![]() ![]() Not only do family and friends suffer the emotional distress, but search and rescue members may face peril in trying to find folks in rugged backcountry areas in often less-than-optimum weather conditions. “The thing most people don't take into account is the impact on others,'' Cooperider told The Billings Gazette ( ). The most basic advice a solo hunter can follow is to tell friends or family where they are hunting and when they expect to return, and then make contact if plans change. “I may not be comfortable, but I could do it.'' “I have never had to spend an unexpected night out, but I could do it if I had to,'' he said. Hunting, hiking or backpacking alone is not asking for trouble, said Wayde Cooperider, who oversees Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks hunter safety programs, which includes instruction on basic survival tactics and hunt planning as part of the course required of all new hunters.īut solo adventurers need to take some precautions, he said.Ĭooperider said he's always prepared for the worst when he goes hunting. ![]() (AP) - Solo hunters have been garnering headlines because of untimely deaths and injuries this fall in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.Ī hunter in Idaho snapped both bones in his lower leg when he slipped while stepping between downed trees and spent two days crawling through the woods for miles before he was found.Ī Montana archery hunter was found dead in the Big Hole Valley a week after he was reported missing.Īnd last week, an 84-year-old Wyoming hunter was found dead after a six-day search. ![]()
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