Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions:
Town of Piercefield
St. Lawrence County
Wilderness Search: On Nov. 2 at 8:36 p.m., a woman called Ray Brook Dispatch to report her husband overdue from hunting on the western side of Tupper Lake in the Horseshoe Lake Wild Forest. Forest Rangers, Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECOs), NYSP, and volunteers were part of the search team. On Nov. 3, Rangers used Type 1 and Type 2 searches, while ECOs searched the shoreline and water, and NYSP K-9 units searched the ground. On Nov. 4, with a Ranger acting as crew chief, 178 search, fire, rescue, and police personnel continued the search, including eight NYSP drones and a NYSP helicopter. Around 12 p.m., a search crew found the hunter’s body. He had been dragging a deer he shot while hunting. At 2:39 p.m. the subject’s body was recovered, flown out, and turned over to the coroner.
Essex County
Town of Wilmington
Wilderness Rescue: On Nov. 6 at 4:35 p.m., Forest Rangers were called to assist two hikers stranded on a trail on Whiteface Mountain near the summit. At 7:06 p.m., Rangers Russell, Curcio, Black, and Mecus reached the hikers from New Jersey approximately 100 feet off the trail, in snow and icy conditions. Rangers warmed and fed the hikers before assisting the pair across the steep, ice-covered terrain to the summit. The hikers were taken by ATV to their vehicle at 9:09 p.m.
Be sure to properly prepare and plan before entering the backcountry. Visit DEC’s Hike Smart NY, Adirondack Backcountry Information, and Catskill Backcountry Information webpages for more information.
If a person needs a Forest Ranger, whether it’s for a search and rescue, to report a wildfire, or to report illegal activity on state lands and easements, they should call 833-NYS-RANGERS. If a person needs urgent assistance, they can call 911. To contact a Forest Ranger for information about a specific location, the DEC website has phone numbers for every Ranger listed by region.
Sounds like Karma.
Sounds like Karma??
Dragging the lifeless body of a defenseless creature he shot for sport, sounds like the universe delivering some swift karma
Have a heart. If he was dragging the dear, it’s unlikely he was hunting “for sport” — more likely for food. You may not eat meat, but others do, and it’s a valid “sport”. I know people who have a winter’s worth of meat in a freezer, and others who happily share their deer with others.