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AT LEAST two hunters were reported lost during the first two weeks of the deer season in Virginia’s mountains emphasizing the need for hunters to give some thought to this type of mishap, says Game Commission Safety Officer James N. Kerrick.
One, a 66-year-old man, did not return to his hunting camp in Craig County on opening day. The most recent, a veteran woman hunter, did not rendezvous with her husband at the appointed time and place on the second Monday evening of the season. At times up to 100 or more searchers combed the woods with little idea of where to concentrate the search.
“If hunting alone, hunters should tell someone as nearly as possible the exact route they plan to follow and when to expect them back,” Kerrick said. “Then if they don’t show up within a reasonable time, searchers can proceed along the planned route with a high chance of finding them quickly. Also, if they decide they are lost, hunters should either stay put and wait to be rescued, or walk downhill until they come to a stream and follow it downstream until it leads to a road or human habitation.
“SOME TYPE of emergency kit is a good idea,” Kerrick said, “but most important is a waterproof supply of matches and some concentrated food such as candy bars.
A lost hunter can almost always start a warming fire if he has dry matches and
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