ThunderNocked
Well-known member
Well my year - hunting wise - has just been destroyed.
I didn't hunt August Sheep because I was coaching football and my wife was gone the weekend I wanted to hunt.
August Caribou I was supposed to get out more but the timing never worked out more then one terrible day with my daughter who though wet enjoyed the time.
I was trying to hunt Moose locally but with my wife being gone and limited time off I didn't get more then 1 full day and a couple evenings.
I saved all my time off to go on a big October Caribou Hunt - which was cancelled because the group couldn't go and I wasn't going to travel to that area alone.
So instead I did a last minute revision and made a Mule Deer Hunt in Washington - which I just had to cancel because I ended up having to go the ER, and just had a surgery last night on a cyst in my groin/hip. I discovered a lump and after a series of doctor visits got it biopsied which unfortunately created an opportunity for it to become infected and sent me to ER/Surgery.
So now approaching winter Caribou and a very short window moose hunt I don't know how long I'll be sidelined. A very frustrating turn of events as far as hunting goes this year.
I'm still trying to figure out how to salvage my year.
And just to clarify - my work I only get 2 weeks of PTO a year and as a family of 5 i usually only get to use about 5 days for hunting - so I saved those all up for a big trip with a group of people I know. Oh well, figure out my recovery and try to get a last minute Caribou and Moose.
I may look at some winter Sitka Black Tail hunting too.
I didn't hunt August Sheep because I was coaching football and my wife was gone the weekend I wanted to hunt.
August Caribou I was supposed to get out more but the timing never worked out more then one terrible day with my daughter who though wet enjoyed the time.
I was trying to hunt Moose locally but with my wife being gone and limited time off I didn't get more then 1 full day and a couple evenings.
I saved all my time off to go on a big October Caribou Hunt - which was cancelled because the group couldn't go and I wasn't going to travel to that area alone.
So instead I did a last minute revision and made a Mule Deer Hunt in Washington - which I just had to cancel because I ended up having to go the ER, and just had a surgery last night on a cyst in my groin/hip. I discovered a lump and after a series of doctor visits got it biopsied which unfortunately created an opportunity for it to become infected and sent me to ER/Surgery.
So now approaching winter Caribou and a very short window moose hunt I don't know how long I'll be sidelined. A very frustrating turn of events as far as hunting goes this year.
I'm still trying to figure out how to salvage my year.
And just to clarify - my work I only get 2 weeks of PTO a year and as a family of 5 i usually only get to use about 5 days for hunting - so I saved those all up for a big trip with a group of people I know. Oh well, figure out my recovery and try to get a last minute Caribou and Moose.
I may look at some winter Sitka Black Tail hunting too.
