He almost died... If you hunt from a boat Please watch this
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The key thing is he didn't panic. I'm glad he's ok and is still alive to share his story.
Darn right he wasn’t gonna give up
Hey Bobby. Something else to wear while on a motorized boat is the kill switch tether. I believe it is also now a law.
A few years back I was hunting my lease in 5 degree weather by myself. I busted a hole in front of the blind and made my set. I doubled up the first pair and was very excited. As I went to retrieve the birds, a pane of ice went in between my legs and I fell in ALL the way. My waders filled up, but luckily I was in 4ft of water so I could stand up and I made my way back to the blind. Panic mode started setting in and I was shivering. I got on my quad and raced back to the lodge and luckily was able to get there, strip down, and hop in a sleeping bag to slowly warm up. God was watching over me that day. I'm thankful it wasn't worse. God bless you Bobby! These stories need to be shared for awareness! Thank you!
man so glad you are safe!
Guys, this video really is no joke. My brother and his 2 buddies passed away in 2009 during the ice storm duck hunting. All because they had a leak in the boat. Thank you Bobby!
I just lost my grandpa in the hospital 2 days ago Bobby. Just wanna say thanks for your videos they help me out.
sorry to hear this buddy
Sorry brother 🙏🏻🙏🏻I didn’t know who you were or anything about you but you and yours will be in the prayers I know it’s hard brother but remember everyone who is there for you and the younger ones looking up to you god will get you through just put it in his hands and remember we praying for you and your family 🙏🏻🙏🏻
@@brianpierson7708 thanks. I really appreciate it. It’s been hard.
Sorry to hear man. I miss my grandpa everyday. He's the one that got me hunting. If you know his friends reach out to them in time. It will be good to reminisce about your time and theirs!
Bobby thanks for sharing his story. Glad to hear that he’s okay to talk about it. Love what you do.
Bob I like to thank you for promoting what you do because you have taught me a lot as a new hunter I’ve been hunting for 6 years now I’ve learned a lot from your videos from calling,guns,decoys,etc keep doing what your doing
Great video. It is always a great reminder to all of us on how compacting can result in injury or death. Not only in what we all love to do but in every day life. Thanks again and be safe everyone.
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Glad he's okay. Thanks for making aware of how dangerous a boat can be at times
#4.....snap on the "kill switch" lanyard!!!
Glad you mentioned the belt for waders!!! They will float you if they are cinched up tight around your waist
As a Firefighter in an area with lots of water, Chesapeake Bay and it's tributaries, we are trained to survive in turnout gear if we fall in the water. It can all be used as flotation gear if you know how. A fact l had reinforced after falling into indoor pool in a smoked out basement. I had trained on what to do, I did what I was trained to do, and I survived to pass the word.
Good on you for giving Tyler's story a wide audience!!!
Great refresher we all need thanks for the videos. The Wadder belt is no joke Its saved me several times
Thank you for sharing this/his story Bobby, people need to hear this to stay safe out there.
Good topic Bobby. Glad he made it through a difficult situation. A few months back had an older duck hunter tell me during general conversation, to be careful in the march, since a lot of duck hunters have drown over the years.
I'm a pretty good swimmer. Rescue diver certified through PADI many years ago. Have saved people from drowning before. I'm new to duck hunting, and from my canoe days I always wear my life vest in my boat. (Had hunters ask me if I could swim because I had my PFD on... LOL. I just said a little!) Got a kayak in 2020 because my canoe is a little heavy for me now. Searched all over to find a life vest that was comfortable enough to wear for hours. That really help's.
I'm new to Jon boats and long tail mud motors also. I realized the first time out on a lake getting used to my set-up that I'm glad I installed a "Grab Handle" on my boat floor, and that a motor kill switch is a must have! Those long tail props can hurt you bad as they spin in the water at 1600 rpm or more! Personal safety needs to be the first priority, and hunting/fishing after that. Just the other day I vacuumed sealed both my boat and blind first aid kits/fire making tools, since they always like to take on water when I'm in the marsh!
