Comments on: Lost Hunter’s Ordeal. Is It Too Unbelievable? http://newhampshirehuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/14/lost-hunters-ordeal-is-it-too-unbelievable/ Online Hunting Magazine Wed, 06 Oct 2010 11:34:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom http://newhampshirehuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/14/lost-hunters-ordeal-is-it-too-unbelievable/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Tom Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:53:41 +0000 http://newhampshirehuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/14/lost-hunters-ordeal-is-it-too-unbelievable/#comment-3 Thanks for the input Jerry! As I hoped to do in the article is bring up a lot of unanswered questions that I'm positive a lot of people have. There is one thing for sure and that's when an individual gets in the woods and if confusion sets in, weird things can happen. I have received emails from people stating that not all the truth has come out because this guy and his buddies were hunting in a closed hunting zone. I don't think that has been proven. I hope hunter safety instructors and all of us can somehow take a good look at this and learn better from it. The problem is it is hard to learn from something if we don't all know the truth. Thanks for the input Jerry! As I hoped to do in the article is bring up a lot of unanswered questions that I’m positive a lot of people have. There is one thing for sure and that’s when an individual gets in the woods and if confusion sets in, weird things can happen.
I have received emails from people stating that not all the truth has come out because this guy and his buddies were hunting in a closed hunting zone. I don’t think that has been proven.
I hope hunter safety instructors and all of us can somehow take a good look at this and learn better from it. The problem is it is hard to learn from something if we don’t all know the truth.

]]> By: Jerry Judge http://newhampshirehuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/14/lost-hunters-ordeal-is-it-too-unbelievable/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Jerry Judge Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:36:19 +0000 http://newhampshirehuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/14/lost-hunters-ordeal-is-it-too-unbelievable/#comment-2 Well after reading this article it just sounds crazy to me. Common sense would tell you that if you were lucky enough to have snow on the ground, then backtrack. And even if it was snowing hard enough you would still be able to recover most if not all of your distance traveled. Now as far as his compass not working, that is a possibility if it was one of those cheap clip on ball compasses that they sell and you look at it and have your gun barrel close to it, it could go out of whack. I always carry a regular hand held compass as well, and keep it away from your body when taking a reading. This whole thing just doesn't make any sense. It sounds to me like an idiotic thing to leave a pack back at camp. I know I wouldn't go 100/yds without it anyways, its carring all you need to dress out your kill and survival gear, light, matches, snacks, rope, etc. Yours truly, Jerry Well after reading this article it just sounds crazy to me. Common sense would tell you that if you were lucky enough to have snow on the ground, then backtrack. And even if it was snowing hard enough you would still be able to recover most if not all of your distance traveled. Now as far as his compass not working, that is a possibility if it was one of those cheap clip on ball compasses that they sell and you look at it and have your gun barrel close to it, it could go out of whack. I always carry a regular hand held compass as well, and keep it away from your body when taking a reading. This whole thing just doesn’t make any sense. It sounds to me like an idiotic thing to leave a pack back at camp. I know I wouldn’t go 100/yds without it anyways, its carring all you need to dress out your kill and survival gear, light, matches, snacks, rope, etc.

Yours truly,
Jerry

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