Hunting trip turns into rescue

[Soonerlongbow]

Loaded up the canoeyak and headed out to the small cove behind the house. Dunno what changed but I took a slightly different route into the area, it's got one road in but it splits off a couple times that all loop back together into a big teardrop shape. But I'm glad I did. Came around the corner and I see a couple pelicans near shore and they look to be in a bad way. They are hung up in a trotline. 

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So I call up the two local wardens, one is a stick bow guy himself but he doesn't answer, luckily the other guy does. Unfortunately, he's on the far side of the county and asked me to try to take care of the situation. I could use the canoeyak to paddle out to the tree and free that side. But it's not that deep and I've got brand new waders at the house, which is only 500yds as a crow flies. So I call the wife and she brings me the waders and some other stuff like a couple towels. I'm able to pass them up and cut the far side, and my wife slowly and gently pulled them to shore. It's a good thing she did because I tried to free them and he wasn't having any of that. And they had hooks wrapped around and into a leg.

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Unfortunately the other guy was already gone dead and had been.

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But now I'm out in the woods dressed more like for duck hunting than deer. Good news is the waders are warm!

[McDave]

Thanks for taking the time to help a feathered friend.

[arrow30]

  i rescued a blue heron that had a limb line hook in his throat, that was a wrestling match. 

[Roy from Pa]

Good job and thank you.

[Soonerlongbow]

i rescued a blue heron that had a limb line hook in his throat, that was a wrestling match. 

Oh boy! At least the pelican has a soft beak!

[Pine]

 

[GCook]

 I've done that while fishing a tournament.  Just so you know, they bite.

[PASQUINELL]

 :clapper:Great job!

[Sam McMichael]

Thanks, you did a good thing.

[hawkeye n pa]

  guys.

[blacktailbob]

Good job. For future reference...throwing a towel or shirt over their head helps to keep them under control. A beak in the eye would be a bad thing.

[TooManyHobbies]

Nice save, if only one of them. About 20 years ago I saved a cormorant that was all entangled in fishing line. He didn't appreciate the help at the time, but I'm sure he was happy to be free again. Those fish eating birds have some sharp teeth.

[Friend]

Excellent...Thank you Thank you

[BAK]

Nice job, too bad stories like this don't get printed more often about us blood thirsty "hunters"!

[Captain*Kirk]

Kudos to you on a job well-done!

[shankspony]

  Awesome effort!

[RAU]

Nice work!

[awry]

Nicely done