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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 18, 2015 19:33:31 GMT -5
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Post by nfalls116 on Jan 18, 2015 22:11:37 GMT -5
Yes please be careful the nice warm temps are also melting ice and it's been a very warm sun!
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Post by jdaily on Jan 18, 2015 22:27:42 GMT -5
I went duck hunting this morning. I walked in, on the ice with no problem. The ice was about 2 1/2 -3in thick. On my way out, at 11:45, I broke through the ice quite a bit. Good thing I had a Kayak to hold on to. So sad to hear this about these 2 you boys. Thoughts and prayers to all.
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Post by parson on Jan 19, 2015 8:25:14 GMT -5
Tragic. Prayers for families.
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Jan 19, 2015 11:00:43 GMT -5
Ponds are thawing down here already. Prayers.
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Post by esshup on Jan 19, 2015 14:21:44 GMT -5
With the availability and low cost of safety gear why is it people still go out on the ice without it? Ice picks around your neck, rope, etc. If there were others out on the ice fishing, nobody had any??
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Post by nfalls116 on Jan 19, 2015 15:48:08 GMT -5
Pfd's are a pretty inexpensive life saver also
But they say hitting the ice cold water is a pretty rough deal anyway
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Post by esshup on Jan 19, 2015 20:22:26 GMT -5
Pfd's are a pretty inexpensive life saver also But they say hitting the ice cold water is a pretty rough deal anyway Yes it is. I've gone thru the ice 3x when I was younger during trapping season. Not fun and $&%# COLD! One time I made it back home and jumped in the shower, coat, boots/pants and all to get warmed up and to get the muck off of the clothes. When I was in the shower and cleaning off the mud, I found 2 freshwater shrimp in the pocket of my coat. That time I was able to swim to shore and break the ice enough to claw my way out. When I got out I still had the chain of the conibear clenched in my hand. I was really, really lucky that all 3 times I didn't have my packbasket on..... One night the big guy upstairs must have been watching. I worked my way to the other side of the lake, and set the last trap around 7 p.m.. Looking back towards home I could see it was froze all the way across by the glare of the lights on the ice from the other side of the lake. I was chopping thru 4"-5" of clear ice setting traps, so instead of walking about 2 miles around the lake back to the house I decided to go across. I was out in about 10' of water and the ice started to make that cracking noise. I kept my feet on the ice, not picking them up and retraced my steps quickly, getting off the ice and walking back around on land. The next morning when I got up the lake was open in the middle...... Where I could see ice from the other side of the lake was on both sides of the open water. My parents would have never found me until I floated up in the Spring - IF I were to float up. I still had the pack basket on, but it was empty of traps. |
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Post by swilk on Jan 19, 2015 20:31:00 GMT -5
I won't go out on it though many can and do.... fell through a creek up to my neck about 20 years ago goose hunting and it put the fear into me. Not something I want to go through again.
I think the DNR Facebook page had another story today of some kids who fell through but were all rescued.... dangerous time of year with the wild temperature swings.
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