djw0414 wrote:Sorry for your loss......
After leaving a rod/reel behind on the Skykomish one day and luckily getting it back I developed a new habit which has virtually eliminated the problem. If I can't immediately put my rod(s) in the car I lean them on my driver's side rear view mirror. It is hard to get into the car and drive off with your rod there.
I like your way of thinking. My dad and I were on our annual Upland bird hunt in the Mid-West this year. We worked an area, get a couple birds. Decide to clean them in an old abandoned building, out of the wind, and cold temps. I noticed where he placed his shotgun, and almost leaned mine beside his. But thought, what if we took off leaving them in the barn. Instead, I leaned mine against the passenger side mirror of the truck.
We drove off, headed to another area a few miles away. I was going to ride my dirt bike for several hours. While Dad sat in the truck reading the paper, and listing to baseball on the radio. When I reached behind the seat for my jacket, is when I saw my gun, and asked where his was? He thought it was in the back of the truck. But nope, realized his was left behind. Since we were not hunting anymore that day, it is likely both guns would have been left in the old barn until the next time we pulled the guns out. Which would have been the next morning!