I was on a hot dove hunt and had a shell stick in my o/u. I used a knife to free it and slipped and cut my thumb. Taped it up and finished my limit before heading to the ER for stitches. Good dove hunts like that don't happen every day, so I had to finish.
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Thankfully I've never had anything bad happen while hunting.
2 step versions?
rstodd
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Could've guessed. Those jokers are death traps. 3 step aren't so bad to kick out but the two steps are really bad for it. Got rid of mine after two uses
In 2012, I was taking down a lock on and stick ladder when the stick I was standing on bent at strap and dumped me bout 14' from my feet to ground. I ended up having 3 fractured metatarsals (no biggie) and a Lisfranc injury/dislocation (biggie). I had my first surgery (5 screws and plate inserted) in October 2012, was non-weight bearing for 13 weeks, then had surgery in February 2013 to remove hardware. A few months later, I had a month or so of physical therapy. I am very blessed that it wasn't much worse.
I did have on a safety harness but was in a tree with several limbs so all I can figure is that I unhooked my lineman's belt and forgot to hook it back up. The lesson learned there is to use 2 when in that situation again.
I did have on a safety harness but was in a tree with several limbs so all I can figure is that I unhooked my lineman's belt and forgot to hook it back up. The lesson learned there is to use 2 when in that situation again.
deerhunter10
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Been lucky and nothing serious. Fallen out of a stand twice nothing serious. Got struck by a cooper head and some how some way hit the steel toe in my boot. Cut, pinched, smashed fingers bad. Haven't been shot but have been on dove hunts where someone has. A lot of close calls thankfully nothing serious. It sure can happen fast very fast. I am always nervous checking stands that's when it seems to be the sketches.
Yikes! Some of these stories are frightening.
I've not spent nearly as much time in the woods as most on here.
My only injury was cutting the top of my knuckle badly on my ring finger while field dressing a deer. Sounds silly compared to what some of you have been through. Worst part was I couldn't remove my wedding ring for a couple weeks while it healed.
I've not spent nearly as much time in the woods as most on here.
My only injury was cutting the top of my knuckle badly on my ring finger while field dressing a deer. Sounds silly compared to what some of you have been through. Worst part was I couldn't remove my wedding ring for a couple weeks while it healed.
Gobble4me757
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I was going after a gobbler on some hard hunted public land in my home state of Bama. He was up in a drain up on a big hill. I decided to try and scale the side of the hill/little mountain using a split tree to shimmy up. I put one foot on the rock and one on the tree. About halfway up, I missed with my tree foot and missed grabbing the tree where I then began to free fall. I folded my arms in and by the grace of God alone, I fell about 10 ft where I wedged in between the split in the tree on my back. If I hadn't of been "caught" I would have called 15-20 foot on rocks right on my back. Walked away with two big bruises on my side and wounding that turkey later but I'll take it over what could have been.
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Based on this thread, knives and climbing in trees in various forms cause a lot of injuries.
bobbuck
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That is scary. I am not up on all the terminology used around here but what does ND mean and how did you fire 2rounds?!
ND = negligent discharge.
The double-tap was due to a very light trigger in an AR10. Thankfully it wasn't my finger. However, it WAS me that hadn't flipped it onto 'safe' Whether through forgetfulness, carelessness, lack of sleep or a moments inattention makes no difference.
Long story short, i was in the back seat of a small truck in Texas, riding with the muzzle up. The driver (guide) asked me to please carry muzzle down & like an idiot, i obliged. He had one of those behind-the-seat organizer things & as i was turning the rifle over, something caught in the trigger guard. I had one hand on the buffer tube, one on the front hand guard trying to be extra careful.
I'm not sure whether it was the first, second or both that went through my boot, but my first thought was that I'd shot the driver. Second thought (it's funny how your brain works) was that a bullet had ricocheted off the frame & gone back up into the driver.
It genuinely took a few seconds before i realized my foot hurt & then my brain ran through a million scenarios in a millisecond.
If you can really call this a gunshot wound, this is my third. I had nothing to do with the first two, other than being the final resting place for a couple of bullets.
bobbuck
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Wow! Thank you for the explanation of how this happened. I bet the guide was scared to death as well. Glad you still have your toes and foot!
He wasn't happy, I'll tell you that much!
CHRIS WILSON
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51 years old and have been blessed with no serious injuries over the years while hunting. Worst things I have had happen are getting a bit careless with the knife when field dressing and catching a finger or two......and stepping in a small hole while walking in one morning with a treestand on my back resulting in a sore knee for a few days. I'm paranoid AF about safety harnesses and such when using the climber. I've heard too many horror stories over the years.
Been fortunate as well and have not personally been injured (other than about 200 seed ticks inuring my sanity for a few weeks lol). A childhood friends dad had an accident. He was still hunting and in one of his movements he lost his footing. He then slipped/fell and had an accidental discharge. He was hunting with a 12ga, and when it went off the slug grazed his forehead. Thankfully he was with other people, and the wound was not life threatening. The Good Lord was with him that day.
3 does down. Cleaning the 1st one on a hill side and she slipped. I may have been a little excited and rushed. Duct tape ,paper towels, rubber glove for a bandage. Got the other 2 gutted . 3 deer loaded. Lesson learned Never leave home without a small 1st aid kit in my pack. 2nd lesson learned if you're cleaning one on a frosty hillside tie the durned thing off.
2nd Sort of accident. I was helping a neighbor on a long track. It got dark the trail went into a area where a Tornado had blew through. Trees down all over .I tripped and lost my glasses. I can't see my hand in ft of my face I'm so nearsighted. The neighbor had done gone home. I could see a blurry moon. Got to the truck and had a real slow drive home. Lesson learned keep spare glasses in my pack. You just never know.
Next day found my glasses and The Buck not far from each other. I dropped a orange vest so I could find the spot in the middle of the mess
2nd Sort of accident. I was helping a neighbor on a long track. It got dark the trail went into a area where a Tornado had blew through. Trees down all over .I tripped and lost my glasses. I can't see my hand in ft of my face I'm so nearsighted. The neighbor had done gone home. I could see a blurry moon. Got to the truck and had a real slow drive home. Lesson learned keep spare glasses in my pack. You just never know.
Next day found my glasses and The Buck not far from each other. I dropped a orange vest so I could find the spot in the middle of the mess
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I've fell two different times to the ground . Once while hanging a home made lock on after already putting in the steps "ouch" hit the ground and immediately jumped up hoping my back wasn't broke but had chunks of meat out of my arms from hitting the steps . Strap buckle broke . Second was in a permanent stand after I shot a buck coming down the first step broke loose and down I went. Tried jumping up like before but went back down fast as I had broke my ankle I think. Couldn't put any weight on it . Managed to limp to the buck gutted it and called my friends . Friend that I went with said let's go home but I said I've killed my buck you hunt I'll stay in the motel . Needless to say we rented some crutches from a drug store in Pulaski and I was hunting next day . Never went to the hospital but I'm satisfied I fractured my ankle as it bothered me for several years but thank the Lord it don't any more . Two more but didn't get any significant injuries by turning the four wheeler over on me . The latter had to call.my grandson to help me get it turned back over , he had to walk a good 500 yds to.me. We got it turned back over right side up before it died 
I've got to give thanks to the Lord because it my younger days I wasn't too cautious.
I've got to give thanks to the Lord because it my younger days I wasn't too cautious.
