Not that we go to the hills with reckless disregard, but seems each year a seasoned hunter and friend ends up with some unexpected outcome. Last year it was my buddy David Brinker who impaled his calf on a broadhead when the thick Oregon brush he was pushing through pulled the arrow from his quiver. Thankfully, Corey and a couple other guys were there to help.
When I got off the mountain in Nevada this morning, my phone buzzed with some text messages from my step-sister. Her husband is a life-long family friend and an experienced hunter having hunting much of the world. He had called earlier this summer to talk about his Alaska Dall sheep hunt. The picture, and few sentences that accompanied the messages, show Jeff is luck to be alive.
He shot his ram and when he and the guide walked over to examine and take pictures some rocks gave loose and he fell 30' down the rocks, luckily coming to a halt before going off the next slide that was over 100'. He got air-vac'd by the Coast Guard and is recovering in a hospital.
He is a very experienced guy and not much of a risk taker. Of the hunters I know, he would be toward the bottom of my list of people who I would expect suffer such an event, due to his preparedness.
I am sure I will get more details when he gets home. Point being, it can happen to anyone. Add this event to the First Aid thread posted here recently and it reminds me the need to be safe and be prepared.
Ouch!
When I got off the mountain in Nevada this morning, my phone buzzed with some text messages from my step-sister. Her husband is a life-long family friend and an experienced hunter having hunting much of the world. He had called earlier this summer to talk about his Alaska Dall sheep hunt. The picture, and few sentences that accompanied the messages, show Jeff is luck to be alive.
He shot his ram and when he and the guide walked over to examine and take pictures some rocks gave loose and he fell 30' down the rocks, luckily coming to a halt before going off the next slide that was over 100'. He got air-vac'd by the Coast Guard and is recovering in a hospital.
He is a very experienced guy and not much of a risk taker. Of the hunters I know, he would be toward the bottom of my list of people who I would expect suffer such an event, due to his preparedness.
I am sure I will get more details when he gets home. Point being, it can happen to anyone. Add this event to the First Aid thread posted here recently and it reminds me the need to be safe and be prepared.
Ouch!
