Stranded Hunters Survive Freezing Night on the Water by Building a Fire with Duck Decoys in Their Cooler

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Stranded Hunters Survive Freezing Night on the Water by Building a Fire with Duck Decoys in Their Cooler

Gary Howell and his hunting partner Trey Lucas are third-generation waterfowlers from northwest Louisiana. The two have been hunting ducks in the South since childhood, and they’ve learned a thing or two about staying warm on the water over the years. Those survival skills made all the difference last week, when Howell and Lucas found themselves stranded on a large lake in flooded timber with a sunken boat and no way to call for help. After 13 h…