i fell thru the ice one time myself in full hunt mode at way below freezing …..i still remember that quite well . my dad went down with me .the worst part was going BACK in to pick the rifles up off the bottom i tell ya .
my boot laces froze so hard i had to sit in front of the fire for what seemed like all day to get them off .
we actually went back across that river many hours later and hunted the "other" side .
the part that really sticks in my mind is dad saying don't shoot son they are just does ….
i obliged even though i was pretty sure i had a bead on a nice 8 ...they ran down the hill and KABOOM the guy below us kilt my deer