There are hundreds of fresh eyes involved in the search for a missing Nova Scotia woman.
As deer season begins, hunters in Pictou County are being asked to keep an eye out for possible clues in the woods which may relate to the disappearance of 19-year-old Amber Kirwan.
Kirwan was last seen leaving Dooly's pool hall in New Glasgow around 1:30 a.m. October 9.
Her boyfriend, Mason Campbell, says she was supposed to meet to meet him at Big Al's, a convenience store located just up the street from Dooly's. But Kirwan never showed.
Police have been searching throughout Pictou County since her disappearance. Ground search and rescue teams and RCMP have assisted in the search of wooded areas and local waters.
Now investigators are asking hunters to keep an eye out for anything suspicious they might see in the woods.
"Most hunters hunt the same area every year, and most likely they would notice any unusual changes in the environment," says Const. Ken MacDonald, a spokesman with New Glasgow Police.
And local hunters say they are taking the request seriously.
"If it was my daughter, you know, I'd want to find her," says hunter Jean Paul Theriault. "I think everybody should get into it too."
"There's a pretty good chance a hunter's going to find her, if she is in the woods," adds Donald Sinclair, who has been hunting deer for several decades.
Pictou County is also dealing with a murder after a 44-year-old father of four was gunned down outside of his home in Trenton Tuesday night.
Funeral services for Edward Phalen will be held at the First United Church on Saturday.
Because the county is dealing with two major unsolved cases, some residents are suggesting trick-or-treaters should be kept home next week.
"I think Halloween should be cancelled this year because I don't think we should take a chance with our children," says resident Cathy Van den Eynden.
Anyone with information on either case is being asked to contact New Glasgow Police or Crime Stoppers.
With files from CTV Atlantic's Dan MacIntosh
