn't have the usual "bound" of a white tail.. looked more like a coyote moves to me ..

[@tomahawkmissile241]

I feel like I am going to walk outside and see someone in a hat doing a dipsy-doodle in my yard and have to say hey there neighbor did you need help finding your way home.

[@tomahawkmissile241]

Than just see them running home with a string and cans running through my black berries.

[@williamlaumius1669]

Was definitely a youngen bigfoot..lol

[@greywuuf]

Moose caribou elk and standing bears 6-10 feet. ;)

[@blackoracle69]

yep

[@swizale]

mushroom hunting.always be very stealthy. I dont want others knowing my spots.

[@cluek9780]

Enjoy listening to a planned hunter, for four footers or two.

[@Kyle-ev4fk]

She was not under the pine, you can see her running through the brush on your right side.

[@SIXPACFISH]

If it had been a cryptid, it would have launched at your neck. But seriously, that deer had legs far too long to be a rabbit and was too quiet to be a dog.

[@blackoracle69]

and no tail

[@tenminutetokyo2643]

DOOD!

[@blackoracle69]

DUDE!!

[@tinamathews3379]

It looked more like a doe, or a large dog, to me.

[@blackoracle69]

i saw no tail but the size was right for that

[@tinamathews3379]

@@blackoracle69 , I suspect that it was a doe.

[@allmyhobbiesareexpensive2676]

I have a solution for your beard being mistaken for a rabbit, dye it neon 😂😂😂 I'll see myself out before you start chunking things at me.

[@blackoracle69]

lol

[@tag1462]

Ditch the footware and go barefoot.

[@robynmarx7000]

Something tells me this guy would be talking all the time, in the woods.... I didn't say that.

[@jimbefit3073]

I'm not so sure, and I disagree. As a "hunter," it is inarguably 1000x easier to spot something moving horizontally across your line of sight. You open lanes of light where there was none, AND you make "dark" (ie: block) lines of sight that were bright. And by raising your waving your white flag (hand) in the air??? I spot movement long before I know what it is. That was a semi tame city deer. I've snuck up to within 20 feet of a Wild deer I had NO IDEA was there! Could have gotten closer if I knew it was there.

[@danbradley4838]

Why didn't you show the doe getting up on video? woulda been better credibility

[@luigigalleani2290]

lol foh

[@roscoep.coltraine6344]

I'm got some coveralls made up that match the waines coating and pale blue paint above it from a picture of the wall that the vault door of the tiny 2 person bank that is located in a small corner of our local grocery store digitally printed on the entire front of coveralls and on front of ski mask and back of pair of gloves opposite sides are printed to match inside of vault from a picture of what it looks like from Mana,gers desk when you look that direction from that exact spot any typical work day. We also had cardboard cut outs made in 3 different positions of the detail gang at work and have been setting them in various places and poses every day rite b4 lunch break and just stay at the bar for rest of the day and couple times went fishin! Been working since we first got em,week after memorial day weekend! I want to punch my self rite in the mouth for not thinking of this earlier. Also,probly gonna try and get on with a couple other job sites for different contractors soon too! 🏗👷‍♂️wrap it up boys! 🍻 🐒💥💩⁉️

[@sharibliss7680]

That was so kool!! I can't believe u came up on that deer like that!!! 🦌