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I have a story from not too long ago, lost everything except my life including my dog! Truly life-changing and resulted in losing all of my possessions including the boat itself, etc. I had purchased primarily to take veterans on hunts!! I been a licensed USCG Captain for many years and it still happened to me
On Dec 31, 1998, I was making an afternoon hunt, nothing was flying. So my buddy who was 16 at the time went check out another spot to hunt the next couple of days (water level was changing) on the way back I hit a cypress stump to when the motor kicked up and hit my left leg nearly cutting it off. we tied a shirt and applied a tourniquet. I always have my cell phone and at the time marine radios. I knew we had help coming but still was 45 minutes to an hour before I say someone who wasn't a paramedic. The moral of the story don't ever think it can happen to you, ALWAYS WEAR YOUR LIFE JACKET AND AKE SURE THE KILL SWITCH WORKS. thanks for sharing your friends story and glad he's alright, it only takes a second for you to be as safe as you can and less than a second for something to happen that can change your life....
I spend lot of time out by myself when the boys are busy. Nice to have a good reminder to be cautious in waders. Great video Bobby!
Keep up the amazing stuff you do. I always think twice before entering any water feel in one of the rivers near Milford 2 years ago one of the scariest things ever! Thankfully my buddies were there if i needed help.
Great video! Back in 2017 we lost 2 young men from my hometown from this exact thing happening. They both were wearing waders and fell into the water and unfortunately passed away before being found
Man that's a good wake up call Bobbi boi..especially with the season coming up...good luck everyone be safe
Great Video and Great Job explaining it Bobby, especially to the younger generation that looks up to you so much.
Thanks for sharing this. I use a boat regularly to hunt ducks and geese. If your waders fill up, you are going down. Life jackets are a must! Complacency will kill you! Almost lost my dad when I was a kid to this very thing. His boat went down in the Spokane River in December. This subject matter hits home...so glad you shared this.
We lost two really good guys on Long Island a few years ago due to this exact thing
And another good guy in upstate NY too
This is most under spoken conversation in the industry! Thanks Bobby!
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Great video Bob ! Hunting can be dangerous , preaching the safety is excellent ! May you and everyone you hunt with have a safe hunting season ! God bless 👍
Thanks for sharing this Bob. I live in Nebraska right at the Platte/Loup River tail race and it can get very dicey out there and water levels and many other variables can sneak up and take you out. I grew up on these rivers, but heavy vigilance, practice and constant attention to detail can save yourself and others. Sand bottom rivers do some crazy stuff. Holes, sand bars, underwater ledges, ice, trees. I'll definitely make the trip sometime to hunt with you! Thanks for your content and info! 🤘
great video bobby still breaks my heart thinking about the two boys that got flipped on the Mississippi river a few years back they still never found them.
Thanks For Sharing Bobby 🙌🏽 every now and then we all need to he brought back down to earth... few years ago I was in a bigger boat going through our local inlet we had a wave crash over our cobi tower of are 28ft boat all panic set it it washed my son to the stern of the boat he was 8 at the time had the boy beside me not grabbed my son he would of ended up choped up between the 2 engine props we all gained control got the water out of the boat and limped back to shore I that day gained back that respect I once ha for the ocean 🙌🏽 we all need to stay grounded 🤘🏽💀🤘🏽 Thanks Again Bobby
This happens often. Thank you for another great video
Bobby- thanx for discussing this! I just got back from ND- I had a sailor swan sailed way out on Devils Lake. It’s North Dakota so you know it’s windy and I’m in a flat bottom duck boat. I wanted to do the right thing and get the bird but the rollers had me worried. Decided on no chances- rolled the waders down to waist, put on a life jacket and attached the kill switch!! So important!!! Thank god he survived!! Oh yeah, I found the swan among the white caps- took a while lol.
This is such solid advise that should be included in EVERY hunter ed class - most of those classes are about how to not fall out of a tree and dont mention any of this which is much more releveant to younger hunters
Thanks for sharing, learning from other’s mistakes are just as valuable as mistakes made by one’s own self.
Great video bobby!! Your never too old to learn or pass down what you have learned..Youth hunters listen to this!!! All the birds in the world dont matter if you can't be safe and do it right! Just be smart out there..Wear life jackets in boats in winter...Also barrell control is the2 main things...Oh and canoe hunting in winter!!! Better be real smart in January in kayak... I'm from CA delta and every duck season at least a couple ppl die going out when it's way too rough and windy in the winter...it's not worth it...just be smart guys...love u all and happy hunting.
My taxidermist tells a similar story. They were in a blind with a boat hide on a guided duck hunt in a bay on the Atlantic. It was late in the winter and waters were insanely cold. Sun came up and they noticed the boat 50 yards away; the guide forgot to tie it up. Guide tried to hail a buddy on the radio but couldn’t and finally decided he was going to swim for it. My taxidermist said 20 yards in he just stopped moving all together. Imagine being stuck there unable to help. Horrible. Water is deadly. Two days before my guided hunt in Chincoteague VA last year a few young hunters flipped an overloaded boat close to land, two of the young guys (19-20) died.
