Wild story

[FireInTheWire]

I’ve never heard the story before. What a brutal storm

Bar Room Banter: Armistice Day, The Day 85 Duck Hunters Died

There’s a difference between book smart and bar smart. You may not be book smart, but this series can make you seem educated and interesting from a barstool. So, belly up, mix yourself a glass of LMNT Recharge, and take notes as we look at the deadliest day for duck hunters in human history...

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[ronbwolf]

Wow, I'm shivering just reading it.

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[EZ-E]

I heard a few stories of a similar storm that hit in the 80s down on the coast. When the front hit the North wind pushed all the water out & guys were stuck in back marshes, & boats sitting on mud.


When my daughter 1st started playing softball, I met another dad on the team that had a messed up foot. Turns out he was an avid duck hunter. He had a new young lab that was still being trained. He needed to reset his decoys so he told the dog to stay & set his shotgun down. The dog followed him & stepped on the trigger & shot the back of his foot & ankle. I found out later he played pro football & that incident ended his career.

Keith Heinrich - Wikipedia

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[leVieux]

Late December 1983; a Friend drove my Jeep CJ7 from New Braunfels to Midland that night WITH NO WATER IN THE RADIATOR ! Jeep was OK. The bottom hose had burst somewhere around Seguin.

 

[innominate]

We were going to our blind on a friend's farm land one day. It was in the mid 30s. His dad was in the lead and his 4 wheeler started sliding sideways on the muddy ruts. He ended up in the ditch full of water. He and the 4 wheeler completely disappeared for a sec. I jump off my 4 wheeler and go to the ditch to help. I have a 33/34" inseam. The water started coming in over the top of my hip waders so I pulled my leg back out of the water. His dad climbed out of the ditch on the other side lol. We finally get back to my buddy's car. He was driving a 60 something impala. One of the ones that was 20+' long with a truck the size of a queen mattress. His heater didn't work. 30 minute drive to his grandparents house. We didn't get any ducks that morning.

 

[Glenn B]

As for the human casualties, a lot more folks than just duck hunters dies in the Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940_Armistice_Day_Blizzard. It reportedly also killed 1.5 million turkeys.