Too bad about the Elk hunter David Sherwood

[SniperDanWA]

I know there was a post about finding a lost hunter near St Helens.  I saw he was found.  Too bad, not alive.  I just wanted to thank those that searched for him and to send my condolences to his family and friends.

The body of David Sherwood, 56, a hunter who had gone missing in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest last week, was found Tuesday morning.

A private helicopter located Sherwood's body at approximately 11:30 a.m. at the side of a steep ravine, according to the Skamania County Sheriff's Office.

"These past few days have been difficult for those involved in the search effort, including the family and friends of Mr. Sherwood," Skamania County Sheriff Dave Brown said.

Sherwood's body was recovered after an hour-long operation by Sheriff's office personnel.

Sherwood's son had reported that his dad had not returned from an elk hunt Friday night. His father's vehicle was found Saturday afternoon on a spur road off Forest Service 2612 Road.
Search and rescue resources were immediately requested through the Washington State Department of Emergency Management. Search efforts in the area of the vehicle were coordinated throughout the night.

On Sunday morning, approximately 78 friends, family and official Search and Rescue teams searched the area northeast of Spirit Lake in Skamania County until 7 p.m.

[Tman]

Very sad.  Any ideas on what happened?

[seth30]

Sorry to hear about it.

[Huntbear]

I think he was a member on here... if anyone can find out for sure.. would be nice to maybe send the family all of our condolences...

[frostman]

God bless this man. Very sorry to hear this.
I had read that there was dead bull in the vicinity. Was that his bull he was in the act of retrieving?

[bucklucky]

Thats a real bummer, my dad said he was a super nice guy too. Was he a member here?? Thats really sad .

[Machias]

Very sad, Prayers sent to the family.  We really feel for you.   

[wsucowboy]

Really sad to hear. Thoughts and prayers go out to the family

[kglacken]

Been following this story since sunday. It is too bad to hear of this tragedy. Thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends!

[julzzz]

He drew the margaret bull tag. shot a bull and was taking the head out to his truck to get help with the rest of it. Somewhere in between he fell down a steep revine. He had flagged his way out but the weather did not cooperate for the search party to find him.  The land up there is unforgiving plus bad weather.  my prayers go out to his family and friends, RIP Dave

[sixty4nhalf]

I was; like everyone else was hoping for good news, I am at a loss for words. Bless his family and friends.

[Lucky Eric]

Sad to hear the guy didn't make it. I was wondering what the outcome of this was as I haven't heard anything about this for a few days.My prayers go out to the family.

[bearpaw]

He drew the margaret bull tag. shot a bull and was taking the head out to his truck to get help with the rest of it. Somewhere in between he fell down a steep revine. He had flagged his way out but the weather did not cooperate for the search party to find him.  The land up there is unforgiving plus bad weather.  my prayers go out to his family and friends, RIP Dave

Very sorry to hear what happened. There is one bright side, at least he died doing what he loved. 

I remember in the other topic regarding David Sherwood being lost, it seems there was a family member and a co-worker who are members here. I'm not sure whether David was a member or not. My condolences to his family and friends, it must be a hard time.

[julzzz]

He worked for Trans Alta. His co-workers helped look for him. 

[Encore 280]

Very very sad. As we all get up there in years, we have to think about this type of thing happening when we go out by ourselves. We sometimes think we're in good huntin shape but ya never know when you're gonna take a fall and break a leg or something else. We do crazy unheard of things when we're pursuing that elusive bull, buck or big king salmon and forget about what we're really doing at the time. Be careful out there everyone. Take care and good luck.