by AWR HAWKINS 30 Aug 2017

As Texas deals with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, duck hunters and fishermen-turned-rescuers are using their personal boats to navigate flooded parts of Houston and search for survivors.
Men to whom many often give little thought–men who are first in the duck blind on opening day or last off the lake during a late night of fishing–are now trolling their boats down flooded streets and byways, seeking out Houston residents who may remain trapped and/or in danger.

At a time like this, the value of such men cannot be exaggerated; especially as they find the cold and wet, then lift them into their boats and deliver them to safety.

USA Today reports that many such duck hunters and fishermen–and others possessing private boats–have come together under the auspices of the “Cajun Navy” to conduct rescues throughout the flooded Houston area. This means “guys with hunting boats, shallow draft duck hunting boats with mud motors, airboats, pirogues, [and] kayaks” are all involved.

The Washington Post observes:

The country is suddenly grateful for this “Cajun Navy,” for their know-how, for the fact that they can read a submerged log in the water, and haul their boats over tree stumps and levees and launch them from freeway junctions. There are no regulators to check their fishing licenses or whether they have a fire extinguisher and life preservers on board, which they don’t. They’re used to maneuvering through the cypress of Caddo Lake or the hydrilla and coontail of the Atchafalaya, where the water might be four feet or it might rise to 18, and the stinking bog is called “coffee grinds” because of the way boots sink in it. Spending hours in monsoon rains doesn’t bother them, because they know ducks don’t just show up on a plate, and they’ve learned what most of us haven’t, that dry comfort is not the only thing worth seeking.

The Post also notes that the number of hunters and fishermen-turned-rescuers is so great that they outnumber the number of government rescuers in the Houston area. And that point is not a negative reflection on government rescuers; rather, it is a positive reflection on the burgeoning generosity and spirit of the American heart; particularly the heart of the American hunter and fisherman.

AWR Hawkins is the Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and host of Bullets with AWR Hawkins, a Breitbart News podcast. He is also the political analyst for Armed American Radio. Follow him on Twitter: @AWRHawkins. Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com.

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Yes sir, one of our own was out there at personal risk to himself and his property... our own Mike Burke!

Thanks for caring enough about your fellow man to hitch up your boat and travel to Houston to help out!

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Originally posted by bwanamrm:
Yes sir, one of our own was out there at personal risk to himself and his property... our own Mike Burke!

Thanks for caring enough about your fellow man to hitch up your boat and travel to Houston to help out!

Way to go Mike70560 !!!!

I like to think that AR is a place where any member who was in a position to help would without hesitation, and I'll thank you all to let me keep thinking that.

And I'll bet my favorite testicle there's more than one member in the water.

I noticed that about half the folks they showed on FOX doing the rescuing were wearing camo.

Lets try that again.

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Let this sink in for a minute.....Hundreds and hundreds of small boats pulled by countless pickups and SUVs from across the South are headed for Houston. Almost all of them driven by men. They're using their own property, sacrificing their own time, spending their own money, and risking their own lives for one reason: to help total strangers in desperate need.

Most of them are by themselves. Most are dressed like the redneck duck hunters and bass fisherman they are. Many are veterans. Most are wearing well-used gimme-hats, t-shirts, and jeans; and there's a preponderance of camo. Most are probably gun owners, and most probably voted for Trump.

These are the people the Left loves to hate, the ones Maddow mocks. The ones Maher and Olbermann just *know* they're so much better than.

These are The Quiet Ones. They don't wear masks and tear down statues. They don't, as a rule, march and demonstrate. And most have probably never been in a Whole Foods.

But they'll spend the next several days wading in cold, dirty water; dodging gators and water moccasins and fire ants; eating whatever meager rations are available; and sleeping wherever they can in dirty, damp clothes. Their reward is the tears and the hugs and the smiles from the terrified people they help. They'll deliver one boatload, and then go back for more.

When disaster strikes, it's what men do. Real men. Heroic men. American men. And then they'll knock back a few shots, or a few beers with like-minded men they've never met before, and talk about fish, or ten-point bucks, or the benefits of hollow-point ammo, or their F-150.

And the next time they hear someone talk about "the patriarchy", or "male privilege", they'll snort, turn off the TV and go to bed.

In the meantime, they'll likely be up again before dawn. To do it again. Until the helpless are rescued. And the work's done.

They're unlikely to be reimbursed. There won't be medals. They won't care. They're heroes. And it's what they do.

Taken from a well spoken dude just like most of us

Borrowed from Facebook and so true...

Some will call them heroes when in reality they are just doing what one human being should be willing to do for another human being in need.

Ar some point ALL Americans are going to have to set aside political and racial prejudices and take a lesson from all those Americans, not just Texans, that have rushed to help fellow Americans/Texans in their time of need.

Hats off to true American hero's. I wonder what the response would be in Seattle if the big earthquake hits.

Dave