SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Dave Quiser has lived his life with a “never quit” attitude. This week, that stubborn side may have saved his life.

“I got myself into a doggone predicament,” Quiser said from the burn unit at Regions Hospital, where he’s recovering from severe frostbite.

While bird hunting on Christmas Day, the retired St. Louis County sheriff’s deputy got stuck on a logging trail near Gheen.

He spent the night in his pick-up, engine running, as temperatures dropped to near 30 below.

Fearing he’d run out of gas…