Missing hunter - W. of Royal City near Crab Creek - Anyone know this area?

[js139]

Good Morning,

My bosses friend went out archery hunting last Friday and never showed up back at his rig. Search and rescue has been looking for him for two days. They said they were asking for anyone that knew this area. I thought I'd put this on here and see if anyone knows this area well and thinks they can help? He is an archery hunter and was hunting with a tree stand. If anyone thinks they can help, let me know and I can give more information. Here is the specifics.

He was off 26 road J under the power lines. This is West of Royal City before Beverly. It is near crab creek.

[huntnphool]

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,186182.msg2460500.html#msg2460500

[McCRIZZLEY]

Dont know where j road is... I head up c road a bit for waterfowl. May be going out this weekend. I'll look it up and try to take a detour and do some searching. Good luck to him and search and rescue.

[elkfool41]

I know the area fairly well, Worked on a ranch there all through college and have done some duck and coyote hunting out there.  Bet he got in the tall sage and cannot see. It can get swampy and pretty nasty out there too. Hope he is ok!

[Curly]

When I first read about him missing, for some reason I assumed he was up in the bluffs above the creek. 

[10Key]

He has to be hurt. I can see getting disoriented in fog, but there are landmarks all over that place to orientate yourself, once it clears. I hope this turns out ok and is just having trouble hiking back with one of the brutes that live in the russian olives.

[splitshot]

it cant be much more than a couple miles to a road, but it can be rough going.  did he have a gps?  whistle or phone?    it has been in the 20's at night.    mike w

[Curly]

It's not looking good at this point.  At first word of him not showing up, being lost was a pretty good assumption.  Now that it's been this long, it's pretty unlikely to simply be a case of being lost.  I hope for the best for him.

[fastdam]

It's not looking good at this point.  At first word of him not showing up, being lost was a pretty good assumption.  Now that it's been this long, it's pretty unlikely to simply be a case of being lost.  I hope for the best for him.

I keep thinking if he was ok, they would have seen his fire by now, if he doesn't have a fire he's done.

[Mfowl]

Dang, I wish I heard about this on Saturday. I was just out there then,  I am familiar with that area and would've gladly helped search. I hope there is still a happy ending here! Prayers sent!

[woodywsu]

Is it confirmed he was in a tree stand?  I've been very active in this search and had not heard a confirmation on the tree blind. If this is true then the search can be narrowed down a lot.

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Any updates?

[js139]

Is it confirmed he was in a tree stand?  I've been very active in this search and had not heard a confirmation on the tree blind. If this is true then the search can be narrowed down a lot.

It isn't confirmed. All they know is his tree stand was not at his house. But it isn't known if he took it out there and was actually using it.

[js139]

Any updates?

Still missing...

Very unfortunate. My heart goes out to the family on this holiday week. To be missing this long, even as skilled of an outdoorsman that this guy was, the odds are not in his favor given the cold temperatures and the snow. I assume the search is back on, but I haven't heard confirmation of that. I know it was called off due to weather.

[JDHasty]

There seems to be a news blackout.  I don't get it.  I have tried to use search engine to find updated info and there isn't anything.