Snowmobiles rescued in A-B Wilderness.
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$500 I believe, and whatever they paid their lawyer
Can't film in the wildernessI would love to see someone film a documentary of the event including a check being written for snow machine extraction, check being written for numerous fines, check written for rescue and ending with keys being handed over to USFS personnel. Maybe make it mandatory viewing at some trailhead lodging locations.
Schaaf
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You two been passing notes? Feel free to share with the rest of the class.
MTLabrador
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Cliff notes version: the Beartooths are loaded with grizzlies and really bad fishing. The only thing worth hunting is marmots. 10/10 would not recommend.
I’m a big fan of learning by natural consequences. This would never happen, but I wish they would have dropped a guide and supplies for everyone and made them walk all the way out to their trucks.
Ok maybe that’s too harsh. Make them walk all the way to the wilderness boundary.
Ok maybe that’s too harsh. Make them walk all the way to the wilderness boundary.
squirrel
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An atv rental went south while doing cookies on a steep glacier once. Ended up over the cornice in a trackless basin. Mechanic and I dis-assembled it and packed it out and re-assembled it.
After that buying a new atv at the dealer always looked like the better deal of the two options. Now finding sleds stuck and abandoned usually led to (a bit of hard work) followed by huge jumps, demo derby, and somehow next to zero gas in the tank when they returned with help to recover their machines out of the hole they were in.
If left long enough sometimes the gas was brand new gas... Ah to be 20 again...
After that buying a new atv at the dealer always looked like the better deal of the two options. Now finding sleds stuck and abandoned usually led to (a bit of hard work) followed by huge jumps, demo derby, and somehow next to zero gas in the tank when they returned with help to recover their machines out of the hole they were in.
If left long enough sometimes the gas was brand new gas... Ah to be 20 again...
MTLabrador
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I’m nicer. I’d give them snowshoes and at least point them towards Cooke City.
BigHornRam
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Helicopter should have dropped them some fuel, made them drive out, tickets and sled confiscation at the highway.
I can also attest to this. There was a guy pulled out of a tent and partially eaten and then stashed by a griz in a campground a while back. And the fishing sucks. Stay home, campers
Between the lines..... could be the Custer all over again. mtmuley
MTLabrador
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Don’t give FWP any ideas for unlimited OTC nanny tags....
MTLabrador
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Bears. Lots of scary bears.
BAKPAKR
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I kind of liked marmot hunting when I was younger...
EYJONAS!
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Was one of the greatest fishing trips ever but there isn't a chance in hell I'm going back to this hell hole....
6mm Remington
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Finders keepers losers weepers! I know that was pretty corny! I'll just apologize in advance so I don't get cancelled!!!
Addicting
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For the 500 it cost to land a Helicopter in fines, that would easily be recovered from the sale of all those parts you could scavenge.
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rwc101
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Might be able to recover all rescue costs if the trucks and trailers used by the morons were confiscated as well.
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