Andy S.":3cajbgoi said:LOL @ SS, sounds like you and I might be kin! :tu:
In all seriousness, I could not have thanked that operator enough, and if at all possible, would have rewarded him in some shape, form or fashion.
Glad you got your SBE back, gravel and all.
Earlier this year after a hunt I put the 4-wheeler in the truck and had my 870 in the gun case on the 4-wheeler. I pulled the case out of the bracket and laid it across the back rack then climbed down and secured the 4-wheeler in. Hopped in the truck and took off. Got on I-40 and had been on it a few miles when I looked up and saw the case with my gun still in it on the back rack and I was in the left lane. I couldn't get over fast enough to get to the shoulder.Southern Sportsman":2vjoiu06 said:Oh, that's nothing. I once left my Super Black Eagle laying in a public gravel road in real-rural Weakley county. Laid it there behind the truck to tag a turkey and take off my vest (parked on the road edge that morning). Got everything else in the truck, hopped in, went and ate breakfast. Then went and shot pool with a buddy. Got home after lunch and reach in the back seat for my gun, and it wasnt there. Rushed back to the place we parked and the the road had been graded after we left. :shock: :livid: I looked all over for the mangled remains but didnt find anything. Figured someone picked it up after I left. But on a hail mary, I called the Hwy department and got the name of the grader operator. Tracked him down and he had it in the cab with him. Met up with him that evening and got it back. Full of dirt and gravel. He said the gravel pile went over it before he saw the barrel sticking out.
So dont worry about your decoy.
Southern Sportsman":153hzokd said:Oh, that's nothing. I once left my Super Black Eagle laying in a public gravel road in real-rural Weakley county. Laid it there behind the truck to tag a turkey and take off my vest (parked on the road edge that morning). Got everything else in the truck, hopped in, went and ate breakfast. Then went and shot pool with a buddy. Got home after lunch and reach in the back seat for my gun, and it wasnt there. Rushed back to the place we parked and the the road had been graded after we left. :shock: :livid: I looked all over for the mangled remains but didnt find anything. Figured someone picked it up after I left. But on a hail mary, I called the Hwy department and got the name of the grader operator. Tracked him down and he had it in the cab with him. Met up with him that evening and got it back. Full of dirt and gravel. He said the gravel pile went over it before he saw the barrel sticking out.
So dont worry about your decoy.
RUGER":1ps7f8ti said:Southern Sportsman":1ps7f8ti said:Oh, that's nothing. I once left my Super Black Eagle laying in a public gravel road in real-rural Weakley county. Laid it there behind the truck to tag a turkey and take off my vest (parked on the road edge that morning). Got everything else in the truck, hopped in, went and ate breakfast. Then went and shot pool with a buddy. Got home after lunch and reach in the back seat for my gun, and it wasnt there. Rushed back to the place we parked and the the road had been graded after we left. :shock: :livid: I looked all over for the mangled remains but didnt find anything. Figured someone picked it up after I left. But on a hail mary, I called the Hwy department and got the name of the grader operator. Tracked him down and he had it in the cab with him. Met up with him that evening and got it back. Full of dirt and gravel. He said the gravel pile went over it before he saw the barrel sticking out.
So dont worry about your decoy.
Wow that is crazy man.
Funny, when I read "real rural" Weakley County the first place I thought of was Austin Springs.
