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https://www.facebook.com/groups/417515222290570/user/1295540509/Any of you hunting or familiar with unit 39? I know it’s massive but my husband and son went up for a day hunt yesterday and didn’t return home. Sheriffs of Boise Ada and Elmore have his info. If you are in the area or know the areas keep an eye out for my family ♥️ praying they return home. No locations are showing up for their devices and Verizon was
Unable to ping him.
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Some of that unit is rough. Hope they find them.
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I grew up hunting there. It's big and rugged. Verizon can't ping them? No surprise there. 75% of it has no cell service.
If she wants people to send her info, it would be useful to have a vehicle description, license #, physical description, anything. Considering the size of the unit, a general idea of where they went would be very helpful. Any search teams will need a lot more than that.
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Maybe they don’t wanna be found…
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Maybe they don’t wanna be found… Possible. Extremely improbable.
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Not easy country or easy weather to be lost.
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I've hunted Unit 39 many times. Rough country mainly. Here is just one tiny portion of 39. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/nhfz7b4q/B.jpg) pnc com login personal bankingHope the hunters are okay. L.W.
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Is there any snow accumulation yet?
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Is there any snow accumulation yet? Oh yeah. I’m not too far, and we have 3+ feet at those elevations already.
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So they left home without written notice of where specifically they were going and at least their general plans? Sounds like it, and if so, then they are as clueless (literally) as that facebook message. Topo maps with a circle drawn on, and writing tools are cheap... but of course, all one needs in the wilderness is a cell phone......and a facebook account.
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So they left home without written notice of where specifically they were going and at least their general plans. Topo maps and writing tools are cheap... Cottonwood area
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Hope those guys are prepared and have survival skills.
Relying on cell coverage to bail your azz out is not a good strategy.
My inReach has worked every time in remote AK.
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Hope those guys are prepared and have survival skills.
Relying on cell coverage to bail your azz out is not a good strategy.
My inReach has worked every time in remote AK. Yes. In reach mini is a couple ounces of worthwhile expenditure. Any chance they got slid? Someone said 3 feet in that area?
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It would surprise me if their social media activity didn't give some indication. Best friends are good sources. There are probably texts with friends that give a clue. Cell phone forensics will likely show enough of the route to help nail down a general starting location.
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So they left home without written notice of where specifically they were going and at least their general plans. Topo maps and writing tools are cheap... Cottonwood area Good - they aren't as clueless as the facebook post indicated they might be . Yeah, if there is snow up there, a slide or fall could be it.Hope they are OK.
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Wind loaded snow on the correct angle is very dangerous even this early in the season. You can’t rule it out.
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I’ve hunted that area for years. elevation ranges from 3400 to 7500 and is extremely steep. Likely a couple feet of snow at the higher elevations now.
It’s easy to get turned around if mountains get socked in with clouds. If you take a wrong ridge back down, it could put you miles from your vehicle. I’ve done it.
Temps have been cold this week
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We had a good snowfall across so. Idaho this week. There's 2' not too far north of us...which is directly west of unit 39. I haven't been up Cottonwood in years but I remember it being dang steep.
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They have been found. Keys were lost in the snow
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