BANGOR DAILY NEWS • October 30, 2020
A 70-year-old hunter spent the night in the woods of northern Piscataquis County after getting disoriented while chasing a grouse he shot. Maine Warden Service workers found Maurice Pelletier, of Caribou, on Thursday after he disappeared in Township 10, Range 10 on Wednesday afternoon while hunting alone. Pelletier handled the situation well. He built a fire, cut some fir boughs for bedding or shelter and had food with him overnight. A group of hunters found his Jeep, its engine still running, on Thursday morning and called the warden service. Game Warden Preston Pomerleau and his tracking dog, Gordon, found signs of Pelletier, including remnants of his campsite and food.