Lost rifle

[kendoo]

Not sure what section to put this in so will start here. While checking the trap line on Sun. Feb 17 my 22-250 rifle & scope (in a hard shell case) fell out of the skimmer being pulled by snowmobile, in the area of Gregg Creek fsr km 12- km 24 & side roads. I never noticed it until getting back to truck( km 7)we back tracked every inch 3 times but could not find it. There was only 1 other pickup that far up not sure if they found it or not. If found pls. call 250-962-5484 REWARD offered. (west of Prince george 20 km):(

[Philcott]

I wish you good luck getting it back. Hopefully who ever found it is a member here and will get it back to you.

[The Hermit]

I bet a hard case could slide a long way off the trail down and hill and under dale, bet its still out there. Bummer.

[Drillbit]

I bet a hard case could slide a long way off the trail down and hill and under dale, bet its still out there. Bummer.

Ya no kidding, would slide really good on the trail, then torpedo under the soft stuff.

[Gateholio]

If you haven't already, report it the RCMP. Yeah it's embarrassing but I think you are legally required to report a lost or stolen firearm. As well, if anyone finds it and wants to return ti, the RCMp is where they will go.

[kendoo]

Yeah reported to rcmp & CO's on monday. We specifically checked every mark in the snow thinking the same, only went up two small hills and walked them both
, there was fresh snow on fri nite so every blemish shows up. Will look more when snow starts to melt. Thanks for the hints & help.

[Patman7]

Any news on this yet?

[papaken]

Good Luck. When I lost my bow the next guy in the road found it but never did get it back. Hope it is a good guy that finds it.

[moosinaround]

Ill keep an eye out for it too. This is my stompin grounds! Moosin

[kendoo]

Thanks moosin, yeah no word yet patman

[hunter1947]

If it where me I would get as many friends back into this area as soon as possible to look for your rifle more the better ,,hope you find your rifle and I hope an onus person finds it if you don't and hands the rifle into the police..

[kendoo]

Unfortunatly we got 10-12 inches of snow since I lost it but will get out as soon as the snow starts melting down, possable 20 km of trail to search. There is a good 3 feet of snow in that area but all is quadable once the snow recedes.

[itsy bitsy xj]

Good luck in your search. If you had a smaller search area you could rent a metal detector from a tool rental company aand try that, but a 20 km area might be a bit big to search that way

[Drillbit]

Could put up a small sign on both ends of the stretch of trail.

Simply

"If found call ########"

Don't put what you lost so they don't look too hard for it, but the finder will know right away what the sign was for.

[dragonslayer]

What a bummer kendoo, hope you find it, please keep us updated.

John

[kendoo]

yahoo just heard( 2nd hand) my 22-250 has been found & will be getting it back not sure who found it as i'm out of town & will find out next week the details. So thankfull for honest people. Will post when I know more details.

[Gunner]

There ARE good people out there Kendoo,I'm glad one of them found your rifle! Cheers,Gunner

[RiverOtter]

Good news for sure. Glad things worked out for ya Kendoo

[REMINGTON JIM]

Thats Great news for Ya ! Hopefully its all Ok and not damaged ! Be sure to reward the finders ! JMO :-D RJ

[bc_archer]

I once lost my rifle from the back of my little Datsun pu with a few other items of hunting gear while travelling from Prince Rupert to Quesnel. I didn't realize the tarp and tie downs had loosened off in the rain and come loose until daybreak when I could see it in my rear view mirror. I found everything but my locked hard shell bow case which contained my rifle. I called the RCMP in Prince Rupert and Terrace and received a call from Terrace RCMP about an hour later, someone had found it and turned it in. So there are honest people out there and you still have a chance of getting your rifle back if someone finds it before you do!

[sawmill]

Great to hear,X2 on the reward as well.

[The Silent Stalker]

Great news, X3 on the reward. Give em a gift card to a restaurant or something.

[M.Dean]

A million to one odd's, and you beat them!!! Good to hear some positive news for a change! Hopefully my Buddy will have the same such luck, he left his sitting on it's Bi-Pod on some logging road up PG way last fall. So, this proves to never give up hope, there's still lots of good, honest people on this earth!!! Good to hear your getting your Rifle back!

