It can be hard to find people who want to be found ie lost hunters hikers ect.
If this guy is well armed and in the mind set to shoot people there well be a fair number of dead officers
My guess he is more talk then action othr wise we would be hearing of dead officers all ready.
In a search like this it is a target rich environment for the hunted.
As a corollary, he probably isn't nearly the danger they are making him out to be either then...
“You must never have search for some one in a big forested area.”
Actually I have, even used night vision.
My guess is he’s not as dangerous as they’ve made him out to be and probably doesn’t want to hurt anyone. Just doesn’t want to go to jail for his political beliefs.