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LAST EDITED ON Nov-19-13 AT 06:10PM (MST)[p] Do you guys leave identification in your backpacks so if the pack is lost the finder has a way of tracking you down?
This last weekend hunting a unfamiliar unit in Idaho I'm driving down a dirt road when I see this backpack laying in the middle of the road. I can tell the back is loaded with stuff just by how big it is and there isn't a person or truck around anywhere, in fact the whole time I did not see another truck. I'm thinking somebody is going to be missing this after they realize it fell out of their rig. I look through the back thinking there might be a hunting license or something that will have a name that I could search on the internet when I got cell service and try to find a number. There was tons of gear in the pack but nothing with any type of identification or way of contacting the owner.
I decided I would continue on to the town and turn it in to the local law enforcement agency. Right before hitting civilization I see a truck coming up the road and I stop. Turns out it was the owner of the pack and he was coming back to look for his property. He was happy that he got it back and I was glad I didn't have to waste time by turning it over to the cops.
I got looking at my backpack and I realized I didn't have anything in my pack that would identify me in case I lost it some how. Sometimes I keep my license in there but there are other times I just keep the license on me.
What do you think about those tags that go on the zipper where you can write your personal information. I realize a lot of turds would just keep it as the finders keepers mindset, but I still think there are lots of good people out there.
This last weekend hunting a unfamiliar unit in Idaho I'm driving down a dirt road when I see this backpack laying in the middle of the road. I can tell the back is loaded with stuff just by how big it is and there isn't a person or truck around anywhere, in fact the whole time I did not see another truck. I'm thinking somebody is going to be missing this after they realize it fell out of their rig. I look through the back thinking there might be a hunting license or something that will have a name that I could search on the internet when I got cell service and try to find a number. There was tons of gear in the pack but nothing with any type of identification or way of contacting the owner.
I decided I would continue on to the town and turn it in to the local law enforcement agency. Right before hitting civilization I see a truck coming up the road and I stop. Turns out it was the owner of the pack and he was coming back to look for his property. He was happy that he got it back and I was glad I didn't have to waste time by turning it over to the cops.
I got looking at my backpack and I realized I didn't have anything in my pack that would identify me in case I lost it some how. Sometimes I keep my license in there but there are other times I just keep the license on me.
What do you think about those tags that go on the zipper where you can write your personal information. I realize a lot of turds would just keep it as the finders keepers mindset, but I still think there are lots of good people out there.