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opening morning has finally arrived,and it will be the first opener that i miss in 25+ years of hunting.
I had a bit of bad luck 3 days ago when my home caught fire, fortunatly i was home at the time and was able to extinguish the fire before the fire dept arrived.unfortunalty my hands and arms suffered terrible 3rd degree burns in the process.I have 1 index finger on my off(left)hand that escaped burn free....everything else is gauze from my fingertips to the elbow.
I thought i was going to be able to handle missing out, but my bro inlaw just stopped in on his way to the field asking to borrow my gps,when he pulled outta my yard my heart just about sunk to my feet.
the plastic surgeons tell me my arms should be back to mostly normal function in 2-3 months...just long enough to miss deer season.the only possible chance i might get to participate on a hunt is maybe in a months time i may be healed enough to be able to guide for some freinds but i wont be able to shoot anything bigger than a .22 rimfire until next season.
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Big Jake,
Quickly think of your best hunting moments. OK let it set in a little now I bet there wasnt to many best hunting memories of yours killing something. What I'm trying to say is you have to have a hunting buddie or famliy member who you go out & hunt with evrey year that evrey year you make good hunting memories with. Dont let you not being able to not shoot nothing stop you from making more of those memories that we hunters live for. Myself In the last few years I really enjoyed shooting deer with a camera just as much I enjoy shooting one with a gun. Maybee try & pack a camera see if you can capture some hunting on film who knows you might just like it. Hope you get better sooner then they think!!
dropjhook, thanks for the best wishes i totally get what your saying. what really bums me out is that its not so much the fact i wont be harvesting a deer, its that most likely will not get into the woods at all this year,i so look forward to all the experiences fall has to offer, watching my dog on a retreive,the colors of the maples, time spent with old friends at deer camp, and even just watching the crazy antacts of the pine squirels while sitting long hours in a stand.
I'm injured pretty badly,and even though im on some industrial strenth pain pills it hurts to even think about moving my arms. the only reason the drs let me go home was because my wife is a RN. it completely drains me just getting to the hospital so they can changing the dressings daily.It will be a real miracle if in a months time i am strong enough for maybe a day at the camp.Right now all im hoping for is that infection doesnt set in.
I once to was taken away from hunting for 3 years not by a burn or any other medical reasons it was by choice. My better half wanted to live the big city life so we moved away to give it a try. But when it came around fall time ohh man I would get so sick to my stomach most nights where all about tossing and turning just all the good hunting memories racing threw my head heck sometimes I was hunting in my dreams. One day we where driving down one of the main roads in the city I seen a taxidermy shop out the corner of my eye so I whip in the parking lot. I took a look around in taxidermy not a very big shop had some mounts in there thats all it took. I walk out side jump back into the car.... Here what come's out my mouth "We been together for a long time but I now know I cant live here no longer I'm moving home if you choose to stay I understand you love it here but my heart is out in the hills thats where I belong" I'm glad you finaly told me what was really going on in your head then she says ok I'll go to.
Now evreytime I step out there I remember those times that I couldnt hunt & then I try and soak it all in. That few years of being away from it made me understand why I love hunting more made me give thanks for evreytime I do get to go hunting. And one thing that being away from hunting did for me is made me love hunting much more stronger. hope you get well soon & hope you find a way to get over the blues!! Oh yeah I forgot to mention what helped me it might sound kinda strange but it was a pc hutning game called deer hunter 2005 check it out if you havent seen it yet later.
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dropjhook, thanks for the best wishes i totally get what your saying. what really bums me out is that its not so much the fact i wont be harvesting a deer, its that most likely will not get into the woods at all this year,i so look forward to all the experiences fall has to offer, watching my dog on a retreive,the colors of the maples, time spent with old friends at deer camp, and even just watching the crazy antacts of the pine squirels while sitting long hours in a stand.
I'm injured pretty badly,and even though im on some industrial strenth pain pills it hurts to even think about moving my arms. the only reason the drs let me go home was because my wife is a RN. it completely drains me just getting to the hospital so they can changing the dressings daily.It will be a real miracle if in a months time i am strong enough for maybe a day at the camp.Right now all im hoping for is that infection doesnt set in.
Big Jake,
Quickly think of your best hunting moments. OK let it set in a little now I bet there wasnt to many best hunting memories of yours killing something. What I'm trying to say is you have to have a hunting buddie or famliy member who you go out & hunt with evrey year that evrey year you make good hunting memories with. Dont let you not being able to not shoot nothing stop you from making more of those memories that we hunters live for. Myself In the last few years I really enjoyed shooting deer with a camera just as much I enjoy shooting one with a gun. Maybee try & pack a camera see if you can capture some hunting on film who knows you might just like it. Hope you get better sooner then they think!!
I once to was taken away from hunting for 3 years not by a burn or any other medical reasons it was by choice. My better half wanted to live the big city life so we moved away to give it a try. But when it came around fall time ohh man I would get so sick to my stomach most nights where all about tossing and turning just all the good hunting memories racing threw my head heck sometimes I was hunting in my dreams. One day we where driving down one of the main roads in the city I seen a taxidermy shop out the corner of my eye so I whip in the parking lot. I took a look around in taxidermy not a very big shop had some mounts in there thats all it took. I walk out side jump back into the car.... Here what come's out my mouth "We been together for a long time but I now know I cant live here no longer I'm moving home if you choose to stay I understand you love it here but my heart is out in the hills thats where I belong" I'm glad you finaly told me what was really going on in your head then she says ok I'll go to.
Now evreytime I step out there I remember those times that I couldnt hunt & then I try and soak it all in. That few years of being away from it made me understand why I love hunting more made me give thanks for evreytime I do get to go hunting. And one thing that being away from hunting did for me is made me love hunting much more stronger. hope you get well soon & hope you find a way to get over the blues!! Oh yeah I forgot to mention what helped me it might sound kinda strange but it was a pc hutning game called deer hunter 2005 check it out if you havent seen it yet later.
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