Search teams have descended on the McAdam area as they search for a missing 77-year-old hunter.

Kenneth William Snedden was last seen at a home in the village around 1 p.m. Friday.

Mounties say Snedden left his home with his vehicle and his ATV to go hunting, but never returned as expected.

His vehicle was later found on Duck Lake Road but his ATV was not there.

Snedden is described as being about 5’9″ tall, weighing about 175 pounds, with brown eyes, short brown and grey hair and a moustache.

He was last seen wearing an orange hunting hat and vest, a camouflage jacket, jeans, and boots.

The ATV is described as a red 2005 Honda TRX 350 with New Brunswick licence plate number YD8529 and vehicle identification number 1HFTE252354400628.

Anyone with information is asked to contact McAdam RCMP at 506-784-1205.