Close Call at Potholes

[sakoshooter]

Kayaks and canoes aren't the most stable platforms.  Unless shooting directly over the bow, I would've passed.  Even then, I don't think I would've shot from a kayak. 

Glad you're ok and chalk it up as a learning experience.

They're darn stable if you know what you're doing in one. I've hunted out of a 15' canoe for over 25yrs and the only close call I've ever had was when a 300 lb partner decided to grab one side when it rocked a little. I chewed his arse and set him straight before he killed us both. Never invited him after that. I also use a dbl ended paddle for my main paddle.
Kneel in a canoe. The seats are for setting your coffee on, not your butt. Kayaks - low center of gravity is key. I hunted from one for a couple years. No problems other than it's too cramped for my liking. I've even hauled a dog into my kayak. Not easy and it gets too much water inside to do it more than once.

[Ducknut97]

Sorry I haven't gotten back, school and work keep me busy!! So looking back on it I definitely see the stupidity in most of the decisions I made that day. I was not anticipating a shot while on the water, it came up and I thought I had set myself up to not tip over. I thought wrong, and I will not hunt out of kayak again any time soon. I am very thankful for God's supervision in all of it!!

I have been back once to try to recover my gun and discovered that the water is only 8-9 feet deep. I tied two big magnets from home depot onto some 550 cord and started going over the area that I expect the gun to be. I will try again soon, my buddy is trained in free-diving and scuba diving so he is going to give me a hand. I think we will find it.

And about the bird... It was a Shoveler drake and I remember it folding when I shot but I tipped over so fast I couldn't watch it fall. Once I got back to my buddy, neither one of us wanted to go back out on the kayak to look for it
 

[Bennick16]

Sorry I haven't gotten back, school and work keep me busy!! So looking back on it I definitely see the stupidity in most of the decisions I made that day. I was not anticipating a shot while on the water, it came up and I thought I had set myself up to not tip over. I thought wrong, and I will not hunt out of kayak again any time soon. I am very thankful for God's supervision in all of it!!

I have been back once to try to recover my gun and discovered that the water is only 8-9 feet deep. I tied two big magnets from home depot onto some 550 cord and started going over the area that I expect the gun to be. I will try again soon, my buddy is trained in free-diving and scuba diving so he is going to give me a hand. I think we will find it.

And about the bird... It was a Shoveler drake and I remember it folding when I shot but I tipped over so fast I couldn't watch it fall. Once I got back to my buddy, neither one of us wanted to go back out on the kayak to look for it

It's supposed to get up to 47 this week. Better now than later!

[Revwrangler]

Scary stuff! I had similar scary situation this year. Glad you're ok!


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