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Take a real Forest Rangers Test
« on: March 15, 2005, 07:03:44 pm »
How would you do, do you think?

For the Younger fellas, the 1925 test.

For Guys like Noble and Tom and Staples we have the 1908 test ;D


THe attached page's are transcriptions of the original documents; the layout reflects the general style and organization of the original where possible.

Enjoy!
 
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Re: Take a real Forest Rangers Test
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2005, 07:15:54 pm »
Huh?  I stopped at "A horse of this kind should carry a 160-pound man with 50 pounds of equipment an average of _____ miles per day for 20 days each month. "  What if the poor horse has to carry a 170-pound woman??? :-\
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Re: Take a real Forest Rangers Test
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2005, 07:27:44 pm »


  A bigger horse?   ???
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Re: Take a real Forest Rangers Test
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2005, 07:29:24 pm »
Chet obviously played hooky when they were offering the "man school" that my husband attended...

Man school = "Man, I shouldn'ta said that..."
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Re: Take a real Forest Rangers Test
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2005, 07:31:00 pm »
Ada, you woudn't believe the photos I came across last week. Remember the retirement?  :D  They still all exist.  :)
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Re: Take a real Forest Rangers Test
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2005, 07:33:45 pm »
Ada,
I used to like dat man show on TV.   :)  Only da wife wouldn't let me watch it.   :'(
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Re: Take a real Forest Rangers Test
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2005, 07:35:13 pm »
Jeff... YIKES!

Chet... Ziggy Zaagy Ziggy Zaagy oi oi oi...
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Re: Take a real Forest Rangers Test
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2005, 07:36:39 pm »
 

   :D  :D  :D  :D  :D
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Re: Take a real Forest Rangers Test
« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2005, 10:20:39 pm »
Elementary, my dear Watson. smiley_mickey
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Re: Take a real Forest Rangers Test
« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2005, 10:32:22 pm »
How'd ya do there Tex? :)
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Re: Take a real Forest Rangers Test
« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2005, 10:58:48 pm »
Looks like I'd make a better Forest Ranger than a typist. I was able to a least get a couple questions right on this test. Even though I was quessin'  :D
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Re: Take a real Forest Rangers Test
« Reply #11 on: March 16, 2005, 07:02:13 am »
"A seasoned man on moderately rough trails can carry about _____ pounds on his back on a five-days' walking trip. "

Um...

I just want to know what a "Seasoned man" is...

Are we supposed to be seasoning them?

Anyone got any preferred recipes? 

Or should I be throwing peppercorns and a bay leaf in with his bath water and hoping???

asy :D :D :D

PS: I didn't even understand half the questions, much less get any right!

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Re: Take a real Forest Rangers Test
« Reply #12 on: March 16, 2005, 07:07:12 am »
wheres the answers?
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Re: Take a real Forest Rangers Test
« Reply #13 on: March 16, 2005, 08:00:52 am »
Quote from: redpowerd on March 16, 2005, 07:07:12 am
wheres the answers?

You provide the answers...
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Re: Take a real Forest Rangers Test
« Reply #14 on: March 16, 2005, 08:15:21 am »
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You provide the answers...
yea i knew that was coming

heres the one i had problems with:
9. An 800-pound pack mule will in an emergency, without injury, carry _____ pounds for 5 miles over trails with slopes not exceeding 20 per cent

interesting, to say the least
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Re: Take a real Forest Rangers Test
« Reply #15 on: March 16, 2005, 10:00:08 am »
DanG Red, that's easy.  The question clearly states it is an 800 lb pack mule.  So it must be able to carry 800 lbs or they would have called it something else  :D :D :D ;D 8) 8) :P
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« Reply #16 on: March 16, 2005, 10:40:22 am »
:D it never stops here does it? :D
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Re: Take a real Forest Rangers Test
« Reply #17 on: March 16, 2005, 11:03:18 am »
I dunno, OWW. :P  My one ton truck is rated at 7400 lbs.  I figger the 800 pound mule should be good for about 2800. :o ::) :D :D
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Re: Take a real Forest Rangers Test
« Reply #18 on: March 16, 2005, 11:26:34 am »
Dang, I like your figuring.  That mule should also weigh close to 2000lbs also if we are going by truck standards. ;D :D 8)
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Re: Take a real Forest Rangers Test
« Reply #19 on: March 16, 2005, 11:34:14 am »
The mule question is simple, any mule man will tell you that you load the mule till he turns, looks at you, and in Mule says "Uh uh, boss, ain't gonna carry that".  They are sometimes a heck of a lot smarter than the guy doing the packing.

Uh, Jeff, boss man, since we ain't used mules or horses in 50 years, some a that stuff is relegated to history, and as such, needs a historical answer.   Most of them ol' boys are dead, and the knowledge went with them.  About half of it is still usable, on that I did ok, the rest is non-pertinent to the modern world.  Would that it were, since mules and horses leave less impact on the land than the 4-wheelers, JD 550's, pickups and such that we use now.

Asy, this man is seasoned with scotch, beef steak, and tatters.  Makes it rough at night sometimes, but my wife keeps pouring it on me.

Farmerdoug, when my family raised mules back in Missouri we had some weight well over 1200 pounds, them 800 pound mules must be from them northern states where the forage is slim in winter months.
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