Prep, of course it makes a difference where there is strong electromagnetic interference. What I said was that unless that is the case, it just doesnt make that much of a difference. Think about it; in the absence of significant EM fields(which are easily recognizable), what is getting in the way electromagnetically? If you are thinking, well the ground conductivity varies against the Earth's magnetic field, well yes thats right. It varies every foot(or inch) of the way to a tiny degree. But do you NC every foot? Of course not, thats silly. You only noise cancel where there is a reason to believe there is a significant change in conditions. There simply are no significant electromagnetic sources (the Earth's field is essentially a constant at ground level) in an open undisturbed field.
What got me to thinking like this is that I once forgot to noise cancel because as soon as I turned my Safari on over a favorite spot, I started finding good targets and just plain forgot about noise canceling. 4 hours later, I had had one of my best days on the same ground I had previously hunted a couple of times. I know this is anecdotal, but now I usually dont even bother with it unless I see a noticable electromagnetic source and I almost always outfind my hunt buddies. If I radically change environments, like going to the beach, or if I am not finding as much as I think I should, yeah, I do everything I can to change my 'luck', including noise canceling. But most of the time I think its a waste of time and it hasnt hurt my hunts a bit.
The Safari is a powerful machine. Think outside the manual and experiment with ALL the settings. You may be able to put a new tool in your bag of tricks.
But the bottom line is that after you do all the experimenting, you have a set of tools that works for You with Your machine in Your hunt area.
What got me to thinking like this is that I once forgot to noise cancel because as soon as I turned my Safari on over a favorite spot, I started finding good targets and just plain forgot about noise canceling. 4 hours later, I had had one of my best days on the same ground I had previously hunted a couple of times. I know this is anecdotal, but now I usually dont even bother with it unless I see a noticable electromagnetic source and I almost always outfind my hunt buddies. If I radically change environments, like going to the beach, or if I am not finding as much as I think I should, yeah, I do everything I can to change my 'luck', including noise canceling. But most of the time I think its a waste of time and it hasnt hurt my hunts a bit.
The Safari is a powerful machine. Think outside the manual and experiment with ALL the settings. You may be able to put a new tool in your bag of tricks.
But the bottom line is that after you do all the experimenting, you have a set of tools that works for You with Your machine in Your hunt area.