The Outdoor Wire posted a good article about Personal Locator Beacons.  I will be buying one for my dad this year because I dont like him hunting without me knowing where he is at.  And most of the people he takes along hunting when Im not there,  has no idea where they are hunting at if there was an emergancy. Below is a bit from the Outdoor Wire with the link.

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The outdoor world is learning that Personal Locator Beacons (PLB) can be lifesavers. In 2007, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says the PLB assisted in the rescue of eighty-eight people in thirty-eight separate incidents. That’s a pretty steady climb from the 37/22 totals in 2006.  NOAA also says there’s been a sixty six percent increase in PLB registrations as well, so the word’s getting out.  Globally, the Cospas-Sarsat 406 MHz satellite system (the backbone of the PLB) is credited with rescuing 22,058 people since the program’s inception in 1982. Of that number, 5,748 persons were rescued in the U.S.

This year’s first PLB use, like most, has a happy ending. 

This guy was an older hunter so read the rest of the story here, its at the bottom of the page:

http://www.theoutdoorwire.com/tow_final.php?date=2008-1-28