STARKE COUNTY, Ind. — A hunter who was trying to retrieve a downed goose had to get help when he got stuck in chest-deep mud.
The 69-year-old hunter had been in the chest-deep mud for approximately an hour, with his hunting partner trying to free him, before calling 911, The Times of Northwest Indiana reported.
An Indiana conservation officer shared a photo on Facebook showing his approach through the swamp to helping the men in a kayak. The officer was able to use a knife to cut the hunter’s waders off the hunter and was then able to pull the man into a rowboat.
The man was not hurt and did not need to be taken to the hospital.
In its Facebook post, Indiana DNR reminded hunters to “never hunt alone and always let someone know where you’re hunting and when you plan to be home.”
The goose was not recovered.
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