quick reminder to all to be carefull

Blake,
its always easy to look back and say we sould do something different. Thanks for putting up the info. We all learn from each other. Cold water demands extra care the whole time. Stay safe and enjoy the rest of the season.
 
Blake

Philip Somers called me last night and told me about it. He saw the guy at the ramp just after it happened. Said his nose was bloody and leg badly bruised from prop strikes. Myself I always wear a life jacket when motoring. I probably ought to wear the emergency kill strap with the same cautiousness.
 
"[font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]I probably ought to wear the emergency kill strap with the same cautiousness."

Yep, thats something we all probably need to get in the habit of. I know I'm guilty of not using one. After running a mud motor, that exposed prop makes one see, just what a hazard the prop would be to human flesh.
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I tell people that duck hunting is the most dangerous thing I do and I get a quisical look in return. We have had a few close calls over the years and now I am more carefull than ever. Even so, when we hunt ducks in Wisconsin in December a good day can turn bad in the blink of an eye.

Two of the primary things I have done to prolong my life in the marsh are 1) Bought an inflateable life jacket so I will wear the thing more and 2) Got rid of my jon boat, don't remember what size it was but it was something like a 14x48. The older I got the more I realized just how dangerous that boat was in the spots I hunt - the Big Muddy.

Pete
 
Blake,

thank you for the reminder. Especially in the late season up here on Lake Champlain, it can get nasty in a hurry. I, personally, know of 6 duck hunters who have died in the 25 years I've hunted on this Lake. I now wear an inflatable and always hook the kill switch to my hand when operating alone.

Thank you!
 
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