02-18-2004, 12:01 AM
Hey EmuScud it won't be long now with what a nice day it is today that ice is bound to start softening up this week! People out icefishing better be careful. This is the time when things can get dangerous in a hurry.
I remember when I was out duck hunting in December a few years ago there was ice out in the slough, and I was out walking on it (it was about 3 inches thick). It was fine when I went out in the morning, but it was a fairly warm sunny day and by the time I started heading back the ice had gotten soft. I began to fall through (I had neoprene waders on and the water was only 2-3 feet deep -- I knew this or I never would have walked out on such thin ice). It ended up taking me a couple of hours to walk the mile back to dry land because I had to fight the ice breaking nearly every step and the thick mud holding my feet to the bottom.
Moral of the story -- BE CAREFUL WHEN THE ICE BEGINS TO MELT!!
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I remember when I was out duck hunting in December a few years ago there was ice out in the slough, and I was out walking on it (it was about 3 inches thick). It was fine when I went out in the morning, but it was a fairly warm sunny day and by the time I started heading back the ice had gotten soft. I began to fall through (I had neoprene waders on and the water was only 2-3 feet deep -- I knew this or I never would have walked out on such thin ice). It ended up taking me a couple of hours to walk the mile back to dry land because I had to fight the ice breaking nearly every step and the thick mud holding my feet to the bottom.
Moral of the story -- BE CAREFUL WHEN THE ICE BEGINS TO MELT!!
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