Missing hunters in Colorado

[Thomas11]

I’m a little confused w everyone me thinking hypothermia and wet. Wasn’t the bad storm Thursday? And they were seen Friday so clearly they had avoided being stuck out in it right?

 

[TreeDux]

I’m a little confused w everyone me thinking hypothermia and wet. Wasn’t the bad storm Thursday? And they were seen Friday so clearly they had avoided being stuck out in it right?

That was my take away from the last real update we saw. But I could easily be overlooking something.

 

[bozeman]

I have been praying for days now that these two fellas will be found safely. I would request we all do the same. For those of us venturing out thru the remainder of the season, stay safe, stay prepared, be thankful for the health and ability!!

 

[Chris in TN]

Like others have said, I've been out in 15 degree weather and been nice and toasty warm where I could have slept overnight in the woods, and I've been brutally cold when it was 35 and rainy. Being wet sucks.

I’m a little confused w everyone me thinking hypothermia and wet. Wasn’t the bad storm Thursday? And they were seen Friday so clearly they had avoided being stuck out in it right?

Yeah, none of this makes sense. Of course, at this stage, it never does. We're at the point where the easier explanations have been exhausted and the 'unlikely' becomes more likely.

Still praying for those guys.

 

[KHNC]

Something seems super sketchy to me. Why would vehicle be moved to new trailhead with Zero waypoints on OnX and no pings on phones or Inreach. I am doubting two other hunters actually SAW them on Friday morning. Doesnt make a lot of sense to me.

 

[Thomas11]

Something seems super sketchy to me. Why would vehicle be moved to new trailhead with Zero waypoints on OnX and no pings on phones or Inreach. I am doubting two other hunters actually SAW them on Friday morning. Doesnt make a lot of sense to me.

Yea I think they either thought they saw them but it wasn’t them or something else seems odd

 

[intunegp]

Something seems super sketchy to me. Why would vehicle be moved to new trailhead with Zero waypoints on OnX and no pings on phones or Inreach. I am doubting two other hunters actually SAW them on Friday morning. Doesnt make a lot of sense to me.

Sunday the 7th, what appears to be the first night of the hunt, was essentially the same location as their last ping, after spending the earlier part of the day further north where most other pings are located. It wasn't somewhere they had never been before.

 

[grfox92]

Something seems super sketchy to me. Why would vehicle be moved to new trailhead with Zero waypoints on OnX and no pings on phones or Inreach. I am doubting two other hunters actually SAW them on Friday morning. Doesnt make a lot of sense to me.

You know, thats why when the comment came out about the hotel situation I immediately fell for it. It made more sense than just about any other theory up to this point that they weren't even out there. Unfortunately I dont see a good outcome coming out of this.

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[Randle]

Friday everything was probably soaked so still easy to get new dry clothes wet and get into trouble

 

[5MilesBack]

I’m a little confused w everyone me thinking hypothermia and wet.

There aren't a lot of places in CO where you can't hike in one direction and find a road pretty easily. And the best way to combat hypothermia (outside of avoiding it) is to keep moving, or stop and build a fire. I've spent the night out in a blizzard a couple times over the years during rifle seasons, with just a fire.

 

[AZ8]

I’m a little confused w everyone me thinking hypothermia and wet. Wasn’t the bad storm Thursday? And they were seen Friday so clearly they had avoided being stuck out in it right?

There were bad storms from the 11th through the 13th. Here are some numbers for the 3 days from nearby stations.

 

[Dave_]

Something seems super sketchy to me. Why would vehicle be moved to new trailhead with Zero waypoints on OnX and no pings on phones or Inreach. I am doubting two other hunters actually SAW them on Friday morning. Doesnt make a lot of sense to me.

Not that hard to understand. They came back down from the wilderness Thurs, stayed at car. Hunted another nearby trailhead Friday am, didn't like it as much and drove back. They where only sending like 1-2 pins back to the fiancé every day as a basic check in.

If I'm looking for elk I'll hit 2-4 areas a day, miles apart, sleep in my truck away from my basecamp and maybe check in with the wife every other day.

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[darcytribe]

I’ve never stumbled on any but have read of others coming across drug plots on federal land and seeing “tenders” with weapons. Not sure if this is an area known for that type of activity.

 

[WISGUY]

I’ve never stumbled on any but have read of others coming across drug plots on federal land and seeing “tenders” with weapons. Not sure if this is an area known for that type of activity.

I stumbled upon one in an adjacent unit to 81 seven years ago. Was cool at first, but then realized it probably wasn't hippies growing the stuff. We quickly left

 

[Steve300xcw]

I’m a little confused w everyone me thinking hypothermia and wet. Wasn’t the bad storm Thursday? And they were seen Friday so clearly they had avoided being stuck out in it right?

I dont know what that country is like. But around here a day or two after a good storm, you can still get pretty darn wet if you are busting the brush

 

[Yooper]

I remember a story my dad told me about the coldest night he ever spent was in Vietnam in a fox hole in the rain and it was in the 80's at night. He always made sure we had a lighter in our packs when we went out in the woods just for situations like this. Being wet just sucks the life out of you if you can't keep your core warm. I hope and pray these guys are ok.

 

[kpk]

24 hour lightning animation beginning on 9/12 @ 11am (last ping)

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I can't remember the website I found this yesterday, but these were supposed lightning strikes on the west side of the road they were hunting off of. Dont know how feasible it is, but I could definitely see that ridge being a great spot to glass the valley they were focussing on.

The road also looks blocked before the trailhead, which explains why they went back and forth past the trailhead which many people questioned.

 

[Aviator]

Soaking wet cold with dropping temperatures dark lost disoriented, hypothermia got them before they knew what was happening. Hope I’m wrong.

 

[Bearsears]

With all that bad weather and the amount of beetle kill we have now, they easily could have been hit by a tree coming down. Praying for these guys. This sport is all about risk mitigation but you can never get it to zero and I think a lot of times guys forget that.

 

[TexasCub]

The outlier in this whole situation that makes it very difficult for me to process using normal logic is the fact that it’s NOT a solo hunter missing. Think about that for a second. Two 6’ 25 year old men, 2 different lives to draw experience or knowledge from, 2 different physical attributes, 2 different phones, 2 different gps’s, two different day packs with the necessities each would carry, both having prior experience in the wilderness much farther in the backcountry and in much rougher terrain , neither are southern flat landers, they know what winter or cold weather and being wet does to you, this is not what commonly occurs. If this was two boys from Texas in their first western hunt some of the normal mistakes would be possible. For these two particular individuals to vanish so close to the road none of the normal causation makes sense to me.