info on hunting related injuries

[fingershooter]

Does looking like my limbs got caught in a cat fight from Pheasant hunting in roses, cactus, hawthorn, thistle and every other spikey thing growing count? oh, and the instantly awakening reed up the nose trick. I'm sure that there are quite a few frostbite, sunburn cases out there. I can vouch for a few good sunburns.

[nast70]

Heart attacks was #1 killer of deer hunters,falls from trees was #2.......gunshot wounds was surprisingly way down on list at #8 or #9 iirc?

Kinda surprised myself about falls from stands not mentioned yet. Good on you all that use them!


We had a near miss fall before last while stringing up our moose in the trees next to camp. My dad has used the same 2 huge poplars with a sturdy 10" Fir between them to hang from for as long as I can remember pretty much.
Started to winch up the moose and heard a loud crack, one of the poplars gave way about 8' up from the ground. Thank fully it got caught up in a nearby spruce, otherwise, the pole and the weight from the moose would have swept it right on top of the cook tent with all the women folk inside.

[ghostguy6]

Originally Posted by nast70

Kinda surprised myself about falls from stands not mentioned yet. Good on you all that use them!
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I already mentioned my fall previously on AO so here is the link:
http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=149699

[fingershooter]

Have you thought of malnutrition and parasites such a giardia? I once lost so much weight on an archery sheep hunt that people thought I had cancer or aids. It was a combination of little food and probably water I'd drank. It took me 6-8 months to feel normal.

[MooseRiverTrapper]

Almost got scalped by a truck load of boys from garden river on a bison hunt.

[HIGHLANDER HUNTING]

Originally Posted by fingershooter

Have you thought of malnutrition and parasites such a giardia? I once lost so much weight on an archery sheep hunt that people thought I had cancer or aids. It was a combination of little food and probably water I'd drank. It took me 6-8 months to feel normal.

that is definitely worth mentioning!
thanks you

[HIGHLANDER HUNTING]

Originally Posted by MooseRiverTrapper

Almost got scalped by a truck load of boys from garden river on a bison hunt.

that doesn't sound good......

[raised by wolves]

The stats are skewed by what gets officially reported and what gets ignored. Most injuries are rarely reported or recorded by any form of governing body. In 2005, I was shot in 108 while hunting on the Walker/Quinton place. I was clipped in the lower leg by another hunter. I dropped and could not catch up to the guy that shot me and after he crossed the coulee, I could not get a licence plate due to snow. All I could tell the RCMP was a Ford 1500, bright poppy red, and they they did nothing. So, it was never recorded as a firearm related injury. So, how many other lesser injuries are never recorded?

[JD848]

I was moose hunting solo some 200 miles north of kenora Ontario some 20 years ago in a heavy snow storm searching for a large bull I seen the day before.

I new the herd of moose of about 15 animals were not far in so I made my way into the wind and heavy blowing snow hoping to sneak up on that bull.

I was only in maybe half a mile when a couple moose took off to my right and as I turn fast to see what it was and I stuck a dry spruce branch into the side of my right eye.

It dropped me to my knees like a hammer hit me and my left eye was very foggy like and I just pick up some fresh snow and put it beside my right eye,the branch went in and out but the fibers of tiny bark was in deep beside my eye and it hurt like hell.I thought for about five or ten minutes it had poked into my eye and new I was I big trouble.

I finally got my left eye focused and headed back out and it was the longest half mile I ever walked,but I had to find the road and it had snowed heavy while I was on my knees.

Made it out to my truck with barely no daylight left and drove all the way into town with one eye in a snow storm and that took my five hours.My camp was only 30 minutes away ,but I need a doctor so town was the only way to go.

I got into kenora and my wife had to bring me to Winnipeg to have a specialist look to see what damage there was.He knocked me out and cleaned out the bark and patched me up and I had to stay in Winnipeg for three days incase infection started or if my vision got worst.

From that day on I wear clear safety glasses when I start walking in heavy timber or target shooting,just a bad luck deal because I spent thousands of days cutting timber and never had one accident with my eyes.

When you can't see and you don't know how bad your hurt ,then your life is in danger and it can happen with just a quick turn of your head.15 days later I drove back up and shot that bull or one very close to his size,but I am sure it was the one I seen before I got hurt.

A year later Globlestar brought out this new sat phone and I bought one as soon as I seen it and still have it to this day plus a new one,always in my pack and I call home just to let my wife know all is good every night.

JD

[JD848]

[QUOTE=fingershooter;3903289]Have you thought of malnutrition and parasites such a giardia? I once lost so much weight on an archery sheep hunt that people thought I had cancer or aids. It was a combination of little food and probably water I'd drank. It took me 6-8 months to feel normal.[/QUOTE



I picked up some parasite from bad lake water and I paid the price for that,i took me a least 5 months before I felt normal.I dropped 45 pounds and I wasn't heavy back then to begin with and finally some doctor put my on a wicked dose of antibiotics and within two weeks I was good as new.

[JD848]

I came down a bush road one day and some hunter was walking down the road waving both arms up and down ,so I drove faster till I got to him .

The guy was in shock and he wasn't hurt ,but his partner was.

They got stuck and they tried using a jack all and he lost his grip while pushing down and busted his head up and broke his jaw.His one pupil in his eye was fully dilated and I knew right away this guy was in trouble. I took my level 3 first responders course when I had my own business
and was one of the best money investments I ever spent,stays with you for life.A few of my best friends died while logging so all companies needed someone on site with this ticket

I had my sat phone in my truck and called in air medics to fly him in and they were there in 25 minutes which I thought was really fast,but they were going back to town empty and were only 30 miles away.These 2 guys were 70 miles from town and I never seen another truck that day,so they were lucky I drove there way or the guy that was hit in the head was in big trouble.He spent some time in bad shape in Winnipeg hospital and wasn't to yappy for some time his partner later told me.


Lotsa guys have got nailed with them jack alls specially if you have a ton of weight on it and it slips from your hands ,you better make sure your mellon not in the path of that handle.Broken hands ,arms or in the temple area your going down or dead.I seen one kick out and the guy was hold the top of the jack to keep it stable and his hand was part of his tail gate in a flash.

If you have to use one and you have a quad off the truck,take of your quad and tie off the winch line to the side of the truck frame so as he jacks up you can keep the truck from going sideways if your on uneven ground,plus as you jack and your in bad rut or deep hole once it lifted use your which to pull the truck towards you out of the place your stuck,like a bad wash out or whatever.

There wasn't a day while I worked that there wasn't a close call,to be logger you need fast feet and eyes,then I move to the city for my wife's job and some dick runs into me doing 140 while I was stopped at a red light.So all in all the bush is still safer than any city.

[HIGHLANDER HUNTING]

Thank you to everyone who told their story. Definitely got some good stories out of it, and realized many trends, and John and I spoke about them in depth. John and I recorded the podcast this afternoon, and should be out any minute. Episode 45, hope you all enjoy!

[fingershooter]

Originally Posted by HIGHLANDER HUNTING

Thank you to everyone who told their story. Definitely got some good stories out of it, and realized many trends, and John and I spoke about them in depth. John and I recorded the podcast this afternoon, and should be out any minute. Episode 45, hope you all enjoy!

But, but, but,...we haven't finished yet! We just got started, lol.