The Great Ruddy Duck Chase Narrative

This is a recount of a story by Travis McDaniel while manager at Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge in 1960. Mr. McDaniel was going out to various locations around Wapanocca Lake to check duck traps when he decided to chase some ruddy ducks and ended up flipping the boat he was in when he realized he was coming up to the turn to where the first trap was. He recounts what he did to get back to the clubhouse and to get dried off before was overcome by hypothermia and before his wife and kids came back from shopping. Organization:FWS Name: Travis McDaniel Program:Refuges Keywords: Narrative, history, employee, Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge, waterfowl, refuge manager, duck traps, boats