A few nights ago, my friend and I were walking on the nearby frozen lake and our dogs were running freely and having a good time.
I noticed in the distance that there was a dark blob in the snow and that it was not moving. We tried to guess if it was another dog or perhaps it was a rabbit...
Our dogs became very curious and dog #3 (mine are 1 and 2) began to run towards the non-moving dark blob and bark at it. Nothing happened.
We walked a bit closer (but still quite a distance away) and I suddenly got worried. I have pretty good hearing (the husband fails to believe me) and couldn't hear any cries of help and wondered if it WAS a person - perhaps they were stuck and couldn't get out.
The lake isn't thawing yet - no where close! But if the person was ice-fishing, alone and in the dark...and super late at night (10:30 pm-ish) - then we should clip our dogs on their leash and go over to help him if he or she needed it!
By the time we reached the dark blob - we could confirm that yes, he was a human and alive and moving. He had been fishing. The hole wasn't very large and I'm not sure if he caught anything because my friend was too shy to ask.
The following night, I met a nearby neighbour walking his little dog and we chatted for awhile. When I told him about this gentleman who was ice-fishing so late at night, the neighbour laughed and said, "It is said that fish do not swim once the sun goes down."
I guess he meant that you're not likely to catch any fish if you try fishing so late at night...because they're busy - sleeping...or floating about without swimming...
Now I REALLY want to know if that fellow was able to catch any fish so late at night!!
I noticed in the distance that there was a dark blob in the snow and that it was not moving. We tried to guess if it was another dog or perhaps it was a rabbit...
Our dogs became very curious and dog #3 (mine are 1 and 2) began to run towards the non-moving dark blob and bark at it. Nothing happened.
We walked a bit closer (but still quite a distance away) and I suddenly got worried. I have pretty good hearing (the husband fails to believe me) and couldn't hear any cries of help and wondered if it WAS a person - perhaps they were stuck and couldn't get out.
The lake isn't thawing yet - no where close! But if the person was ice-fishing, alone and in the dark...and super late at night (10:30 pm-ish) - then we should clip our dogs on their leash and go over to help him if he or she needed it!
By the time we reached the dark blob - we could confirm that yes, he was a human and alive and moving. He had been fishing. The hole wasn't very large and I'm not sure if he caught anything because my friend was too shy to ask.
The following night, I met a nearby neighbour walking his little dog and we chatted for awhile. When I told him about this gentleman who was ice-fishing so late at night, the neighbour laughed and said, "It is said that fish do not swim once the sun goes down."
I guess he meant that you're not likely to catch any fish if you try fishing so late at night...because they're busy - sleeping...or floating about without swimming...
Now I REALLY want to know if that fellow was able to catch any fish so late at night!!
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