I started the timer when the first caracal hit melee. My exp looked like this:

Shield Usage: 197 30% learning	Light Chain: 238 61% learning
Heavy Chain: 237 91% learning	Parry Ability: 325 88% learning
Multi Opponent: 216 29% learning	Heavy Edged: 307 72% learning
Evasion: 295 85% learning

Armor and parry locked at about 2 minutes in, Multi Op locked at about 2:45, followed by Evasion at 4:11. Shield locked at about 7:30 and my exp looked like this:

Shield Usage: 197 31% mind lock	Light Chain: 238 62% mind lock
Heavy Chain: 237 92% mind lock	Parry Ability: 325 89% mind lock
Multi Opponent: 216 30% mind lock	Heavy Edged: 307 72% muddled
Evasion: 295 85% mind lock

Due to retreating I went below three caracals at melee at 8:50. I was back to three caracals at melee (all three caracals having retreated, left, and returned) by 11:20.

This was with one caracal facing, one flanking, and one behind. My stance was this:

You are currently using 50% of your evasion skill.

You are currently using 75% of your weapon parry skill.

You are currently using 60% of your shield block skill.

You are attacking with 100% of your offensive skill.

Last Combat Maneuver: Dodge

At about 20 minutes into it, my exp looked like this:

Shield Usage: 197 35% mind lock	Light Chain: 238 66% mind lock
Heavy Chain: 237 94% mind lock	Parry Ability: 325 90% mind lock
Multi Opponent: 216 32% mind lock	Heavy Edged: 307 73% dazed
Evasion: 295 87% mind lock

At this point, my mind was fluid so I slept.

An hour later, none of my combat skills have gone as low as perplexed except for a few seconds after each pulse. They look like this:

Shield Usage: 197 43% mind lock	Light Chain: 238 73% mind lock
Heavy Chain: 237 99% mind lock	Parry Ability: 325 95% mind lock
Multi Opponent: 216 39% mind lock	Heavy Edged: 307 78% bewildered
Evasion: 295 91% mind lock

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Fuquois

>Now for those that can't lock before the critter runs off, have you looked at changing critters?

Really, the only combat skill that doesn't lock before the first caracal runs away is my primary weapon. If I wanted, though, I could immobilize them and kill them with my sword when they started running. That would likely lock my weapon quicker, but either way is fine by me. Generally, after a certain point they all get to mind lock and stay there for the rest of the time I hunt.

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Fuquois