Missing hunters in Colorado

[TexasCub]

Exactly! Seems odd u can’t just replace the battery yourself. I’m sssuming there is some reason for that

They are sealed units , 100% waterproof and submergible, guessing they don’t want someone compromising the integrity of the unit, or just make more money…lol

 

[rcb2000]

Damn,, they found them, unfortunately didn’t make it.

Prayers to the families and friends.

 

[MallardSX2]

 

[Steve300xcw]

Interesting

 

[ILrutaddict]

I have AT&T and was hunting a Colorado mule deer tag solo this week. I had one reliable spot in the unit with one bar of LTE that I found. All other messages back home were through satellite messaging on my iPhone 14. It worked reliably but you have to be pointing your phone at the satellite and following it to stay connected, kind of a pain. I ran into 3 really nice dudes in my unit Monday night who had informed me of this story and it has been in the back of my mind ever since. After this I will 100% be buying an in-reach or some sort of device as a redundancy.

As many have said, thank god the families have closure. Pray for safety over your fellow hunters. This forum is a great resource, I’ve learned a ton from the folks on here. As sad as this is, hopefully we can learn from this situation as well.

 

[MuleDeerMike]

They found them 2 miles from the trailhead according to the Sheriff's Office.

Hunters reported missing in Colorado found dead

The two elk hunters who went missing in southern Colorado in the San Juan Wilderness, which is near the Colorado-New Mexico border, were found dead.

www.9news.com

 

[Peytb10]

I’m very interested to hear the backstory. Hope it’s able to help a lot of hunters going forward. Very sad for the family to make even more public though.

 

[gtriple]

Crazy. My hunting partner and I were not too far from them probably in the same storm system. It was brutal.

 

[HairyScandinavian]

They found them 2 miles from the trailhead according to the Sheriff's Office.

Hunters reported missing in Colorado found dead

The two elk hunters who went missing in southern Colorado in the San Juan Wilderness, which is near the Colorado-New Mexico border, were found dead.

www.9news.com

Makes me sad clicking on all these links for latest info every time I see their pictures. Look like fine young men.

 

[Choupique]

interested to hear the backstory

Same. Its a grim but necessary learning opportunity.

 

[Schmo]

Crazy. My hunting partner and I were not too far from them probably in the same storm system. It was brutal.

Any snow or just bad rain and such? What were the temps?

 

[gtriple]

Any snow or just bad rain and such? What were the temps?

We were at 12k. Temps got just to freezing. Rain, sleet, and snow for 3 days with basically no sunlight. We had a hot tent setup though.

 

[sasquatch]

The last sentence makes now sense

They will release identity later??

Yet they start by they found “The” two missing hunters dead

I think identity is already known of who was missing and they don’t start by saying they found two random bodies


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[gtriple]

The last sentence makes now sense

They will release identity later??

Yet they start by they found “The” two missing hunters dead

I think identity is already known of who was missing and they don’t start by saying they found two random bodies


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I think it’s just a formality.

 

[grizz19]

Gosh dang it. I’ve been checking in on this thread all week hoping for a good update. Fly high fellas. Hope you’re chasing a 4 hundo up there.

 

[DrBeetleKill]

Unnecessary and somewhat inappropriate speculation.

I agree. This is a tragic event and families have lost loved ones. The last thing we should do, since we have no information at all about the event, is to speak poorly of these young men. Prayers go out to the family and loved ones.

 

[fmyth]

We were at 12k. Temps got just to freezing. Rain, sleet, and snow for 3 days with basically no sunlight. We had a hot tent setup though.

I always try to remember the rule of 3 when heading off into the forest. 3 hours without shelter in harsh weather conditions is enough to kill you.

 

[Catahoula]

Dammit. RIP to these boys. Glad they were located. Best to the families and friends of these two gents.

 

[wnelson14]

You should delete your post. Your wild speculation won't help this situation and is completely baseless and in terrible taste. If this were your son how would you like to read posts from people with no idea what happened suggesting that it was drug related. Lots of young men go hunting and abstain from using drugs. The fact that they were from states where Marijuana is illegal is irrelevant. I'm from a state where Heroin is illegal. If I am found dead in the forest will you speculate that it was drug related? Most likely these young men died from exposure as we know for sure that they were ill equipped for inclement weather and we know that there was a storm in the area where they were found.

I did I apologize and you’re 100% correct.

 

[wnelson14]

Unnecessary and somewhat inappropriate speculation.

I agree I apologize and I deleted it.