Ever gotten in trouble while outdoors alone?

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benelli-banger

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Been lost a few times, even sharptail hunting in pothole country in ND when fog rolled in…that was a few hour adventure. Other than that, no broken legs, car that won’t start in the middle of nowhere, dog that had to be carried several miles (3/8 mile), being held at gunpoint by rednecks, etc…any scary situations????
 
Fell through the ice in cattails in December a few years ago. The wind chill was about-15 and had about a half mile walk back to the truck in frozen pants. Had to strip them off in order to get in as I was wet up to my waist. I was definitely concerned but was lucky it wasn’t a farther walk. That was twenty plus years ago. Not sure I would make it today
 
I've stepped into soft spots in the cattails too several times. Nothing quite as serious as what carptom posted. Various levels of depth. It ruins your day pretty quick. Which is why I avoid them until they are fully frozen like concrete now.

I nearly fell out of my deer stand way too many times too. Looking back on those days, it was stupid not to use a hoist to raise/lower my gear/gun and not to use a safety harness. When you are young, you think you're invincible.
 
benelli-banger said:
Been lost a few times, even sharptail hunting in pothole country in ND when fog rolled in…that was a few hour adventure. Other than that, no broken legs, car that won’t start in the middle of nowhere, dog that had to be carried several miles (3/8 mile), being held at gunpoint by rednecks, etc…any scary situations????
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Had to carry a female gsp 3/4 mile back to truck in Montana after porky pine encounter and realized I had no needle nosed pliers! Thank goodness for hi-line maintenance crew who gave me a pair. After I pulled out 76 quills the crew was coming back through and I tried to give them back their pliers and they said “ No you keep them you obviously need them” I still have those same pliers packed for every trip. Great people in eastern Montana!
 
New Year's Eve 2016: Went through the ice on my snowmachine heading out to go ice fishing.

I never should have made it, but somehow I did...and got my GSP out as well.
 
gim said:
I've stepped into soft spots in the cattails too several times. Nothing quite as serious as what carptom posted. Various levels of depth. It ruins your day pretty quick. Which is why I avoid them until they are fully frozen like concrete now.

I nearly fell out of my deer stand way too many times too. Looking back on those days, it was stupid not to use a hoist to raise/lower my gear/gun and not to use a safety harness. When you are young, you think you're invincible.
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I will avoid them also. In this particular instance they had a big rain event in November which caused the water level to rise a great deal. They then went into a hard freeze for several weeks with snow. The water level dropped under the ice before it got solid so when I went through the water was about waste deep but the ice level was at my armpit. Luckily I was only 6-8 feet from shore and the ice was suspect enough that after unloading my gun I could break it until I could pull myself up I will rarely get on it anymore as it is not worth it.
 
Windshooter said:
Got lost hunting grouse in WI Chequamegon NF. Late in the day and I was completely turned around. I made my way out but it was not fun.
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Hunt the Chequamegon quite a bit. It’s lots of land and few roads with minimum trails. I now wear one compass and carry another. The river bottoms along the Mississippi get tricky too. The lure of success can cloud good judgement. Numerous close calls over the years.
Getting there and returning home on treacherous roads might have been the most life threatening.
 
I know the Mississippi River bottoms well. I live 3 miles from the river. I broke through a frozen slough one time in 8 degree weather while deer hunting. My prized Winchester 71 .348 was underwater in the hand that I needed to get upright. I got to shore and wrung out my clothes best I could and headed back. Ugh
 
Windshooter said:
I know the Mississippi River bottoms well. I live 3 miles from the river. I broke through a frozen slough one time in 8 degree weather while deer hunting. My prized Winchester 71 .348 was underwater in the hand that I needed to get upright. I got to shore and wrung out my clothes best I could and headed back. Ugh
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Whoa…
 
Nothing crazy. Few sketchy encounters in duck boats that had me scared and feeling guilty for being there, but yet those turned out pretty uneventful.

I have a pretty healthy fear of ice. Don’t take much risk there. Have a family that loves and needs me.
 
My weirdness one was elk hunting. I was trekking up a super steep mountain and it then got even steeper. I was grabbing bushes to pull myself up the mountain. Of course I was out of breath and had my mouth wide open. One of the branches broke and a small twig flew in my mouth and went down my windpipe. I hacked and cough and thought OMG what a way to die. Finally got it out and went back to the truck. That probably was a one in a million shot.
 
Windshooter said:
Got lost hunting grouse in WI Chequamegon NF. Late in the day and I was completely turned around. I made my way out but it was not fun.
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I was going to say the same thing - near Danbury, WI for me. My wife’s family has a cabin nearby, and I thought I’d try grouse hunting for the first time with my dog. Went off on a trail I thought I’d follow in and out, but one trail turned into a couple and I was lost for an hour or two. Luckily found cell reception. That is one feeling I hope on no one.
 
2point said:
My weirdness one was elk hunting. I was trekking up a super steep mountain and it then got even steeper. I was grabbing bushes to pull myself up the mountain. Of course I was out of breath and had my mouth wide open. One of the branches broke and a small twig flew in my mouth and went down my windpipe. I hacked and cough and thought OMG what a way to die. Finally got it out and went back to the truck. That probably was a one in a million shot.
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Scary stuff…😖
 
So when I was 15 a group of adults and kids went to the lake for the weekend, my dads friend threw me the keys to the pickup pulling a jet ski and asked me to unload it and drive it back around to the dock. I got the ski to the dock by the ramp and went to park the truck, back at the dock the ski came untied and was free floating 20-30 yards away so I dove in to catch it. Well it was floating away about as fast as I could swim, so I turned around and began back, started to panic and cramp. Luckily a boat saw I was in trouble swung by and scooped me up, I would have drowned there is no doubt about it…. Wish I had that guys info because he saved my life!!
 
Yep, came very close to drowning two times. I used to be a hardcore duck hunter. Fell through ice up to my neck one time on a very cold day. Snow wind, luckily I was wasn't too far from my vehicle. I was in a backwater area where there was a beaver dam so boy you have to be careful that's for sure in those kind of areas, and all ice can be dangerous.
 
There is a lake near Saskatchewan that people drive on. One time it snowed about 3 ft, and it was the last week of december, and we went out and Baja around on the lake in my pickup, and there were ice fisherman out there of course. But that was really a lot of fun, but dangerous. There were ice fisherman out there that had driven out on the ice.
 
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