That is one of my biggest pet peeves, when someone thinks they know where they are headed, but in reality they have no clue. It really grinds my gears.

I've always had confidence in my compass and usually everything turns out ok. Last year I was hunting deep in a canyon with my son. His compass read north, my compass read south. Neither way felt like anything -- where we were just felt like "lost". We figured there was something magnetic in the rocks but even when we climbed out they were still screwy.

It looked like they went back to normal after a few days but I bought new ones anyway.

Thats funny.

Use to have a guy in camp that said compasses did not work in this area due to the iron ore in the ground. I think he regreted not having one when he shot an 8 point at 9 am and was dragging it until 5 pm. Went to check his tracks next day and found he was at one time 50 yards from the road. What a circle he made.

The sun rises in the east, crosses the southern sky, and sets in the west. Finding north isn't rocket science. But then, if the guy has no idea of where one place is in relation to another knowing direction is useless compass or no.

No, the moral is to bring a compass and know how to use it, And a map and know how to use that too. Just knowing a direction is of little use unless you know what lies in that direction.