Article – UPDATE: Missing hunters found ok in Beaverhead County.

DILLON – Beaverhead County Sheriff Jay Hanson says two hunters missing in southwest Beaverhead county have been found.

In a news release, Hanson said the two were found about 40 miles west of Dell Montana in the Big Sheep/Cabin Creek area.

“The father and son got stuck in deep snow and spent two nights with their vehicle. Both are in reasonably good condition,” said Hanson.

As many as 16-searchers had been looking on ground and from the air for the two, who hadn’t been seen since they ventured out to hunt in the remote valley west of I-90 on Saturday morning.

The missing hunters were identified as Scott McDougal, 56, and Conrad McDougal, 33.

The Facebook post:

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“But they were smart enough to stay with their vehicle”…..it isn’t a 100% thing, but the folks who stay with the vehicle usually fare far better than those who do not. However, to be fair, we never read about the ones who leave the vehicle, walk two miles, and find help.

What makes staying with the vehicle an easier and more attractive option is having the necessary gear to ride things out. Its not hard – Sleeping bag, blankets, food, water, light, and a thick book to read.

3 thoughts on “Article – UPDATE: Missing hunters found ok in Beaverhead County.

  1. A good sleeping bag, 2-3 days of chow, a flashlight with spare batteries, some cards, a book, maybe a bottle of booze and you can hang out for a couple days.

    About two years ago I was rucking alone in the Huachuca’s during the winter. It was cold because well even in Arizona when you get above 5k elevation weather is it’s own beast. At the time the Mrs was back at home (not there) doing family stuff. Basically due to sub optimal choices I was alone walking up in the mountains.

    A second after making a jump to a rock in the middle of the creek and then over it I got to worrying about what if’s. Realized two or three days later somebody would have found me well fed and hurt but stable with a nice little shelter, by a fire playing solitaire.

  2. Time to panic for some, a picnic for others. Think I’d picnic there for a while first and try to figure my way out of the mess we got ourselves into.

    Good case for having a Baofeng and a cigarette lighter adapter though, looks like there’s at least 9 vhf/uhf repeaters in Beaverhead County alone.

  3. My aunt and 3 cousins perished in a white sedan near Shelby after going off the road in a blizzard. Numerous cars went by but they were, unfortunately, not seen due to blowing snow which eventually covered the car in sub-zero temperatures. When they were found two days later the windows of the car were lowered about an inch and the vehicle had run out of gas. The snow completely covered the vehicle and trapped the carbon monoxide inside.

    To this day I won’t buy a white car.

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