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The whistle came in handy today!

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So this time of year is pretty crappy for getting out in the woods around here because of all the hunters. There's a lot people and not so much woods....

So I try and limit myself to trails that I know are closed to hunting or go on Sundays when hunting ins prohibited.

Well today I went out with my Dad, sister, neice and nephew and myright Jr riding on my back. We were out for about an hour and a half and were heading back to our vehicles when we heard some shots VERY close to us. We were walking on a dirt road so I felt comfortable that they wouldn't shoot across the road, but you never know. Not sure if they were poaching or just shooting targets but it sounded more like just shooting for fun since there were quite a bit of shots.

Needless to say my blood started to pump a bit since it seemed like we were only about 30 yards away from the shooter but could not see them. My Dad has a hell of a loud natural whistle and I had my whistle on me. We whistled so they could hear us and it died off for a bit. Then came back - that cycle happened a couple of times then eventually we were back at our cars. They could either A) care less about the trails around and the road or B) not know it was there. Either way it was a little too close for comfort especially with my son on my back.
 
I guess this is the time of year for these Run ins, I posted yesterday about wearing visible colors but you just helped demonstrate how useful a whistle can be and why it should be an easily accessible item in everyones edc.
 
Thanks for sharing :thumbup:. Great lesson learned for all of us on the "humble" whistle.
 
Some people truly are stupid and reckless. If you guys could see the area I'm talking about you would understand that it's not a secluded area. We were on a dirt road and saw at least two vehicles while we were on it and it dumps out on to a main road. These shots for 30-50 yards from both.

People can be donkeys....
 
Yeah, no doubt....Sounds to me like they were out plinking around....

You should ALWAYS be aware of your backstop when target shooting. Maybe they were, I dunno, but it still seems like they couldve picked a better spot.....

Glad the whistle helpd em know where ya were, and you guys got out w/o incident,
 
That's a great story, I'm glad nothing worse happened other than a good scare. It really drive's home the point on how important a whistle could be.
 
Yeah - I'm glad it worked out. Like Jake said it was probably just some dudes plinking and shooting a safe direction but you can't tell which way they are shooting just be listening.

I wish I had an air horn :)
 
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