Gerry78 Posted November 5, 2017 Report Share Posted November 5, 2017 Went fowling sat morning shot 2 teal thats only the start of the story lol as we were walking over to set up the hide both my feet went down to my waist in what i can only describe as a mini sinkhole i was carrying rucksack with decoys nets etc and wading stick not to mention gun in slip my mate thought i was joking when i told him i couldnt move after about 10 mins of me and my mate pulling i ended up having to dump my gear and unhook my wader snaps and the mate pulled me out of the waders it took me another 5 mins to pull the waders out of the mud i was drained in the hide NOW ive shot that ground 10 years and thought i knew the ground Well SO Chaps never take walking on land lightly it scared the **** outa me just as well the mate was with me just wanted to post this regards safety :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie10 Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 Happened a few times on my own, you end up getting very muddy...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 I keep telling the younger know it alls the same thing.Stop being so cocky and ALWAYS assume the next step will be lethal when out on the mudbanks.If you aint nervous out on the banks far from shore you are a fool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy baxendale Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Mud varies from estuary to estuary. On the one i know best the mud is pretty good for walking but there were the odd area that were very soft - hard to explain but the surface just looked different to the normal stuff so it was pretty easy to avoid in the daylight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry78 Posted November 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Bishop we have some members in our club who think they know it all i was telling them that i got stuck and was laughed at last week one of the young bucks who knows it all guess What he got stuck lol All joking aside we all enjoy wildfowling ive shot that ground for years but safety sometimes is taken for granted with some fowlers Our sport can be brilliant i dont think personally that any other shooting can come close to it but it can be dangerous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 I see lads walk across one strip as a short cut rather than follow the shore as they assume its solid enough.What they dont know is the farmer was called a few decades back to haul a bloke out as he had went down to his waist in sloppy mud at the same spot.When i was 11 stone i had the chance to "roll out" if i got stuck on mudbanks.But these days with my dramatically increased body weight after giving up the fags id sink like a stone!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Its well worth remembering that soft spots on the marsh can vary from tide to tide. On my local saltmarsh most of the creeks are firm sand during neap tides and crossing them is not a problem. But after a big spring tide the sand can become a severe danger, very soft in a few places. I suspect during a big tide the sand particles become very lose ( the bigger the tide is the worse the problem ), while in neaps they they bond togeather better so are firm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry78 Posted November 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 Thanks anser2 just posted what happened to me let shooters know not to take anything for granted in wildfowling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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