Timely reminders on how to navigate the woods safely during the deer hunt

FATAL HUNTINGINCIDENTS.TONIGHT NBC26'SERIC CREST TALKSWITH SEARCH ANDRESCUE CREWS...ABOUT WHATHUNTERS CAN DO IN AWORST CASESCENARIO.NOW IS THE TIME OFYEAR WHEN HUNTERSFLOCK TO THEWOODS... IT'S ALSOTHE SEASON WHENSEARCH AND RESCUECREWS.... FIND THEIRSERVICES... ARENEEDED THE MOST..."A SITUATIONDEVELOPS AND THEYFIND THEMSELVESSOMEWHERE THEYDIDN'T EXPECT TO BEAND ARE NOT SUREHOW TO GET BACKFROM WHERE THEYARE."CHRIS RUETER... THEPRESIDENT OFHEADWATERSSEARCH AND RESCUEK-9 UNIT SAYSOVERCONFIDENCE INWHERE YOU AREHEADED...."BEING A HUNTER ICAN UNDERSTANDHOW THAT CANHAPPEN."AND BEINGUNPREPARED TO BELOST... ARE SOME OFTHE MOST COMMONMISTAKES HUNTERSCAN MAKE."I BELIEVE A LOT OFPEOPLE HAVEBECOME DEPENDENTON THEIR PHONE TODO A LOT OF THINGSFOR THEM THAT WEUSED TO DO WITHOTHER TECHNOLOGY,LIKE MAPS ANDCOMPASSES ANDTHINGS LIKE THAT."RUETER SAYS ACOMPASS AND AREGIONAL MAP.... CANHELP HUNTERS GUIDETHEIR WAY OUT OFMANY SITUATIONS....ESPECIALLY IF YOURPHONE HAS DIEDPREMATURELYBECAUSE OF THECOLD.... OR YOUDON'T HAVE CELLSERVICE."CELL PHONES DON'TWORK EVERYWHEREBUT GENERALLY AGPS UNIT WILL WORKAND THAT WILL HELPGUIDE YOU BACK TOWHERE YOURVEHICLE MIGHT BE."WARDEN BEN TREMLWITH THE DNR SAYSHUNTERS GETTINGLOST IN THEWILDERNESSWITHOUT A COMPASSOR A PHONE CAN BE ASERIOUS SITUATIONFOR ANYONEINVOLVED....ESPECIALLY IF NOONE KNOWS....WHERE YOU WENT INAT..."PEOPLE SHOULDHAVE A PLAN, THEYWANT TO LET PEOPLEKNOW WHERE THEYARE LEAVING ANDWHEN THEY ARECOMING BACK.

ALSOLET PEOPLE KNOWWHAT VEHICLEYOU'RE DRIVING.

THATWAY WHEN WE'RELOOKING, WE CANSTART WHERE YOURVEHICLE IS AT."THESE ARE JUST AHANDFUL OF TIPSFROM THE EXPERTSON HOW TO MAKEYOUR HUNTINGEXCURSION... AS SAFEAS POSSIBLE..."WE GO BACK TO THEOLD SCHOOL WAY OFDOING THINGS."BECAUSE WHILETECHNOLOGY CANMAKE LIFE EASIER INSO MANY WAYS... ITSHOULDN'T BE YOURONLY SOURCE... OFMAKING IT BACKHOME SAFE.... ERICCREST NBC26....ONE OF COLLEGEFOOTBALL'S OLDESTRIVALRIES, IS TAKINGA YEAR OFF...FOOTBALL'S OLDESTRIVALRIES, IS TAKINGA YEAR OFF...