[scottwh]

Cool you got your rifle back! Honest people are hard to come by these days! Please post the details of how it was found, and for sure give a nice reward :)

[itsy bitsy xj]

Glad to hear there are honest people left out there and that you are getting your rifle back. I wouldn't give a gift card as the reward but cash. Let that person decide how they will spend it.

[dd3boss]

Great news! Hopefully the case protected the rifle and scope from the elements.

[solo]

Wow, great to hear. I put a card in each of my gun cases with my name and number on it just in case something like that happens.

[Philcott]

Well, that is good news. I was wondering if we'd hear anything about this with the snow starting to melt.

[sawmill]

A million to one odd's, and you beat them!!! Good to hear some positive news for a change! Hopefully my Buddy will have the same such luck, he left his sitting on it's Bi-Pod on some logging road up PG way last fall. So, this proves to never give up hope, there's still lots of good, honest people on this earth!!! Good to hear your getting your Rifle back!

HUH?How in hell do you forget to pick up your rifle?It`s one thing to have it fall off..........

[kendoo]

I,m still down south will be back to pg next week late so will meet up with the finder. Also was told he took out of case & dried it out & cleaned it up & looks like new, can't wait to meet & reward such a good honest person.

[1899]

That is great news. I wonder if it is an HBC member.

[moosinaround]

Awesome news!!! I was heading out for a drive next weekend to look around!! Still going, happy to hear an honest person found it!! Restoring my faith in humans!! It's still kinda cool up here kendoo, maybe stay south for a few more weeks!!;). Moosin

[Caveman]

Good to hear!! Wouldn't have believed it, but good to hear!

[The Hermit]

If I send you a toonie will you buy a lotto ticket for me? Get picture of the guy that found it and post it up here! ;-)

[hunter1947]

Good to hear your getting back your rifle you lost yes there are some very good honest people that are out there..

[kendoo]

Good news I got my rifle back to-day & met with the fella that found it. He is not a hbc member but I interduced him to the site & he should be on here soon, he is a gun collector & went to a great deal of effort to find the owner. He put a ad in the citizen & got 2 calls from people that couldn't closely identify the rifle & were trying to scam him out of it. (slime balls) A real honest person and will be a welcome addition to hbc. Also thanks to all for the hints & help much appreciated.
Kendoo

[Everett]

Great to see the quality of fellow hunter gun owners in BC

[landphil]

Great news indeed! Did it suffer any damage, rust...? It sounds like it was in good hands since found, for sure.

[Weatherby Fan]

Wow that is great news, the fellow that found it sounds like a first class person.
WF

[outdoorsk]

Thats great news, its good to hear there still is some good folks out there still.

[Gateholio]

Tell him to introduce himself when he joins up. Good to know such an honest person

[Drillbit]

How far off the trail did it slide? If at all.

How long after you lost it did he find it? Was it buried under the powder?

Curious is all.

Glad to hear you got it back.....good karma all around!

[riflebuilder]

Congrats on getting back your rifle and thanks to the honest person that found it for you.

[kendoo]

He found it 8 days after I lost it about 20 feet off of trail it had thawed & rained & he spotted a corner of case sticking out. The egg crate foam was damp he dried it out & cleaned the gun up even swabed the inside barrel. Didn't want any reward but I insisted. I'm sure good karma will follow him.

[Drillbit]

He found it 8 days after I lost it about 20 feet off of trail it had thawed & rained & he spotted a corner of case sticking out. The egg crate foam was damp he dried it out & cleaned the gun up even swabed the inside barrel. Didn't want any reward but I insisted. I'm sure good karma will follow him.

Interesting! Thanks! Slid quite a bit!

[Brett]

Great news!

[sapper]

Fantastic! Great to hear that there are honest upstanding people still around. I just sent a terse email back to someone who had told me we could come by and select a kitten. Then, after we told our very excited 8 year-old that we'd be checking out some kittens, the guy emails me back and says, "Oh, sorry, someone else offered me more money." What happened to having a deal? I told they guy, "Sorry for my delayed response. I was just busy explaining to my daughter the ways of the world and the power of the almighty dollar."
Sorry, not wanting to hijack the thread. Great to see this thread popping back up and the great news.