I was on a big, shallow pond in west Sask. waiting for some ducks. After a bit, I heard some light splashing behind me. I looked and saw my friend’s dog (Timmy, Drathaar) thought nothing of it. Then I saw a small surface ripple, like a fish rolled. I asked my friend if there were fish in the pond. He said nothing big, because the loons would get them. We shot at some passing ducks, and then again I heard the light splashes. This time I saw the dog off to my left with my friend. I turned and did see anything, and the. I saw another surface boil behind some cattails. I said there’s something swimming around. My friend shrugged, “I dunno dude, I’m watching for ducks”
Then I felt it. Something bumped into my right leg and then I felt that something “tap/feel” the back of my knee. I yelled out “Whoa! What the ####!” my friend swears I jumped up and turned around inside my waders. I pointed in the water and said “Something just grabbed me!” My friend calmly said “Oh, it’s probably a muskrat, like that one.” He pointed at one by some cattails. How I didn’t crap myself, I don’t know.