North Maroon Heli Rescue

James Dziezynski · Post by **James Dziezynski** » Sun Sep 07, 2014 9:00 am

JROCK just texted me that her group came upon a badly injured, unresponsive male hiker at 11,200 ft on North Maroon Peak. Heli rescue effort is underway. Don't have any other details, but hope the hiker will be ok.

nyker · Post by **nyker** » Sun Sep 07, 2014 2:25 pm

Oh man, hate to hear that.
Hoping for the best...

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Sun Sep 07, 2014 2:50 pm

Sad to say the hunter found injured on North Maroon at approx 12k this morning did not survive. Thoughts and prayers for the family.

ameristrat · Post by **ameristrat** » Sun Sep 07, 2014 5:30 pm

Praying for his family.

Tortoise1 · Post by **Tortoise1** » Sun Sep 07, 2014 5:36 pm

I hope there's not two people - hunters and hikers don't usually look alike.

James Dziezynski · Post by **James Dziezynski** » Sun Sep 07, 2014 5:43 pm

It's the same person, the hunter (my text came directly from the hikers who found him this morning).
http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/2 ... /15256451/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

zdero1 · Post by **zdero1** » Sun Sep 07, 2014 6:04 pm

http://www.aspentimes.com/news/12930938 ... ak-sheriff" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

dnye · Post by **dnye** » Mon Sep 08, 2014 6:45 am

iholdthepain wrote:You can hunt for mountain goats? Why would someone want to do this?

http://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/RulesR ... ndGoat.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I don't hunt, but I assume for the same reason people would want to hunt any animal.

Hypersnow · Post by **Hypersnow** » Mon Sep 08, 2014 7:45 am

Mountain goats are not native to Colorado, and were introduced for the express purpose of hunting in the late 70's. I do not hunt, but it is an important element in population control, as there are very few natural predators left in Colorado.

happymtnclimber · Post by **happymtnclimber** » Mon Sep 08, 2014 8:20 am

There are also very few tags for animals such as mountain goats, and one will likely have to put in for a tag multiple years before actually getting one. Same process as for deer or elk, but it is much harder to actually get the tag.

GeezerClimber · Post by **GeezerClimber** » Mon Sep 08, 2014 9:43 am

Hypersnow wrote:Mountain goats are not native to Colorado, and were introduced for the express purpose of hunting in the late 70's. I do not hunt, but it is an important element in population control, as there are very few natural predators left in Colorado.

I believe the introduction occurred in the 1940s in the Salida area. There is some evidence they were here in the 19th century and the issue has been debated. One of the concerns is that they displace bighorns.

Dave

I fall a lot · Post by **I fall a lot** » Mon Sep 08, 2014 10:36 am

Sounds like he was carrying about 100lb of goat down the mountain.

I'm sorry he passed.

I'm sorry the goat died.

On a side note, I can't imagine goats being difficult to hunt? Dressing and hauling the meat seems like the hard part.

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