Hunter Found Alive After Nearly 3 Weeks Alone in California Wilderness 🙏

While we continue to slowly inch towards the weekend, let’s all take a minute to grab a coffee or whiskey (no judgement) and get into what this beautiful Tuesday has to offer.

Here's what's worth reading about so far this week:

TOUGH AS NAILS
HUNTER SURVIVES NEARLY 3 WEEKS AFTER GETTING LOST IN CALIFORNIA’S RUGGED WILDERNESS

In a story that reads like a Hollywood survival thriller, 65-year-old Ron Dailey from Selma, California, emerged from the unforgiving Sierra National Forest after 20 harrowing days lost in the wilderness. What began as a routine day of deer hunting on October 13th turned into a grueling test of endurance, faith, and sheer human will. Dailey was found alive this past weekend, battered and malnourished but defiantly grateful, by a group of fellow hunters whose timely arrival he credits to divine intervention.

Ron Dailey, a seasoned outdoorsman and father known among his community for his reliability, set out alone from his home in a small farming town in Fresno County, for what he described as a straightforward one-day hunt near Shaver Lake. Driving his trusty 2002 Silver Dodge Dakota pickup along the Swamp Lake Trail, Dailey snacked on jerky and nuts at a high-elevation overlook before attempting to head back down a narrow "jeep road" marked by a simple tree sign. The terrain, however, had other plans…

⛑️ Day 5 of Massive Multi-Agency Search Operation Continues for Missing Oregon Hunter in Mount Hood Wilderness. While it was good news for Mr. Dailey, a hunter in neighboring Oregon remains MIA after disappearing last Friday. Devon Dobek, a 51-year-old experienced hunter from Hubbard in Marion County, Oregon, vanished last week while on a deer hunt in the Mount Hood National Forest. He was expected to return by evening but never did, prompting friends to report him missing that night. His vehicle was discovered abandoned at the Fish Creek Trailhead off Oregon 224 and Forest Service Road 54, with no trace of Dobek, the deer he reportedly bagged, or any other signs. Search teams from the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office launched efforts by 10:30 p.m. that Friday, continuing through the night amid reports of possible gunshots from the area but they couldn't locate the source.

By Monday afternoon, day four of the grueling multi-agency operation, more than 50 searchers, including volunteers from groups like Mountain Wave Search and Rescue, Pacific Northwest Search and Rescue, and Portland Mountain Rescue, were scouring the rugged terrain using ATVs, search dogs, and thermal imaging drones. An Oregon Army National Guard helicopter aided despite rainy weather, but the focus remained on steep, wildfire-scarred slopes from the 2020 burns, littered with fallen trees that made navigation "extremely challenging," according to the sheriff's office. Crews planned to push into the night, though officials emphasized they don't need more volunteers. Anyone with tips is urged to call 503-723-4949 or submit via the Clackamas County Sheriff's app, referencing case #25-022972; the search was ongoing with no resolution reported.

🌀 Alaska Extends Moose Hunting to Aid Communities Devastated by Typhoon Halong. In a compassionate response to the devastation wrought by former Typhoon Halong, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has extended moose hunting season in two remote western Alaska areas, offering vital support to storm-ravaged communities. The extensions, announced yesterday, target the Quinhagak Area and the Kuskokwim Area, where wind and storm surge damage has left local households reeling—destroying homes, infrastructure, and stored food supplies. This measure not only aids those unable to harvest moose during the regular fall season but also encourages successful hunters to donate their yields to neighbors, friends, or families who lost everything in the typhoon's path.

Regional Management Coordinator Phillip Perry emphasized the initiative's dual purpose: providing extra harvesting opportunities while fostering community solidarity. "Talking to people that are interested in this, there’s a lot of interest of local hunters harvesting moose and then donating that or giving it to friends or family or just other people they know that have lost stuff," Regional Management Coordinator Phillip Perry said "We didn’t harvest the entire quota this fall. So it’s pretty easy for us biologically to extend a hunt longer when we didn’t harvest as many as we thought we could.”

Permits for both areas open Wednesday, November 5, exclusively to Alaska residents holding a valid hunting license who haven't harvested a moose since July 1, 2025. In the Kuskokwim Area, online applications via hunt.alaska.gov are limited to 100 permits, with a bag limit of one moose and proxy hunting permitted. Quinhagak's hunt allows one bull moose (excluding male calves), with details available through state resources.

🐻 Missouri Black Bear Season Ends with Nine Animals Killed. Missouri’s fifth regulated black bear hunting season concluded on Friday with a total of nine bears harvested, which ended up well below the statewide quota of 40, the Missouri Department of Conservation announced. Running from October 18 to 31, the 2025 season saw seven bears taken in Bear Management Zone Two along the southwestern border and two more in the southeastern portion of the same zone. This year's modest yield represents a significant drop from the previous season's record of 15 bears, reflecting factors like variable hunter participation and the state's conservative approach to managing its expanding black bear population.

The controlled harvest aligns with MDC’s ongoing efforts to ensure sustainability amid growing bear numbers in southern Missouri. Around 5,250 hunters applied for hunting permits in May, but the state only offers a maximum of 600 each season. The department said that of the 600 hunters who were randomly chosen among the applicants, 487 hunters purchased permits.

😳 These boys are wasting no time. There will be no jawing, arguing or pissing and moaning between these two heavyweights.

Like jumping into a cage match, he was met with a furious level of violence…

Oh, and one more thing…