No, not really. You can be at a starting point, a trailhead or roadside landmark, a property boundary marker and then be given a bearing by someone from there along which to travel. For example, I can tell you that once you get to a certain landmark along a trail, you then need to travel along a bearing of 78 degrees to get to your next destination, so once you get to the landmark, you shoot a bearing of 78 degrees and proceed.
The bearing number, whether shooting or taking, is always the measure of degrees relative to true north?
Yes. Here we are using azimuth compasses where the degrees are 0 to 360, and the compass is adjusted for magnetic declination.
In order to shoot a bearing one has to take a bearing to have a starting point ?
No, not really. You can be at a starting point, a trailhead or roadside landmark, a property boundary marker and then be given a bearing by someone from there along which to travel. For example, I can tell you that once you get to a certain landmark along a trail, you then need to travel along a bearing of 78 degrees to get to your next destination, so once you get to the landmark, you shoot a bearing of 78 degrees and proceed.
Or , RED IN THE SHED.
Not explained well sorry.
what didn't you understand?
@@johnmcdonald3167dont worry it was well explained I know how to use the compas now haha