Some Times I get Lucky after being Stupid

Dewey

Dewey

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Yesterday was a great day to get out to hunt for birds. We started out together, but soon the dogs were working different trails. I ended up two miles away from the Tahoe so I asked the partner to come around with the vehicle to pick me up. Well, I was right on a well traveled SD highway when he pulled into the approach. I quickly loaded Ruby, threw my gear in and away we went to another field.

Pulled into the new field, discussed a plan and got out. I went to reach for the shotgun and OOPS!!! I left the gun leaning up against the fence. We got back into the Tahoe and went hell-bent back to the first field. To my relief, the shotgun was still there.

As obvious as the gun was leaning against the post, I'm surprised no one stopped. My thoughts were someone would be honest and turn it, but there's always the finders keepers out there. I'm sure there were a number of drivers that probably saw it, but decided that someone would be back. But who knows?

So I got lucky this round. Now a question, what would you do? I'm thinking if I saw the shotgun that I'd probably call the GFP and wait until either the owner or the GFP would show up. Anybody else?
 
if your gun isnt Orange or any NEON coloring, i doubt anyone was focused on the fence line and pick out a shotgun. being a busy road, the people are focused on the road and traffic than they are watching a ditch.


consider yourself lucky though. lots of farmers will pick this out as they scan their own fields looking left to right.

but you went back right away, so didnt give time for someone to pick it up.
 
I found a nice over and under 12 gauge a few years back. I was walking down a motel hallway when I just happened to look to my left and saw a shotgun leaning against the wall of a motel room. The door was wide open and it was obvious the guests were packed up and long gone.

I grabbed the gun and turned it in to the front desk. The owner turned around and drove back to claim it within an hour. The front desk said he was very relieved to see the gun wasn't stolen:) --1pheas4
 
Dewey said:
Yesterday was a great day to get out to hunt for birds. We started out together, but soon the dogs were working different trails. I ended up two miles away from the Tahoe so I asked the partner to come around with the vehicle to pick me up. Well, I was right on a well traveled SD highway when he pulled into the approach. I quickly loaded Ruby, threw my gear in and away we went to another field.

Pulled into the new field, discussed a plan and got out. I went to reach for the shotgun and OOPS!!! I left the gun leaning up against the fence. We got back into the Tahoe and went hell-bent back to the first field. To my relief, the shotgun was still there.

As obvious as the gun was leaning against the post, I'm surprised no one stopped. My thoughts were someone would be honest and turn it, but there's always the finders keepers out there. I'm sure there were a number of drivers that probably saw it, but decided that someone would be back. But who knows?

So I got lucky this round. Now a question, what would you do? I'm thinking if I saw the shotgun that I'd probably call the GFP and wait until either the owner or the GFP would show up. Anybody else?
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That's alright Dewey. I left my bow back at the cabin after walking about a mile into the woods to a sweet new treestand setup. AARRRGGGHH!!!!

We back to cabin and went back to be since it was still before the crack of dawn.
 
You're not alone Dewey - I left one behind after a morning duck hunt on a TX public WMA - Not nearly so lucky as you, somebody got a nice 1187! :eek:
 
I've heard lots of stories of guys leaving shotguns on top of dog boxes or leaned against the truck and then forgetting. My one friend's brother in law had a brand new Browning O/U leaned on the truck, he was 30 miles down the road before he remembered it. It was laying in the ditch when they got back to it.
 
How about a story without a happy ending? One member of our party inexplicably lost a $20,000 custom AYA over/under in the field. Yeah, you read that right...$20K. Gone.

We searched for 2 hours in the rain without luck.

Fortunately, he had a separate rider for it in his homeowners policy and they are going to cover replacement.

Situations like that make me glad I hunt with a $300 pump shotgun!
 
birdman652001 said:
if your gun isnt Orange or any NEON coloring, i doubt anyone was focused on the fence line and pick out a shotgun. being a busy road, the people are focused on the road and traffic than they are watching a ditch....
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I have to agree; if I was driving down the road I would have been looking for Game, not Firearms. :D

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Is the place in Minnesota with the AYA? I'll get a metal detector. Can you imagine the person that finds that gun. Its like finding Nash Buckingham's Bo Whoop.
 
Back when I had a tahoe my benelli usually took a couple trips a year on the luggage rack. I was lucky in that it never fell off.
 
While hunting last year with hen,hen,Rooster in a CRP field in Eastern CO, I laid my camo Browning Maxus down in some switchgrass and then walked away to water the dogs so they wouldn't step on it. I guess I walked further away than I remembered because it took me about 15 minutes to finally find it. Hen,hen,Rooster and his lab Chance were laughing and anxious to resume the hunt.

I've been more careful since then on where I set the gun down. Pretty embarrassing, but at least I didn't lose it--like the flyrod that fell off my luggage rack that got run over in the campground.
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I left my 2,500$ cortona on the ground after a hot day of training this summer. We leaned up to a grain bin in the shade and sat there for a couple cool ones. Got up and drove home. It's only a mile and a half away. After a few hrs it dawned on me and I knew the owner of the spot was mowing. I flew back just in time to see him go over the area. OH ^%%$ I said as I ran over there. He said you are 1 lucky SOB. I stopped just short of it and almost did not see it. He utterly came within an inch of shredding my new gun. And then he said he was sorry, I laughed and said don't be sorry for my stupidity.:D He had it on the seat of his truck.:thumbsup:
 
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