Thanks Bobby! Safety can never be over preached.
This story made me cry, I am glad he’s safe 😢. I am planning to get a boat soon and I will never forget this story
A videos I would love to see is you tuning and explaining how you call when and where the birds are at and how you call at them. Keep it up bob love you man
will do!
He’s right y’all! This hits all too close for myself . I actually lost a good friend in a flooded area that had a creek with a very very strong currant. I know it’s hard not to panic in a life or death situation but you have to stay calm, it’s the only moment between life and death
Bob I love all your vids an one day I’ll make my way to sandhill but you made vary good valid points I live in Florida boat almost everyday of my life but the one thing you left out is a major key to boaters safety we all get taught it in the boaters safety class or captains class that all could have been avoided by simply wearing his safety kill switch every boat has them it’s like putting your seatbelt on when you get into a car or truck.. keep up the good work man your killing it out their an always a be safe 🤙
What you said about hunting accidents is sooo true!!
Great to hear everything turned out OK for him. I hunt some pretty large water in Minnesota quite often and too many times I've seen people going out in fairly small boats that they overload with gear. They only have 5 or 6 inches of freeboard left and they can't even get their boat on plane or get the front end up. I run a deep wide 16 foot with a 50 hp on it. Sometimes I can't conceal my boat as well as the guys with smaller shallower draft boats but I know if the weather starts turning ugly if I have to I can make it where I have to go safely and quickly.
Thank you Bobby for continuing with these types of videos and of hunter safety. Love the message you continue to preach after all these years through your channel. Another huge piece of advice I was told years ago when I started hunting is carry a sharp pocket knife in your waders for this exact terrible scenario. A couple hundred dollar pair of waders isn’t worth your life. Have a fighting chance to cut off your waders if they fill with water. May help save your life one day. Thank you again
Thank you for the reminder guys
Well spoken words, Bobby. We had thought that life jackets would be essential perhaps also a whistle around the neck or attach a light up to a marker buoy in the boat to make it easy to spot, or even a flare if it can be contained in a safe pocket or tin. We're sure that more regular sailors may have other suggestions that would be very useful! We're glad everyone came out ok at the end of the ordeal!! Malc and Ann, England xxx ps any water shallow or deep is a potential danger!!!!!
great advice
Hey bobby, just saying last year last day of duck season it was -15 Celsius up here in Ontario, I was hunting a medium size river with ice flows in it, I went to retrieve a downed duck and lost my footing, I went under water and my wadders filled up and I started going down river with the river, I luckily managed to get to the edge but the scariest moment I have ever had and all it took was a slip of the foot on a rock, and my buddy watching me go down river helpless, so just to let everyone know it takes a split second and your life can change our sport is great but also no joke!!!
Awesome video Bobby!! I’m definitely glad that Tyler shared his story for sure!!! I totally agree Bobby lots of people are always blaming guns for deaths but it’s not always guns it’s people!! Remember keep up all the hard work buddy!! And remember people there should always be a life jacket for every person in the boat plus one to two extras just in case something was to happen and that is what I always have lived by!!!
Great story Bobby! My thing is I never wear my waders inside the boat. I don’t care if it’s 5 degrees out I’ll always take my waders off when riding in a boat. I’m new to duck hunting and don’t know all the etiquettes to it but I don’t think waders filled with water while staying afloat is the best.
I’m huge on boat safety ! Me and my bil flipped my Jon boat on water way up north. end of October. I’m in mn. Freezing and freaking out. We made it out. The mud was so deep we stood on the Jon boat while it sank. Nobody around to help us we flipped the boat and got it afloat and bailed it out. Now I own a big boat for hunting. Great reminder as we get late in the season.
A friend of mines brother in law fell in a tiny cave and died in Southern Missouri. It happens on the ground too hunting deer. Thank You Tyler!! And thanks Bob!
Wait what?? Can you share more about the location? I hunt southern missouri as well. 😢
BOBBBBYYYY! I am stationed in AK with the CG, and we can not preach enough about wearing a PFD. This guy was in a bad situation and needed to be clipped to the kill switch. I can not preach enough about wearing an inflatable pfd when in the water in waders. Ask for one for Christmas, or a birthday or just buy it, if you are in the water in waders walking or in a boat, wear a PFD!!!! There is still a chance of survival even after we pass out from hypothermia if people can find you.
