Guy in peaches with broken leg.

[Odell]

I have twisted my leg bad while hiking out a Muley buck.  Luckily It was only a 600 yards straight down to the road.  I was really close to breaking it as I heard a lot of popping going on as my boot almost touched my ear.

I hope the story gets posted.  To lay next to the bull you killed w a broken leg and watch it spoil would be a bad deal.

It would be a huge bummer but probably the least of your concerns at that point.

[CAMPMEAT]

Buy a PLB, fellas. !!!!

[link]

Wow, that post brings back memories. There is a guy I know who had a peaches rifle tag a few years ago. He shot a bull and stabbed/cut himself while gutting it out. He was by himself, had some other hunters find him, and built him a fire while waiting for the cavalry. He got himself a nice little helicopter ride out of the deal!

[coachcw]

I hope all is well. I have a advantage because  always in a state of injury. I just learned to use will.power lol

[boneaddict]

Your cousin did a stand up job Gotcha.

[gotcha]

I agree there good kids

[js139]

I was one of the guys up there getting this guy out. Shot a nice 6x6. Unfortunately, the meat was spoiled. We got him out before a big storm hit. The meet sat on the hill for 12 hours before we got it gutted. There was another 12 hours before they got the guy out of there and then it sat in the rain (skinned and cleaned) for 12 + more hours. He had some friends that were going to go back in there, but we advised against it as the animal was in the rocks. The rocks were so steep that you could barely stand. Trying to pack out of there on the wet rocks was a recipe for another broken leg. The good news was we got him out safe before the storm.

As a lesson to other hunters, don't go hunting in extreme areas by yourself with no ways to communicate. That great GPS/radio does you no good when sitting on the shelf at home.

Maybe this good Karma will help us out when our tag opens.

[fishngamereaper]

Good job guys. Karma will shine down on you.

Hope to hear the whole story sometime. Always can learn something from others mistakes/mishaps.

[js139]

Good job guys. Karma will shine down on you.

Hope to hear the whole story sometime. Always can learn something from others mistakes/mishaps.

Long story short, the guy went up into the hills by himself. Knows the area very well. Went up through a bowl and got into some rock slides below the rock cliffs. Lots of Elk migrate through there. Anyways, he went up 2-3 tiers where is got extremely steep and rocks were very slippery and loose. He saw a heard of about 30-40 Elk crossing the shelf. He got a good look at 6x6 and put him down. He started quartering the animal, but it kept sliding on him. So he took his rope and tied the animal so it wouldn't move. He was trying to re-position the animal when the rope broke and he fell down the hill. He went over 3-4 times and hit his head. He went unconscious for a period of time. He woke to find himself with a broken leg and possibly some broken ribs. He managed to get himself next to a bush and moved a bunch of rocks and made a little hold he got down into to get out of the wind. He broke pieces of the bush off and got a fire going. He shot all of his rounds trying to get help and couldn't scream anymore. We found him about midnight. He was only 3/10 of mile from a road, but it took an hour and half to walk into him where he was at due to the terrain.

I personally don't think he should have been where he was alone. He was a great guy and was prepared to be out there all night by himself. He should have had a radio and cell phone on him and given people a way to get ahold of him. That was his only real mistake. It is a shame the guy lost his meat. I'm just glad he was ok and got him out. 

I wish him the best and hope he gets out and gets some deer on the special draw tag he has in late November. He won't be walking though.

[h2ofowlr]

A bad experience that turned out good.  Hopefully a lesson learned.

[fishngamereaper]

Accidents happen. Not sure the guy did anything wrong though. I hunt solo 90% of the time. Cell coverage about 50% of the time. GPS ya, radio works 3-4miles on a good day, and really who carry's a Sat phone with them. I have a Tac med backcountry kit but that's just going to stabilize me, not get me out.

I have a good idea of where he was at, that country will eat you up. We are all one step away from disaster, just depends if its your time or not.  Glad you guys found him and he has one heck of a story to tell.

[js139]

Agreed that he didn't do too much wrong. He had a family member that knew where he parked and which way he went. Why not give that guy a radio just in case? I don't mind the hunting alone, it is just the means of communication. Where he was at, he could've gotten out with a cell phone.  The story ended well and wish him the best. Hopefully I'll run into him again someday and we can go have a beer together.

[fishngamereaper]

Agreed that he didn't do too much wrong. He had a family member that knew where he parked and which way he went. Why not give that guy a radio just in case? I don't mind the hunting alone, it is just the means of communication. Where he was at, he could've gotten out with a cell phone.  The story ended well and wish him the best. Hopefully I'll run into him again someday and we can go have a beer together.

 

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

Been hearing about a few situations like this recently.  I decided to purchase a lifeflight membership for the family.  If you ever need it, it will probably be the best $60 you ever spent.  Glad they found the guy, it can happen to anyone. 

[js139]

Been hearing about a few situations like this recently.  I decided to purchase a lifeflight membership for the family.  If you ever need it, it will probably be the best $60 you ever spent.  Glad they found the guy, it can happen to anyone.

To my amazement, they wouldn't bring in a helicopter. They said it was too foggy, of which I didn't see any fog. They took him out on a back board with a dozen search and rescue guys. Wouldn't have helped you here. I would've thought that was how they would have gotten him out of there. I was wrong.