As winter brings snow to the mountainous Montague island, off the coast of Alaska, each year, deer move to the lower areas where they’re easier prey.
George Matveev, 35, had set out for a day trip with two other men, Sam, 39, and Leo Tipikin, 37, hoping to take advantage of the almost-concluded deer hunting season, and so they set off from Whittier, 60 miles southeast of Anchorage, on Friday, Dec. 29.
