Mantis,

When early on in the contact with Mantis, one of the murdered hunters intended to report Vang's trespass to the police. He told others to write down Van's # from his back as he hollered it out. Another of the murdered hunters wrote it with his finger in the dust on one of the ATV's they were riding. When Vang later appeared from the woods with a couple of other hunters who helped him find his way out of the woods an officer recognized the number and took Vang into custody.

There is some speculation (actually quite a bit) that Vang knew that there was an active warrant out for his arrest for trespass while hunting a year or two earlier and wasn't intrested in being apprehended for it.

If, in fact, there was an active warrant out for Vang, what attempts were ever made to pick him up? From all accounts that I have read, it certainly doesn't seem he was living his life in hiding. He was an active member of his community, readily conducting his life in public. Why would WI issue permits to an individual who has an active warrant?

I would really like to hear what the other hunters who helped him find the way out have to say. What was his demeanor like? What did he say? Was he acting weird or suspisiously? How did they feel after they discovered or were told that this nut was a murderer?

I sincerely wish this incident had never happened and my prayers continue to be with those fellow hunters who were senselessly murdered and their families and friends.

If indeed this Vang fellow is guilty I hope they turn up the fires of hell just for his arrival.

Uncle Matt (in IL)

P.S. bwhunter 501 you are showing your age by your posting. LOL