Thread: Play it safe ....WATCH YOUR FOOTING ....

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

The most common cause of injuries in old men is them thinking they are young men

Better than sitting on the couch though and wishing to be young again.. I hunt 99% of the time on my own not counting dog's. Have carried a locator beacon for last 5 years. 5 odd years carrying a pig in the dark and slipped and fell, copped a stick up one nostril, lucky it was half rotten and did little damage but with a fair bit of blood gave me more than a small fright. Had a bit of a serious think after that night, one, purchased beacon, two, stick to where I tell the misses I'm going even though she's not to raise the alarm until 9.00am the following day after my planned return.

Originally Posted by tetawa

Better than sitting on the couch though and wishing to be young again.. I hunt 99% of the time on my own not counting dog's. Have carried a locator beacon for last 5 years. 5 odd years carrying a pig in the dark and slipped and fell, copped a stick up one nostril, lucky it was half rotten and did little damage but with a fair bit of blood gave me more than a small fright. Had a bit of a serious think after that night, one, purchased beacon, two, stick to where I tell the misses I'm going even though she's not to raise the alarm until 9.00am the following day after my planned return.

I have done much the same with my nose carrying a fallow out of the same area where this happened on new years day . Slipped , couldn't keep my balance with the extra weight of the deer and ripped the top of my nose open on a sharp branch on the way down . 10 mm left or right and I could well have lost an eye . Blood everywhere and it wasn't from the deer . Left the deer where I fell and went back to the hut for first aid as I had left my kit there then followed my own blood trail back to retrieve the deer !
My whole family were at the hut and the mrs got quite panicky thinking it was alot more serious due to the blood all over me .

Another thing I learned from this latest incident - carry more painkillers !
I used them all up halfway to the car so now have doubled the amount in my kit .