I had two friends who were fairly new to duck hunting. Went to Lake Gaston and set up on an island. After a couple of hours one went back to the boat to get some food and...guess what? No boat. "I thought you tied it off! NO, I though you tied it off!"
Anyway, some homeowner sees the empty boat drifting down the river and calls wildlife. Meanwhile, friends spent the rest of the day firing shots, hollering and waving to nobody. About an hour before dark wildlife officers find them and say that they have been looking for hours..."why did you not build a fire?" DUH?
Their last duck hunt.