I posted last week about a missing 84 year old hunter. His body was found yesterday. He apparently hunted further away from his vehicle than originally thought possible and then couldn't get back or got lost. He apparently died of exposure. Full story in the JH News and guide.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/...34fe4de-77a3-5ca4-9905-0fc373878d0c.html
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.
It is sad, but I would imagine that there are other 84-year-olds who would view it as an acceptable end.
This seems a better end than dying in a Nurse Home a couple of years on down the road
Bummer. I hate to hear that.
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.
Well, perhaps the end was planned. We have a lot of folks who climb Mt Washington one last time and lay down at the summit for a very long nap.
This seems a better end than dying in a Nurse Home a couple of years on down the road
Amen, lot to be said for dying by doing what you love.
RIP Old Hunter.
Well, perhaps the end was planned. We have a lot of folks who climb Mt Washington one last time and lay down at the summit for a very long nap.
you just never know
This seems a better end than dying in a Nurse Home a couple of years on down the road
+1
-Ken
Certainly my thoughts.... I don't know how my end will turn out.. but I do know it won't be in no nursing home bed...
must run in the family.. my 84 year old mom told me she'd much rather have someone kill her than put her in a nursing home...and she's rather insistent on it...
My dad died of pancreatic cancer at 76,
at his home, surrounded by family. It was a brutal death.
I'll guarantee that he would have rather gone out the way this guy did.
Set me against a tree, let me look at the mountains, and let me breathe my last breath. That's a happy ending.
Good for the old man. Went out like he wanted.
Godspeed.
My dad was 90 when we had to put him in a home for dementia. Of course he didn't know what was going on. The rest of us sure did, though.
My dad was 90 when we had to put him in a home for dementia. Of course he didn't know what was going on. The rest of us sure did, though.
on a lighter note:
the nice thing about having Dementia or Alzheimers....
ya get to meet new people every day...
Sad news for the family. A reminder to all to be prepared, even on those short hikes.
To quote LVMike....."beats dying in bed with a tube in your dick".
RIP old timer.
It is sad for the family whom searched for him for the last many days.
On the other hand, if Momma predeceases me............
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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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.
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.
It is sad, but I would imagine that there are other 84-year-olds who would view it as an acceptable end.
+1
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
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.
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.
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?
I can't imagine anything more private than one's own death.
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.
i hope he shot a dozen animals before he left the mountain. one last great hunt.
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
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.
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.
He died doing what he loved. We should all be so fortunate. RIP
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.
This is exactly how my father in law has asked to go. He says when his memory is gone, give him a rifle and dump him off in the mountains. He's watching his father go through some major struggles at age 93 all related to loss of brain functions but no other immediate health issues.
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.
smartass once again.
He is on a hunting ground more splendid than anything you can imagine. He is certainly at peace.