Idaho Hunter Dies Packing Out Elk

[brymoore]

The hunter was 32 and died of a heart attack. It’s been a rough month for outsdoors people in Idaho. Two hunters killed in gun accidents at vehicles and two fishermen drowned on Henry’s Lake.

Stay safe.

Hunter dies during elk hunt on Bald Mountain; recovery delayed by weather

Authorities are urging visitors to take precautions when venturing into remote areas after a man died during an elk hunt on November 6.

www.kivitv.com

 

[Nick87]

32, crazy.

 

[choc dogs]

Geez. Remind me if I ever kill an elk to get help

 

[Jnasa]

Geez. Remind me if I ever kill an elk to get help

It sounds like there was a group packing out.

Sad deal.

 

[mtmuley]

Did a nasty pack out today. Hunter that killed is 72. I was the next at 60. Prayers for that hunters family. mtmuley

 

[Nameless Range]

Sad. It’s a very familiar story to a 32 year old man who died on mountains I walk often in 2011 in our little town.

He killed a large bull, and died right after. I never knew him but know folks who did, and as fellow father-of-three, elk hunter, and human with heartbeats not guaranteed, I visit his grave regularly in the cemetery above our fire hall.

Justin Eugene Jones

helenafuneralhome.com

 

[Bill Zent]

The above stories are very sad. Life is short and for some it is very short. My condolences to the families.

 

[d-bone20917]

Another one.

One hunter dead after pair gets stranded in snow in Shoshone County - East Idaho News

CLARKIA, Idaho — A search for two overdue hunters in northern Idaho ended in tragedy Thursday after one of them died while trying to get help when their vehicle became stuck in deep snow. According to the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office, dispatchers received a call Thursday morning that the...

www.eastidahonews.com

 

[Bullshot]

Worth thinking about and sad for their familes. Who hasn't joked that a packout might be their last. Or even though it more seriously in their head when huffing and puffing up a mountain, at max exertion, but still loving that Type 2 fun. We relate to what we know. Many people will have same thing happen while mowing their lawn, cutting a tree, or shopping. I had a dream the other night about hunting in a lightning storm, I was thinking about the two young guys in Colorado, and even in my dream I had to just pick a tree to sit under and hope for the best and you just accept that life has risks and its always a known trade-off for people like us while hunting.

** Like HammSolo below, I am certainly not minimizing the tragedy of any death. Every one is a son or daughter, father or mother or sibling or friend. But I do appreciate the comfort of believing that most hunters - and I have no reason to suspect any of the recent cases are any different - are pretty much like most of us and believe that life's risks are always present and that reasonable natural hunting risks are just part of that. hopefully we all prolong our time here and with our familes while still getting out and enjoying this life. Very sadly, it doesn't always happen that way and it's worth pausing to reflect on that when circumstances like this do occur.

 

[Hammsolo]

It reminds me of how often people die snow shoveling. I’m not minimizing any of these deaths. God bless them and all of you. Attempt to head into the woods in the best condition you can because you never know.