Since my original thread has been hijacked I thought it best to start a new one on the lost Prineviller, Oregon hunter.

He is presently recouperating in the hospital.

From the Bend Bulletin:

"On Thanksgiving Day, Alan Hewitt set out on his horse, Vegas, to hunt for elk from the high ridges in the Ochoco National Forest. He grabbed an extra pair of gloves but left most of his survival kit, like the fire starting equipment, at his camp. It was too bulky, and he was only planning to be away from his camp during the day.

But it would be three nights and four days before Hewitt made it back to shelter. He was rescued Sunday afternoon. He was scheduled to leave the hospital last night."

I'll post the rest of the article on my web site:

www.bendbulletin.com.

My web site www.outdoorquest.biz is down.

All the best,

Blake

He was horseback riding, apparently with another horse along (pack animal?) and his survival kit was too bulky? Certainly a cautionary tale -don't overbulk your PSK

Too bulky? I carry more than that to work. Imagine if he had just an RSK, knife and radio....1 pound total.

Where is the article on the website? Can't find it. TimW.

Visit www.bendbulletin.com for the article.

The article is there but it's a pay site to see past the headline:

"bendbulletin.com is available at no extra charge to print subscribers. To continue reading, please log in — or purchase a day pass"

I read the article for free by searching for "Prineville" once I was on the newspaper site. At least that was the case about two hours ago.

I am still at a loss to understand, given that he was riding a horse, why he could not carry adequate survival gear. Some of the biggest problems happen to people who are just out for the day.

Tough guy, that is for sure. The will to survive is key.

Tried your search trick, but they still wanted to charge me.

HJ

And we still don't know what happened to the horses.

I really am not interested in eating them. But I somehow seem to like the horses better than I do the dumb hunter.

Just my misanthropic two cents....Tim W.

Working link to the full article

Hewitt got to the forest on Monday, Nov. 22. At his camp he had a horse trailer for the two horses he had with him. There was also a camper, his truck, feed for the animals and food for him. He planned to spend a week at the camp hunting elk during the day. His wife wasn't expecting him home until Sunday.

On Thursday afternoon, Hewitt's horse lost her footing and slipped on a log. A branch smacked into the back of Hewitt's neck. The horse eventually crashed to the ground, pinning Hewitt underneath her.