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Ok- This happened about 20 years ago-
We were hunting in Deleware County NY. Opening day was uneventful and rainy. None of us seemed to have any luck that day so like any 20 year old sportsman, we had a few beers & talked about the days events which was a short conversation. As luck would have it- we woke up to a nice fresh blanket of snow. It only snowed a few inches but it was enough to give us a little bit of an edge.
After first light- I thought that I would try a new area to hunt. I came to a small river. It was only about 20 feet wide & there was a fallen tree across it which gave me a nice dry place to cross. So I slung my rifle over my shoulder & started to cross. What I failed to take into account was that the fallen tree was also covered with snow. I was about halfway across when I started to slip & lose my balance on the tree. Naturally, I figured that I should jump to the riverbank. I could make that jump....couldnt I? Just as I started to make the jump, the rifle swung around & hit me in the face.
I came up about 5 feet shy of the river bank & landed in the deepest section which was almost chest high in Ice Cold river water!. I made my way back to the side of the river that I started from & ran all the way back to the truck which was a mile away. I felt a little relieved when I finally got into the truck but...... There was No Keys!! I tried beeping the horn thinking that my friends would come back to the truck- No Such luck. So I got out of the truck to go & find them. I found them only a few hundred yards away. You would think that they would want to get me back to the cabin to get warm- Wrong again. They did give me the keys to go to the cabin myself though.
Now I know that I am not the only one to pull a bone head move- lets hear some storied
