I got caught in a lightning storm one time while turkey hunting. Got up and took off running and there was lightning popping all around me.

Was fishing Mitchell one time and a storm blew up and a bolt of lightning hit the lake not too far from us. Seconds later every rod in the boat started vibrating. Sounded like a bunch of rattlesnakes buzzing. By some miracle we happened to be by an open boat house and I motored up into the slip. Seconds later lightning hit about 20 yards from us. I look up and some old dude was running across his yard and I thought he was about to fuss at us for being in his boathouse. He came in the door and told us not to move that is was about to get bad. He stayed there with us the entire time and it finally subsided. Nice old feller….. I often wonder if he’s still kicking. This was in the 90’s and he was on up there in age back then.


"Some men are mere hunters; others are turkey hunters."

-- Archibald Rutledge