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Anyone hunting in big country alone would be well served to have a satellite phone or a location device of some sort.
You don't have to be in your 80's to have an emergency.
May the fellow hunter RIP.
Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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Had a hunter near here recently who broke both bones in his lower leg. He crawled for three days and finally found help.
Actually Dad drilled into me, "Do not hunt alone" for six years before he taught me about muzzle control.
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To quote LVMike....."beats dying in bed with a tube in your dick".
RIP old timer. AMEN. Far better to die hunting than tied to a bed and hooked to a machine.
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my great uncle has said many times, that anyone over 70 should have the option of getting a pill from their doctor, as long as their sound of mind, that they can put under there tongue and pass away peacefully whenever they wish. I know for a fact that I would find him over looking our farm on a high hill somewhere with a smile on his face
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Campfire Kahuna
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my great uncle has said many times, that anyone over 70 should have the option of getting a pill from their doctor, as long as their sound of mind, that they can put under there tongue and pass away peacefully whenever they wish. I know for a fact that I would find him over looking our farm on a high hill somewhere with a smile on his face The pill used to be readily available but these days they're hard to come by. Seriously, though, it's not a good idea for someone that age to be out hunting alone. This is a sad thing whether you prefer to go that way or not. We can joke about it but when it actually happens, it's not so funny. ![[Linked Image]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/22_LR_-_1.jpg/800px-22_LR_-_1.jpg)
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RIP fellow - hope it was a great final hunt. Had a hunting partner once in a while - some excellent guys - but mostly have hunted alone. If all keeps going well, will do it again soon in big/tall country, which is the preference. Probably would do so even if knowing it would end out there.
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He got one last hunt in, and I salute him for that! Auf Wiedersehen, old timer In 1956, Bernhard Rietmann was house-sitting in Munich for a U.S. Army doctor. The doctor sponsored Bernhard so that he could come to the states. While traveling by ship Bernhard got food poisoning. He landed in a hospital in New York City. The Catholic Mission across the street helped him get a job and housing. He shoveled coal by day and attended New York University at night. Later he worked in a meat packing house in Milwaukee and as a manufacturing plant supervisor in Los Angeles. He helped in the kitchen of a Hawaiian restaurant in Fairbanks, Alaska, and then did stints in Squaw Valley, California, and Aspen, Colorado. All that time he dreamed of owning a mountain lodge.
He read about Jackson Hole in a ski magazine and hitchhiked here in 1964, about the time of the ground-breaking for Teton Village. He worked road construction until he found the perfect property to purchase. Cliff and Helen Owens owned the Holiday Ranch at the base of Teton Pass. Bernhard bought it and transformed it into the Heidelberg, a German restaurant and lodge. He became a U.S. citizen in 1965 under the sponsorship of prominent Jackson resident Cle Clark.
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It is sad, but I would imagine that there are other 84-year-olds who would view it as an acceptable end. +1
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Hunt well and long now, Old Scout,...
Legs strong and limber, eyes keen, and the broadest of satisfied grins on your once again darkly bearded face.
I'd say that little short Nap you took, and just jumped up from was probably one you don't regret.
Condolences to the family and friends
GTC
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From the article: Rietmann, an experienced hunter who had gone on solo trips in that area before, had been carrying only a sandwich, water bottle and rifle. The pack he normally carried in the backcountry had been left at home, and he had no cold weather gear along with him. There's a lesson there for all of us. small mistakes can have big consequences. A little preparation may well have changed the outcome.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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It is sad, but I would imagine that there are other 84-year-olds who would view it as an acceptable end. I have to see it this way: dying, doing what one loves to do.
"There's more to optics than meets the eye."--anon
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From the article: Rietmann, an experienced hunter who had gone on solo trips in that area before, had been carrying only a sandwich, water bottle and rifle. The pack he normally carried in the backcountry had been left at home, and he had no cold weather gear along with him. There's a lesson there for all of us. small mistakes can have big consequences. A little preparation may well have changed the outcome. What makes you so sure this wasn't his plan all along?
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I can't imagine anything more private than one's own death.
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I can't imagine anything more private than one's own death. I would agree. Plus, while sad, I think I would like to go out the way that gentleman did. God bless his soul.
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i hope he shot a dozen animals before he left the mountain. one last great hunt.
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That's too bad. I hate to hear things like that.
I don't really have a use for a GPS in this open country but last year I bought one anyway. As people get older, sometimes the memory and/or confusion makes it easier to get mixed up and a GPS can be a lifesaver. If this guy got lost and didn't have other problems, a GPS might have got him home safely. SPOT
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i hope he shot a dozen animals before he left the mountain. one last great hunt. Somehow I don't think wasting a dozen animals would be the last thing a true hunter would aspire to.
"There's more to optics than meets the eye."--anon
"...most of us would be better off losing half a pound around the waist than half a pound on our rifle."--dhg
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i hope he shot a dozen animals before he left the mountain. one last great hunt. Somehow I don't think wasting a dozen animals would be the last thing a true hunter would aspire to. Agreed, though I'm not surprised that srwshooter would feel as he does.
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He died doing what he loved. We should all be so fortunate. RIP
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From the article: Rietmann, an experienced hunter who had gone on solo trips in that area before, had been carrying only a sandwich, water bottle and rifle. The pack he normally carried in the backcountry had been left at home, and he had no cold weather gear along with him. There's a lesson there for all of us. small mistakes can have big consequences. A little preparation may well have changed the outcome. What makes you so sure this wasn't his plan all along? Didn't say it was or wasn't his plan. I have no way of divining that information or conclusion. I do know that if my plan was to commit suicide via hypothermia, I would not need a sandwich, water bottle and rifle. Perhaps that's a hint that this was accidental.
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