Armistice Day Storm 1940

[MOPanfisher]

The sudden weather change reminded me of a story I read in Outdoor Life or one of those magazine when I was youngster.  Title was The Day the Duck Hunters Died.

https://sportingclassicsdaily.com/day-the-duck-hunters-died/

[Terrierman]

45 minutes ago, MOPanfisher said:

The sudden weather change reminded me of a story I read in Outdoor Life or one of those magazine when I was youngster.  Title was The Day the Duck Hunters Died.

https://sportingclassicsdaily.com/day-the-duck-hunters-died/

I remember reading that.  Tough day that one was.

[ness]

1 hour ago, MOPanfisher said:

The sudden weather change reminded me of a story I read in Outdoor Life or one of those magazine when I was youngster.  Title was The Day the Duck Hunters Died.

https://sportingclassicsdaily.com/day-the-duck-hunters-died/

Wow! What a story. I hadn't heard of that.

[Ryan Miloshewski]

Love this story. Like true duck hunters, mostly died because they had to experience the insanity of all those ducks lighting in.

I remember reading how they found guys under boats frozen solid with straps full of ducks. Hell of a way to go out, and I wouldn't be too mad about it!

[MOPanfisher]

My father would have been 21 yrs old.  I remember him telling a story about going out to bring in the cows wearing shirt sleeves and by the time he got back he was shivering and shaking so bad he couldn't talk.  But not sure if it was related to that day or not.  He may have been in the CCC at that time, almost 30 years too late to ask him.

[curtisce]

Living in those days would have been amazing at times and then brutal and as told deadly.

[Gavin]

That is an incredibly tragic story. Nature can kill you quickly. 

[jdmidwest]

Equipment has made us more durable while pursuing our sports, but still, many die.  Those days, waxed cotton or wool that were heavy when wet and did not really keep you warm.  Cell phone for a cry for help.  Better forecasts that let you prepare for the worst.

I have paddled a yak across a lake alone to hunt the ducks on a nice calm morning and have a front roll thru.  Lake will turn into massive waves and I will have to think things thru how to get back.  By myself.  But usually I have enough to keep dry and can work my way around and get back, shaken but not stirred....  But tired and thankful that I did.

[Flysmallie]

18 minutes ago, jdmidwest said:

Lake will turn into massive waves and I will have to think things thru how to get back.  

I've had that happen many times in a bassboat. It's not a good feeling. Don't want to try that in a paddle boat. 

[tjm]

My worst blizzard was in '78 and it was worse than the article tells if you were in it, the forecast that morning was something like  "a possibility of snow this afternoon with up to 3" overnight"  - https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/rhode-island/blizzard-of-1978-ri/