I went out into the state land yesterday in my 2000 Subaru Outback to sight in a few firearms and there was somebody parked near where I usually shoot so I kept on driving. After about another mile I turned, but then decided not to go down that road so started backing up. When I backed up, I went off the trail and into a rut one rear wheel was up in the air about 6 inches and the other was just spinning freely. This is when I realized that I had no tools with me and though I saw someone I kind of knew as I was driving in, I was I didn't have any signal.
I heard someone shooting off in the distance and hoped that eventually they would come my way when they were done. It was a few hours until dark and I was wondering if worse came to worse, I would have to walk a couple miles back to the main road and try and get a ride into town. My rifle was in a range bag, but it didn't have any shoulder straps. I didn't want to carry it and the pistol over the rough roads and soft sand, but I also didn't want to leave them in the car overnight.
Eventually, I found enough rocks to pile under the tire that was in the air and got my self unstuck. About 10 minutes after that, when I was setting up my targets, a Jeep drove by, probably the guy who was shooting earlier so hopefully he would have helped me get unstuck. Like I said, every couple years I need to learn that if I'm going to insist on wheeling alone, I need to bring some rescue equipment with me. But I was sure I was just going to go where I always go.
I heard someone shooting off in the distance and hoped that eventually they would come my way when they were done. It was a few hours until dark and I was wondering if worse came to worse, I would have to walk a couple miles back to the main road and try and get a ride into town. My rifle was in a range bag, but it didn't have any shoulder straps. I didn't want to carry it and the pistol over the rough roads and soft sand, but I also didn't want to leave them in the car overnight.
Eventually, I found enough rocks to pile under the tire that was in the air and got my self unstuck. About 10 minutes after that, when I was setting up my targets, a Jeep drove by, probably the guy who was shooting earlier so hopefully he would have helped me get unstuck. Like I said, every couple years I need to learn that if I'm going to insist on wheeling alone, I need to bring some rescue equipment with me. But I was sure I was just going to go where I always go.
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