I’m glad everyone is alright… similar situation happened to me and some buddies about 2 years ago. Boat flipped in the river… the only thing that got us through it was the good Lord and adrenaline. It definitely opens your eyes and makes you think before you just go out for a hunt.
Love your channel, you can never ever be too safe that's for sure you can mever hear safety ideas too much
Great video man!
Glad he is ok and was saved in time. I would say always wear a life jacket when on the water like he does now. All it takes is one time and it could end badly. Great video man, always need videos like this to keep awareness when hunting.
A couple of years ago a friend of mine got ran over by a duck boat and cut up his stomach, arms, back he still has scars from that incident. Thankfully he is ok and recovered very well from the incident. I hope everyone stays safe out there and has the right precautions.
Looks good!
Thank god he’s okay.. so lucky to be alive to tell his story..
Bobby this hits to close to home I had two best friends last year ended up sinking a boat blind they both survived do to the fact that their uncle was at the boat ramp when they launched by time he got to them it was almost an hour before they got picked up but they are still here to hunt today thank the good lord.
omg man i’m so glad they’re ok
Very good info. Another thing to think about is getting into a stop the bleed course. I’m sure you probably have a first aid kit nearby when your hunting but if you don’t know how to use a tourniquet property and quickly you will watch a guy bleed out in a matter of a couple minutes. Even if you get the tourniquet on quickly your at an elevated risk of hypothermia. If nothing els talk to a local Law Enforcement Officer he should have a good understanding of what kind of and how to use a tourniquet. Stay Safe!
This is an awesome video
It's not just big water that can be dangerous. Last year, I took my canoe out duck hunting on a creek that was maybe 20ft wide and about waist deep. I came up to what amounted to a low-head dam made from sharp rocks. Instead of taking a chance on cutting my canoe on the rocks, I decided to walk the canoe over the rock dam. I checked the water depth with my paddle before getting out so I knew I could stand on the bottom. What I did not know is that the other side of this makeshift dam was dredged out. One step after crossing the dam, I could no longer touch the bottom. I hung on to the side of the canoe and was able to swim my way over to the bank, but it was a little scary there for a minute or two. My brand new CO2 inflatable life vest you might ask? In the canoe.
Happy that everything turned out ok. One thing when using watercraft and as cumbersome or inconvenient as it may be some manufacturers make them for their products but with a length of vinyl coated spiral cable with enough tensile strength to pull you watercraft look one end with a lockable carabiner for you wader or jacket and the other end looped to the key to the motor. Both secured with crimping ferrels. If to fall out conscience or not your chances in team tremendously retrieving the boat and get back on increase that having a runaway boat and it’s a distance from shore.
I knew a guys this was over 20yrs ago he was a seasoned duck hunter in his 50s been duck hunting since he was a teenager he flipped his boat in the coldwater river in Mississippi and he almost died from hypothermia and it was in the high 50s low 60s and hypothermia almost got him it doesnt have to be in extreme cold weather to die of hypothermia love the channel
I hunt the Pamlico Sound in NC. People die on big water here every year.
It's never a bad idea for any of us to have a safety reminder now and then.
I was in a similar incident like his on the Chesapeake bay..i preach to my younger hunters to take it easy and it's not a game out out there it's your life you're playing with! Cant say it enough but NO DUCK IS WITH YOUR LIFE OR YOUR FRIENDS!!!!! But thank you bobby for preaching this story and the safety of others!
the best bro love them king.
thank you brother this one is important
I rolled a kayak in the Little river last season wearing waders. Actual temp was 25° with a windchill around 10°. Thankfully it was right by the bank where we get out so I clawed my way out, ran to the truck and stripped.
Thanks for this video Bobby.
Just about every duck season here in SD. somebody or group die because of an accident involving boats and water.
Like you said alot more hunters die involving water than any other cause.
I lost a friend in SE Louisiana who died of hyperthermia duck hunting. He was was with a friend deep in the marsh (way before cell phones)they were having an epic hunt as an artic front came through...they stayed too long and the front blew out all the water. No water for the boat..they were stranded. My friend tried to walk to safety and died. The other guy stayed put and was rescued the next evening.
Another story involving boats and water or in this case No water but poor life ending decisions.
I also have a life and death story, and it is fu***** scary. thank you for sharing this story.
