Hooksett police found a man lost in the woods off Chester Turnpike after the man called in and reported that he was lost and disoriented.

The call came in on Sunday, Nov. 25, at 3:17 p.m., from Scott Tenney’s cell phone, according to police.

Tenney, 26, of Manchester, said he had become lost in the woods while hunting and could not find his way back out.

Hooksett Police and Fire Rescue responded to the end part of the Chester Turnpike where Tenney told police he had entered the woods.

Using the fire department’s John Deere “Gator,” an all-terrain vehicle for off-road situations, two firefighters and an officer went into the woods and located Tenney almost a mile into the trees.

Tenney was not injured, according to reports, and it is unclear how long he was lost in the woods.

Assistant Fire Chief Dean Jore said roughly two hours elapsed between the time of the call and Tenney’s discovery, but it could have been much worse.

The area of woods off the Chester Turnpike is a widely used recreational place for Hooksett and surrounding communities, Jore said, adding that hunting is a common practice in that area.

The search team was able to find Tenney quickly through his descriptions of where he entered the woods and of what surrounded him.

“What helped here was he had a cell phone,” Jore said. “He was able to give a bit more information as to where he started out and where he believed he was.”

Hooksett Police Detective Nick Pinardi said while the area is a common hunting ground, it is uncommon for hunters to get lost there because most of them know the area and know where they’re going.

He added that hunters should make sure they are prepared for such a situation should they lose their bearings in the woods.

“If they don’t have a map and a compass or GPS, everything looks the same,” he said.