Deerlove
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https://buckrail.com/roosevelt-fire...il&utm_term=0_d55dd1bb6b-45aeee0f8e-27451775& Good to see them making progress
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grosventrehunter
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What a life changing event. Wishing the both of you a speedy recovery.
PleaseDear
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That's crazy scary
Prayers sent for full recovery
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Prayers sent for full recovery
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Scary stuff... glad it wasn?t worse.
Hope these guys heal up quickly. Burns are so very painful.
I watched that fire take off from about 4 miles away. It grew very, very fast. I pulled out my maps and spent an hour thinking about my escape route options in the event another fire were to start between me and the trail head 6 miles away. I can't imagine how scary it was for these guys.
The thermals from the fire created a huge cloud above the smoke just like a big thunderstorm cloud forms on a hot summer day. I could literally watch it boiling upward. The fire was literally creating its own weather pattern. I would guess that the micro burst winds coming from that cloud made the fire more unpredictable and may have been what made it jump across the ravine these guys were hiking.
Was a good lesson for me about studying not only the trails that I use to access my hunting areas but the alternate trails that can get me back out in the event of a fire.
I watched that fire take off from about 4 miles away. It grew very, very fast. I pulled out my maps and spent an hour thinking about my escape route options in the event another fire were to start between me and the trail head 6 miles away. I can't imagine how scary it was for these guys.
The thermals from the fire created a huge cloud above the smoke just like a big thunderstorm cloud forms on a hot summer day. I could literally watch it boiling upward. The fire was literally creating its own weather pattern. I would guess that the micro burst winds coming from that cloud made the fire more unpredictable and may have been what made it jump across the ravine these guys were hiking.
Was a good lesson for me about studying not only the trails that I use to access my hunting areas but the alternate trails that can get me back out in the event of a fire.
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Why would they be left a foot while the others rode out to safety. Seems kind of messed up to me.
Just so you understand the situation, not that I really feel as though you need or better yet deserve any kind of an explanation elkantlers....
There was not enough horses for everyone to ride out.
Right up until the time it was to late, there was thought to be plenty of time to get out safely. As was even relayed to them by the "experts" (forest service) that actually needed to call in a helicopter to fly them out after the wind picked up and jumped the fire extremely fast into harms way.
The walker had left camp before the rest and was caught down the trail by the riders.
One of the riders didn't feel comfortable riding the horse he was on as it had acted up earlier in the hunt and actually through the rider, so he chose to jump off and finish walking with the other walker.
As stated above on the way out the fire went from being at was thought to be a safe distance to surrounding them in a matter of seconds. Yes that is how fast it can happen.
Nobody was left to do anything, and only because of how mentally tough these 2 individuals are did they make it out of a very scary situation.
Hope that clears it up a little for you. Actually I really don't care if it does or not, I just couldn't "not respond" to your asinine comment.
There was not enough horses for everyone to ride out.
Right up until the time it was to late, there was thought to be plenty of time to get out safely. As was even relayed to them by the "experts" (forest service) that actually needed to call in a helicopter to fly them out after the wind picked up and jumped the fire extremely fast into harms way.
The walker had left camp before the rest and was caught down the trail by the riders.
One of the riders didn't feel comfortable riding the horse he was on as it had acted up earlier in the hunt and actually through the rider, so he chose to jump off and finish walking with the other walker.
As stated above on the way out the fire went from being at was thought to be a safe distance to surrounding them in a matter of seconds. Yes that is how fast it can happen.
Nobody was left to do anything, and only because of how mentally tough these 2 individuals are did they make it out of a very scary situation.
Hope that clears it up a little for you. Actually I really don't care if it does or not, I just couldn't "not respond" to your asinine comment.
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LAST EDITED ON Oct-13-18 AT 10:45AM (MST)[p]Best wishes to a speedy recovery to these two hunting brothers.
We were hunting in this same general area and was made aware of their situation a day after it happened by the official when a couple of our group rode out and took a couple deer into Jackson to the butcher. The officials informed us we were camped out of the evacuation area, but our trucks and horse trailers were in the evacuation area.
We watched the fire, smoke and large retardant planes fly directly over us for a day or so and decided it was best to get out. We were not in any danger at that time, but the smoke was aweful and made it hard to breath and even see very far at times. Due to people and equipment, I elected to walk out and use my horse for one more pack animal to get out in one trip. Due to horses and some load situations, I actually bet the group out on foot. You evaluate your situation at the time and adapt and do what you believe is best at the time.
Once down, we were the last vehicles at the trail head. It was after dark and we pulled down the canyon right next to the highway and stayed in the trucks and trailers that night, for quick/easy out if needed.
The next morning we were greeted by the officials as they arrived for the day to set up the road block. On the way out we seen all the firefighters and their main fire camp and all the road blocks on the county roads headed south.
We took photos of the fire headed out and kind of kept up on the fire through the media. Will be interesting to vet back in area to see the destruction of the fire.
From what I seen and here, the officials did a good job with evacuations and fighting the fire.
These two hunters evaluated their situation as it was happening and did what they did appropriately on the fly as the situation changed by the minute. Believe me when I say you cannot out run a fire and a fire has its own mind and creates its own weather/wide patterns.
These two man did what they did. The rest of the group made it out without problems, but the situation and window changed on them very quickly. They made it out alive where others may not have. They kept it together and did what they needed to do in a really scary and deadly situation.
They are alive and with thier families. Best wishes to both in their recovery.
We were hunting in this same general area and was made aware of their situation a day after it happened by the official when a couple of our group rode out and took a couple deer into Jackson to the butcher. The officials informed us we were camped out of the evacuation area, but our trucks and horse trailers were in the evacuation area.
We watched the fire, smoke and large retardant planes fly directly over us for a day or so and decided it was best to get out. We were not in any danger at that time, but the smoke was aweful and made it hard to breath and even see very far at times. Due to people and equipment, I elected to walk out and use my horse for one more pack animal to get out in one trip. Due to horses and some load situations, I actually bet the group out on foot. You evaluate your situation at the time and adapt and do what you believe is best at the time.
Once down, we were the last vehicles at the trail head. It was after dark and we pulled down the canyon right next to the highway and stayed in the trucks and trailers that night, for quick/easy out if needed.
The next morning we were greeted by the officials as they arrived for the day to set up the road block. On the way out we seen all the firefighters and their main fire camp and all the road blocks on the county roads headed south.
We took photos of the fire headed out and kind of kept up on the fire through the media. Will be interesting to vet back in area to see the destruction of the fire.
From what I seen and here, the officials did a good job with evacuations and fighting the fire.
These two hunters evaluated their situation as it was happening and did what they did appropriately on the fly as the situation changed by the minute. Believe me when I say you cannot out run a fire and a fire has its own mind and creates its own weather/wide patterns.
These two man did what they did. The rest of the group made it out without problems, but the situation and window changed on them very quickly. They made it out alive where others may not have. They kept it together and did what they needed to do in a really scary and deadly situation.
They are alive and with thier families. Best wishes to both in their recovery.
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