Glossary G

Gangrene
The death of body tissue due to bacterial infection or the lack of blood circulation. Gangrene results from surgery or in extreme situations where an individual is pinned under a fallen object and blood flow is disrupted for long periods of time.

Gear Loft
A gear loft is a piece of mesh cloth or net that ties to loops suspended from the top of a tent and serves as a small storage area for lightweight items.

Geode
A round rock that has a hard "skin" on the outside and that usually is hollow on the inside, often lined or filled with mineral crystals, most common type is the quartz geodes.

Geyser
A natural hot spring that occasionally sprays water and steam above the ground.

Gill Net
A long net used to encircle a school of fish near the surface.

Glaciation
Having been covered with a glacier or subject to glacial epochs.

Glacier
A slowly moving river of ice. (see more about glaciers)

Glove (hunting)
Used by "fingers shooters" to protect the abrasion from the string that can lead to blisters. Usually just covers three fingers.

Gores (Maps)
A globe laid out flat. These are the flat paper section that are used to cover a globe.

Gore-Tex
A water-repellant, breathable material that allows body vapor to pass through while keeping rain out.

GPS
An electronic device known as a global positioning unit that uses satellite triangulation to detemine your longitude and latitude.

Grapple (hunting)
Two- or three-pronged metal hook attached to a leg-hold trap with an extended length of chain; used to stop a trapped furbearer from moving away from the sight where caught.

Grip (hunting)
Area of the bow riser that is held when the bow is shot. Usually made of wood plastic, or rubber, and in one piece, or two side plates. Locates the bow precisely in the hand.

Grommet
A reinforced metal eyelet used to secure the ends of tent poles.

Gulf
A part of the ocean (or sea) that is partly surrounded by land (it is usually larger than a bay).

Gutshot (hunting)
When a game animal has been shot in the paunch or intestines. A gutshot animal often escapes from the hunter, only to die a lingering death.

Guy-Out Loops
These are used to attach guy-lines for securing your tent.