Missing Oregon Hunter

[Pacific_Fork]

Because at this point there is just no way he is still alive, so they should be doing a search and recovery mission. So sad, and bizarre they couldnt locate him after the fired shots and using thermal drones.

 

[hibernation]

That's some really rough terrain out there. Wet, steep, unstable slopes, I could see someone taking a bad fall with a heavy pack trying to get a deer out. It doesn't take but one bad fall to render someone incapable of hiking themselves out. Without an inreach or a pretty detailed plan of where you are, it could be very difficult to sustain yourself until SAR finds you.

Really feel for this guy, his friends and family, and for everyone who helped with the search.

 

[hibernation]

They suspended the search.

I don't understand how they hear him make multiple shots yet don't even recover a body, if he has in fact passed... A couple dogs should be able to find him no problem if he's stuck somewhere or injured with a starting point like that. The guy by all accounts is very experienced so if he was able to move he would get out or at least get closer to the trailhead. This seems very odd, but I guess things like this usually do.

I'm not surprised about the shots. Steep, long canyons and draws out there make for a lot of echos, it would be hard to pinpoint much from a few shots - depending where you are when they start. And that's assuming it was even him and not just the random shots you hear all over that area any given day/night.

As for the dogs, I'm no expert but the constant rain has got to make it tough. Plus distinguishing his trail from other random hunters and hikers in the area.