Adirondack hunter falls out of tree stand, gets injured: DEC Forest Ranger rescues
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
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An Adirondack hunter fell out of his tree stand recently. He suffered undisclosed injuries and made his way back to his truck. He was unable, though, to get into his vehicle.
Fortunately, a state Forest Ranger happened to be driving by, noticed him on the ground next to his truck and rescued him.
That rescue was included in the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s weekly report on Forest Ranger rescues and other Ranger-related incidents across the state. All information for the following situations was supplied by the DEC.
Outdoornews
December 10, 2020
(Herkimer County)
On Nov. 13, Forest Rangers Hanno and McCartney discovered an illegal camp near a remote pond in the West Canada Lake Wilderness Area. Upon further investigation, the forest rangers observed multiple state land violations. On the evening of Nov. 19, the Rangers apprehended two hunters from Forestport occupying the camp. An interview with the two hunters revealed the pair was responsible for cutting out a trail, cutting 14 trees to build their camp, using a chainsaw in a wilderness area, storing personal property on state land, camping violations, and landing a plane on a prohibited body of water in a wilderness area. Rangers issued multiple tickets for the various offenses.