Water terrifies me now. Was hunting in a marsh and stepped in an old nutria or animal den, the water was all the way up to my collarbone, every step I sank deeper. Used my shotgun to crawl out.
not throwing rocks, good video. One key point is you mentioned when he fell out, the boat kept going. Then you mentioned he held on to a gas tank. If the motor was still running when he fell out, he did not have the kill switch attached to him. I see lots of hunters, even my hunt buddy, not attaching the motor kill switch to their clothing. Do it, even in the shallow marsh. Attach the motor kill switch to your body - life jacket is a great place to hook it to.
I know life jackets for some people they think it makes them look silly or stupid, but if your on a boat or kayak hunting honestly you just need to put them on. It’s better to be safe than sorry. Don’t worry about what other people think of you. Worry about yourself. If you can promote it to others then thats even better. Stay safe out there y’all
Bobby, Out Door Life had a segment in it called "This Happened to Me". This and other outdoor activities sounds like a good once or twice a year podcast to remind everyone watching of hazards of outdoor sports if not careful or even if you are careful. If you could get the parties together to talk about their experience-I think would be a interesting podcast or youtube live video.
absolutely i totally agree.!!!!
Nobody ever told me about the belt thing. Thank you for that.
This is something that needs to be known to every hunter. Always in the back of my mind.
Thanks for the reminder to reset and do the right thing for conditions.
Great story.
#4 connect the kill switch for the outboard or mud motor to whoever is running the boat.
One of my family friends was out one night for the Minnesota opener a few years back. The season opened at 12 am and they wanted to do that. So it was still super cold. Out in the middle of Mille lacs these three are sitting in the middle of the night, nobody in sight, in snow, when a big wave catches the small John boat they were in. The boat flipped over upside down. Three men out far from shore in freezing temps holding onto the boat. After a while my family friend and his friend decided one stays on the boat and two would try to swim in. They started to swim. All the way back to shore. They made it. This shows the importance of wearing a life jacket. Another thing that they didn’t do is panic. Do not panic what ever you do.
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Stepped into a bottomless hole in a cedar swamp wearing waders 7 years ago. Panicked and swam forward instead of turning around the way I came... big mistake. It just got deeper and deeper. 10 mins of swimming got me to a stump in the water and that stump saved my ass. Water was so cold, I instantly had a hard time breathing/catching my breath. Couldn't pull myself out of the water or yell for help. Luckily my buddy came looking for me after realizing I was gone to long. Saved my life for sure. Can't imagine 2+ hrs. Glad he's okay!
also that lodge is so sick
Im on the Illinois river St. Louis is right across the river from me and ive had a close call this season out in the late season and this is in my hometown and my dad was hunting divers one time and jumped out of the boat and hit the worst drop off in grafton and was able to pull hisself back up into the boat and his gun on shoulder and all its very dangerous and i hope that all my fellow hunters have a great and safe season
You should definitely think about starting a deer guide side of things too!
This is Erie to hear.. I almost died (I think) the same way but fell off my kayak when it got swamped over by wind and waves and a big miscalculation on my part. Thank goodness for that price of foam on the tip that I held onto so I didn't go straight down! Scary stuff!
If the boat is moving, the life jacket is on and the tether to kill the motor is attached. As un-cool as that sounds. Grew up fishing and hunting on the great lakes and have been ejected from a moving boat in rough water trying to beat a storm that quickly popped up (sudden severe thunderstorms happen fairly often on Erie). I don't mess around with the boat in the water.
Even as an experienced guy, a couple years ago I went for a hunt with a buddy who is a big boy (300 lb) and he brought a lot of gear. Pushing the limits of the boat. We didn't realize how rough the water was in the open (early morning hunt, still dark). Couldn't get the boat on plane safely in the dark in the rough water and we didn't notice the boat taking on water as it was splashing up in to the boat behind us. Both of us have hunted out of boats for a long time. It can happen to anyone.
Good idea to have a webbing ladder attached to the boat that you can reach if you are in the water.
WEAR A WADER BELT. The purpose is to prevent or slow down the water from filling the waders and drowning you. It needs to be snug to work.
I got my first duck boat just recently and after a few times of taking her out and scouting I told everyone I hunt with its not going back out until I install a killswitch I've noticed how easy it is to want to throw you out... 35hp surface drive and if you cut it to hard or let off while turning the wake will try and knock you right off
good call man get that kill switch on there
I lost a great hunting mentor to a capsized Jon boat. He talked about the hunt for weeks prior in excitement. 2/3 guys in the group did not survive. I’m very cautious on big water/rivers. Stay safe out there this season.
Thanks for the reminder Bobby, my wife's grandfather drown the same way, fell out of a small boat.
