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November 14, 2008

Two hunters who were reported missing at 8 p.m. Thursday returned home this morning.

Roger Day, 69, of Rumford and David Day, 68, of Norway went hunting in the Andover area on Thursday. According to Game Warden Josh Smith, the men, who are brothers, had parked their truck in an old apple orchard, and one of the men shot a deer.

The men were still tracking the deer's blood trail when it became dark. They were unable to return to their truck.

The Maine Warden Service was notified at 8 p.m. that the men had not returned home, and searched until 2:30 this morning. Wardens were preparing to meet and continue the search when one of the men contacted the Maine Warden Service at 5:30 a.m. today to say they were home and were fine.

This is the second time this week that one of the men was reported missing.

The Maine State Police assisted in the search.

The Maine Warden Service reminds hunters to be mindful of weather conditions and other considerations such as time when out hunting. Hunters should carry a compass, and tell a contact person of their plans (where they will be hunting, when they expect to return, and alert the contact person if their plans change).

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