4 am in morning going duck hunting in south texas. it was our first trip down to this lease and the guys the night before warned us of the gators that lived in the pond we were to hunt. well my buddy and I get out to the duck blind and it is time to throw out the decoys. however, to get the decs out where they needed to be, required one (or both) of us to get in the waist high water (wearing waders of course). Well he makes some lame @ss excuse about his waders leaking and says he will stand on shore holding the flashlight while I throw the decoys out. Keep in mind it is still pitch dark out. I finally break down and trudge out into the murky water and start throwing out the decoys (all 2 dozen). While standing out there, I keep hearing movement in the weeds beside me with an occasional little splash. Talk about being scared. With gators around, YOU are the prey and they are the predator. However, everything went smoothly but I guarantee decoys have never been thrown out faster than that day. That was one of the few times I was actually that scared. Needless to say, I shot four ducks that day and he only got one. Serves him right.

BTW, we did confirm that there were 2 - 5 foot gators in that pond when we spotted them a little later.