Similar situation happened to a buddy and I in a flat bottom Jon boat in January in Ohio. We were on a big lake and our boat nose dived in rough water and was under water in seconds. Both had waders on and was in the 36 degree water for 30 minutes and had to be dragged a half mile to shore because they couldn’t get us in to the boat that rescued us. When they got us to shore we were almost unconscious and could barely move. Luckily we knew some fellow hunters out there that saved our lives. I definitely agree always error on the side of caution and wear a life jacket!
This is a very worthwhile story. Briefly, my cousin, deceased from natural causes, and several buddies experienced a life threatening event on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the early 60's duck hunting. A series of weather events stranded them in a remote blind with the boat they started in unable to get them out of the blind. Eventually, the Coast Guard was able to rescue them, take them ashore and to a hospital. My cousin never duck hunted again. Your friend is lucky. So, others please take Bobby's friend's story seriously.
All we hunt out of in Minnesota are boats and kayaks. We basically only water hunt here. We don't have the big fields like the Dakotas do all we have are large deep cold lakes, deep swamps and marshes oh and don't forget the mighty Mississippi river. I wish we had field hunts here.
Great common sense video-thank you-you are terrific
Good video, hope this opened some eyes!! I copied and shared.
Thx for sharing I hunt out of 18 ft duck boat over confidence does happen think safety at all times good hunting
We had a kid Logan Wood drown last season here in the Charleston area. His family gave away hundreds of automatic life vests and kill switch lanyards.
It happend to me in a small lake overloaded small craft...wind came up and swamped us we lived to talk about it. Trust me it can happen to anyone !. Stay safe fellow quack heads ! 🙏
When you said he got spit out wearing waders I perked up. No mention on shedding them. I lived in Alaska for a long time and fishermen and hunters quite often drowned crossing rivers and streams, losing their footing, and their waders filled with water. So, I guess he had on a wader belt.
We almost got in a bad situation in some 14 foot jon boats on some bigger water in high winds on the VA coast last year. Thankfully we made it baxk okay but the next week a group of guys our age launched from the same ramp and ended up flipping the boat and all went missing, they just found one of the bodies here recently month’s later
Have this dude do a podcast and tell his story.
Not sure if I missed it, but this could be a great time to talk about wearing your kill switch too. If he had been wearing his kill switch, he might’ve been able to climb back in the boat and get to safety a little sooner
A year before I started duck hunting there's a kid out on my local lake who is on a boat and had waiters and I don't know the whole story but he fell out and he just started sinking and he died and there's a memorial for him at the lake and I always go there after a good duck hunt and leave feathers for him rip
my goodness man accidents can happen so fast
Had a similar brush not as bad but coulda ended badly forsure . Ontario canada last year december 19th,2021. First time hunting a new spot, 2 km ( 1.25Mile) walk in but its wadeable.. somewhat I learned, theres 2 points other one you can wade out 125+ yards. This one depends on angle you walk I learned. its a bit of a snow storm not too bad, few inches fell. 10 minutes left of legal light, had a goldeneye come in range , as I was about to clean up decoys early as the storm worsened and the water was picking up and covering us and our gear on shore. made the shot. Watched it drop its still legal light but fairly dark and hen goldeneye is what i ended up with , hard to see against surface I walk towards what I think is the duck and realize it was a rock sticking out of the shoal, my buddy yelled duck was to my left, same distance out but moving so go quickly to get it , get within 10 yards of the duck step on a larger rock, go to go down it I didnt know that was the drop off. I went under in waders now fully soaked and the waves had some strength pushed me right out into the duck, I grabbed it in the moment since I'm there and was expecting a shoal to walk on, now trying to swim with one arm against current not going to happen, half a second thought of I;m not going to make it back waves too strong, I cant yell out i tried cold water took air out from me, Stuff duck in my waders and now swimming and making a big splashing motion, which my buddy then see's me and runs to my aid I'm able to get out theres a drop off , he felt his way to it and waited as I swam with all my might and just barley was able to grab onto him I got back to shore stripped off everything, He had given me a spare shirt he had to cover up a little bit, and I made the 2km (1.25mile) walk back to car in a snow storm freezing and disoriented, i went ahead of him with his car keys while he got gear and I walked down the wrong trail back, thankfull he saw my headlamp and was able to yell out to me and I realized what happened and I didnt get too far off a main trail. Was very cold but made it back. but quick reminder things can go south really quickly especially if you are not familar with the area just going off what I was told its wadeablee for 125 yards! but then learning only one side is in reality. Extra cautious now !