marksjeep
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Spike camp was about 3 miles in from truck. 3 comms on 9/11 heading back to the vehicles. Hoping for the best here.
Missing CO Hunters
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VAspeedgoat
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Is this for real? I've seen this stuff posted saying they were in NM and also MT. Not saying it's not, just curious if anyone knew for certain.
CoHunter1991
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They were in CO, near the border with NM.
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Prayers for them and their families. Very scary situation. Hopefully they are found safe and sound. Thank you for posting about this or I would not have heard about it. Please keep us updated with any new updates that you hear. Thank you.
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Their latest FB update
Update at End of Day 9/16:
Nothing has been found -- and NOT for lack of effort. The Conejo County Sherriff Dept, NM SAR, La Plata SAR, Volunteers and so many other people have been INCREDIBLE and working hard. THANK YOU ALL SO SO DEEPLY.
With that said, I DO NOT WANT THIS TO DWINDLE. WE NEED MORE. If you or anyone you know can show up, get resources (we're trying to answer everyone's calls but if you see a resource that is possible please take it into your hands to call them and if approval for something is needed please reach out to me or the Sherriff Dept directly and we will get working on that), dog teams, horses, four wheelers, drones (with Sherriff Permission at checkin on base), anything that can help.
These two are very savvy and resourceful, I pray every minute they are trying their best to survive. They did everything right - they just got caught in the wrong sudden circumstances with a plan in mind that involved a quick hunt not all their gear.
WE ARE BEYOND GRATEFUL to everyone. PLEASE do not let this dwindle, we need to find them. I don't know what I would do without Andrew in my life - we are supposed to get married in just a few months. Ian is one of our closest friends who is one of the bravest people we all know.
Thank you and please show up, keep looking, if I cannot respond try to see what can be done on your end. There is no state too far, no resource too grand.
Ps- no they do not have the inreach from the photo - yes we have drones, dogs, helicopters, horses and we have sirens going off. we appreciate any and all help
Update at End of Day 9/16:
Nothing has been found -- and NOT for lack of effort. The Conejo County Sherriff Dept, NM SAR, La Plata SAR, Volunteers and so many other people have been INCREDIBLE and working hard. THANK YOU ALL SO SO DEEPLY.
With that said, I DO NOT WANT THIS TO DWINDLE. WE NEED MORE. If you or anyone you know can show up, get resources (we're trying to answer everyone's calls but if you see a resource that is possible please take it into your hands to call them and if approval for something is needed please reach out to me or the Sherriff Dept directly and we will get working on that), dog teams, horses, four wheelers, drones (with Sherriff Permission at checkin on base), anything that can help.
These two are very savvy and resourceful, I pray every minute they are trying their best to survive. They did everything right - they just got caught in the wrong sudden circumstances with a plan in mind that involved a quick hunt not all their gear.
WE ARE BEYOND GRATEFUL to everyone. PLEASE do not let this dwindle, we need to find them. I don't know what I would do without Andrew in my life - we are supposed to get married in just a few months. Ian is one of our closest friends who is one of the bravest people we all know.
Thank you and please show up, keep looking, if I cannot respond try to see what can be done on your end. There is no state too far, no resource too grand.
Ps- no they do not have the inreach from the photo - yes we have drones, dogs, helicopters, horses and we have sirens going off. we appreciate any and all help
Such a sad deal. Hoping for the best, but those odds seem pretty slim. I agree that more details would be helpful. Interesting that she mentioned they do not have the InReach from the photo...
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Now I’m really confused, this says they did not have the inreach, so what is all this talk about gps pings? Pings from what?
Hunting Wife
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So if I’m following, they left for a couple days, then made it back to the vehicle where their last comms/pin were made on 9/11. Would make sense then that their stuff is in the vehicle, since they seem to have made it back there, correct? But seems more likely that there may have been some kind of foul play back at the rig.
Something about this doesn’t feel like just “lost hunters”.
Something about this doesn’t feel like just “lost hunters”.
I'm wondering if the pings were from the InReach, but they left the InReach in the car with their packs...again, more details would be helpful.
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Agreed but if it was foul play why would the perp not take their stuff?
Gulf of America
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Agreed. I feel like if it was foul play, either their bows would still be at the rig, or everything of value would be taken. Bows being gone feels like they went out for an evening hunt.
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Agreed. Heard a bugle from the truck, grabbed their bows and made a move to be lite and fast. Been there.
Gellar
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As we saw in Montana last year with that Hunter brutally murdered there are other motives besides robbery.
I trust the L.E. Agencies know more than what’s been put out.
Only knowing what I’ve seen on social media it seems the family is asking anyone and everyone to help. I would think S and R may want a little more controlled environment so people aren’t passing by clues or destroying evidence?
Hunting Wife
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Because people are crazy
Just seems odd.
np307
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Man what a rough deal. Really feel for their families. Good friend of mine got lost up in Pisgah NF years back. He was gone for one night and finally found a road to walk up until a truck passed. Way back before inreach.
Definitely a lot of odd things in this case, but to me it seems most likely that they heard a bugle and chased it with just a bow. Its really hard to not break the "dont leave your pack" rule. Been there myself before.
Definitely a lot of odd things in this case, but to me it seems most likely that they heard a bugle and chased it with just a bow. Its really hard to not break the "dont leave your pack" rule. Been there myself before.
I agree, but i have hunted that area. Something really bad would have to happen to get lost to the point of not getting out. It's a big valley drainage that goes to a big lake with lots of fisherman. Most people in the right state of mind would know to just keep walking downhill to the creek and follow it to the lake, even 5 miles in. Rugged country but unlikely you have a reason to hike out and over to get out of that drainage. My biggest fear is lightning over anything else. If it was one person i can see losing cool and doing stupid things out if disoriented state but it was a pair. Hoping for the best
I hunt near this area a lot, and I've almost crapped my pants a few times from lightning strikes. Thunderstorms in September can be extreme, so that's my biggest fear. I've also seen a few huge black bears in that area, unlikely but not impossible to have a confrontation. If they rushed off without rain gear I wouldn't rule out hypothermia. Terrible situation, and it doesn't look good after almost a week.
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