Missing Oregon Hunter

[KHNC]

That sends chills down my back. Especially in some areas ive gone into. And if I had gotten something down and started packing out at night.

This is the details of stories I do not share with my wife.

THese and grizz encounters

 

[IDVortex]

THese and grizz encounters

Im terrible. Griz encounters i tell her about all the time.

 

[welkin]

Burns are particularly dangerous to move through. Climbing over all those logs, the junk on the ground to trip on, places where your foot goes through the soil because burned up tree roots leave hollowed out spots, generally destabilized soils, snags/widow makers that can fall at any time. I have not been to this particular area but a forestry crew that I work with has been in there a bunch, I'm always doing something different when they go. They always talk about Fish Creek with dread and most of the other places we work are pretty ******* treacherous.

Taking a fall at work or hunting and spending the night out in the elements with an injury is a nightmare that I often contemplate. RIP Devon.

 

[SawtoothSportsman]

This is another example of the importance of having an InReach with tracking enabled and left on while one is in the mountains.

Agree with having an in reach - but it’s worth noting the always tracking mode will drain your battery.

You can offset that by reducing the tracking frequency or carrying portable charger.

Personally I send a “check-in message” at regular intervals with GPS coordinates included and only using tracking when packing out or in challenging terrain.

 

[eddielasvegas]

Poor guy. It can’t be stressed how dangerous drop offs are, or getting stuck on shelves coming down a route you haven’t gone up. Whatever the details end up being, it’s sobering that 4,000 man hours, some cell phone pings, and sos rifle shots couldn’t locate him a mile (?) from the truck. Hopefully his story is kept alive to educate future hunters and help reduce high risk route finding.

'Generosity changed everything': Closure for Devon Dobek's family - The Outlook

Fundraising campaign and volunteer search recovers Devon Dobek's body in Mount Hood National Forest outside Estacada

theoutlookonline.com

Thanks to the guys that made this video. They did all of us a favor by showing how dangerous terrain can be while doing something as simple as packing out an animal.

Reminds me of flying and you're almost ready to touchdown and you might be breathing a little easier as flight is dang near over, but it ain't over until you're off the plane.

This video shows the terrain where the hunter was found. Everyone should watch it. Some crazy steep terrain.


Eddie