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| 1403.1 | too many anti-gunners out there | 8672::KILGORE | I'm the NRA and I VOTE! | Wed Oct 19 1994 12:46 | 23 |
| When we came over Wolf Creek Pass on Saturday around 2 pm, there was already
8 inches of snow on the ground. We noticed a blazer parked in a `no parking'
section of the road (snow slide area) and between the blazer and the hiway
was a 3 foot berm of snow made by the snowplows. The hunters had just
returned to their vehicle, finding they were going to have alot of shoveling
to get out onto the hiway. Hope they had a couple shovels in the vehicle. By
seeing this with our own eyes, these hunters appeared real stupid. Duh.
BTW, this storm hit hard and fast. For alot of people out enjoying a great
`fall' week, it was a surprise. We were enjoying a week of camping in south-
eastern Utah when we woke to snow on Saturday morning. We had heard of the
possibility of rain but no snow was in the forecast. And they were predicting
up to 18 inches of snow for Wolf Creek and it got 48 inches instead! So this
was a surprise for alot of people. Smart people go prepared no matter what
the weather for any possible condition that could crop up.
But I think the biggest problem we are up against is the anti-gunners. If
we can be presented as bumbling idiots, we definitely should NOT be trusted
with these bad guns, should we? If we are irresponsible and get lost or out
in bad weather, we look stupid. And stupid people shouldn't have guns. BS.
We've got a long haul ahead of us.....
Judy
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| 1403.2 | Colorado news? | 8817::HELMREICH | Steve | Wed Oct 19 1994 16:01 | 8 |
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Has anyone else in this notesfile been in the Durango area recently?
I'm headed there this Friday, and want to hear the horror stories up front,
if you will. ;-)
steve
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| 1403.3 | coulda been much worse!! | 29067::SCHIMPF | | Wed Oct 19 1994 23:55 | 18 |
| Been there done that....
Storm was forcasted with very short notice; Only small anticipated amounts
of dump..They "the forecasters" were not able to predict the total
amount of snow. And if one was already in the high country and
was enjoying an absolutly beautiful fall day, you had no clue
as to what was coming in.
I can hear it now, "they should have been listening to a radio";
Most of the hunters where prepared for bad weather tho'.
The hunters that were lost, had too much confidence in their
ability to find camp in harsh blizzard conditions. Lucky they
didn't pay the ultimate price.
Jeff
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| 1403.4 | Accidental shootings and lost hunters always get bad press.... | 8672::KILGORE | I'm the NRA and I VOTE! | Thu Oct 20 1994 10:20 | 13 |
| I did hear about an incident somewhere (not sure if it was Colorado) about
a father shooting his son. It was foggy and the father heard a noise and
shot at the noise. He probably will have a hard time living with it. :-(
There was a special section on hunting in the local paper and it talked
about the number of accidental shootings in the 1960's compared to today
and they were way down. The hunter saftey courses (for everyone born
after 1949) are what they gave credit to.
I'm surprised not to have heard more about this shooting. I'm surprised
the anti-gunners and animal rights people didn't have a hey-day with it.
Judy
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| 1403.5 | In life planning is everything! | 16616::MELENDEZ | | Tue Nov 29 1994 14:37 | 27 |
| a little late but always ready.
I just returned from Montana, It snowed four feet in two days. We had a
great time. The snow did not stick to our tent as we had a heater
(Coleman 5000 Btu Catalitic) works great. I used Cross country ski's to
get to the elk. It was a great hunt although I was not able to get the
Elk I shot as he crossed the border into Idaho and the Idaho game
warden told me that I would have been fined if I went after him. I
carry a space blanket, space sleeping bag, water resistant matches,
two MRE's (much better than the old K or C rats), compass, rope,
Ham Radio, Dry socks, a saw bladed knife, water, and big trash bag to
sit on. I carry it in all in a fanny pack that I have customized to
have shoulder straps to get the weight off my belt.
I have been caught out in a bad storm before and had to spend the night
in the woods, I made a shelter out of snowballs and tree branches
placed the space blanket on the ground and used the space sleeping bag
to sleep in, I didnt have to build a fire as the temp was not that
cold. The next morning it was still snowing but not as hard as it was
the night before. I sawed two branches from a pine tree and interlaced
the branches into a makeshift pair of snow shoes. Then I tied these to
my feet and headed to camp. On the way back to camp I took a 4 point
elk. Im glad that Im ready.
Tales from Montana 1991
Joe (I should have shot the forkie) got no deer Melendez
kindling
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