911 - I’m lost in Jackson marsh...

[dan]

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[Dewey]

Mommy help. I’m cold and lost.

I’m gonna use that next time I’m deep in a marsh and too tired to drag a deer out.

[Hawthorne]

They should of called Jackson Marsh to help out at Jackson Marsh

[Jackson Marsh]

If you're familiar with the area, it's hilarious .

Ice rescue suits and inflatable boats?? Unbelievable. It wasn't that cold, 35 to 40 degrees.

Hopefully momma made him cocoa.

[Findian]

I looked on onx how big the Jackson marsh is. I thought it was big the way it sounds but it don’t seem that big. But idk.

[Swedishbowhunter]

I was almost in a pickle on a piece of public that had a ton of channels dug through out the property. When I went to cross the channel, it looked about a foot deep and it was about 15' across, I got about 5' out into it & sunk to about my waist(i had waders on). Not scary at first but i kept sinking, I never did feel bottom. I was suctioned in and still sinking. I leaned back and was lucky to grab some red brush. It was just strong enough to eventually pull myself out. I found another spot to cross and kept making my way towards the river I wanted to get to. I was going thru the cattails that had a floating bog as a bottom. Well, i finally broke thru the bog & one leg went thru & I went right down to my tea bag, again I never felt bottom. At that point I decided I shouldnt do this alone, or at least not when it was that cold out, so I got the heck out of there. I still havent went back.

[greenhorndave]

I walked across a bottom where I saw some tracks crossing and I was about ankle deep in black muck with a firm bottom. Until there wasn't on the next step. Sunk to my crotch with one leg and eventually I had to decide whether it was me or my hip boot was going to remain stuck in the muck. I chose to leave the hip boot and slowly extricated myself. Tried to pull on the boot but it was completely locked in there despite my foot being out. So the swamp has a souvenir hip boot and I did the walk out in my cold, wet sock.

[mipubbucks24]

Give that kid your phone # so he know how to call next time.

[Swedishbowhunter]

I walked across a bottom where I saw some tracks crossing and I was about ankle deep in black muck with a firm bottom. Until there wasn't on the next step. Sunk to my crotch with one leg and eventually I had to decide whether it was me or my hip boot was going to remain stuck in the muck. I chose to leave the hip boot and slowly extricated myself. Tried to pull on the boot but it was completely locked in there despite my foot being out. So the swamp has a souvenir hip boot and I did the walk out in my cold, wet sock.

That is exactly the same situation as mine!!! The thought of leaving my waders was definitely strongly considered, but the idea of hiking out soaking wet with no boots was a strong motivator to get them out!! I give you lots of credit walking out without a boot!! Also, I wonder what happened to the guy that left the tracks you were following? lol

[Jackson Marsh]

I walked across a bottom where I saw some tracks crossing and I was about ankle deep in black muck with a firm bottom. Until there wasn't on the next step. Sunk to my crotch with one leg and eventually I had to decide whether it was me or my hip boot was going to remain stuck in the muck. I chose to leave the hip boot and slowly extricated myself. Tried to pull on the boot but it was completely locked in there despite my foot being out. So the swamp has a souvenir hip boot and I did the walk out in my cold, wet sock.

That is exactly the same situation as mine!!! The thought of leaving my waders was definitely strongly considered, but the idea of hiking out soaking wet with no boots was a strong motivator to get them out!! I give you lots of credit walking out without a boot!! Also, I wonder what happened to the guy that left the tracks you were following? lol

He got swallowed up lol

[Huntress13]

Funny, I saw this story elsewhere and I was thinking, "Hmmm I thought Jackson Marsh was a guy on the Beast forum...." and then it clicked it's also a real place.

[stash59]

Funny, I saw this story elsewhere and I was thinking, "Hmmm I thought Jackson Marsh was a guy on the Beast forum...." and then it clicked it's also a real place.

Now we know where Neil shoots all of his big bucks!!!!!

[szwampdonkey]

Scouting marshes in SE WI has been tough this year with the warm weather and lack of solid ice. Been knee deep a few times and crossed some ice that looked pretty sketchy without knowing how deep the black silt/water slurry beneath was. Did that quick walk as lightly as you can scoot across a few spots that were really a thrill as i expected to get dunked

Pretty sure the nice easy frozen marsh scouting is all done for the year after this week. Time to bring out the waders and get beasty before the skeeters and poison sumac wreck all the fun.

Can’t believe all they went through for this guy though, geez. Guess swamp hunting isn’t for everyone.

[Dewey]

I walked 19 miles the last three times out scouting, a lot in cattails/crossing ditches and haven’t been past ankle deep. (Not Jackson Marsh) Cattail ice was all still plenty solid and water levels are WAY below where they should be for spring. I’m a bit more north so obviously ice is a bit different even 20 miles south.

It’s all about common sense. If water is flowing to certain areas obviously avoid that ice especially if moving water underneath. I learned the hard way a few times.

[ThePreBanMan]

People should have to pay for their rescue. That's how they do it in NH when the inevitable dope gets stranded on Mt. Washington.

Being stupid should hurt...