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Re: When a hunting trip almost becomes a life changing event
« Reply #30 on: September 24, 2019, 08:53:08 AM »
Thankfully kids bounce better than we do.   SCARY stuff.   A few of my gray hairs have been earned from such experiences.   I am so thankful and glad she is ok.   That country is no joke. Looks flat right?  yeah.......      I'm glad she is getting back on the horse.  Good luck this weekend.   

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Re: When a hunting trip almost becomes a life changing event
« Reply #31 on: September 24, 2019, 08:55:51 AM »
I am glad she is ok and nothing life changing happened.

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Re: When a hunting trip almost becomes a life changing event
« Reply #32 on: September 24, 2019, 01:27:32 PM »
Holy crap, I so glad she was not seriously injured.  Wow, just wow what a sight that must have been.
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Re: When a hunting trip almost becomes a life changing event
« Reply #33 on: September 25, 2019, 12:14:27 PM »
Thankfully kids bounce better than we do.   SCARY stuff.   A few of my gray hairs have been earned from such experiences.   I am so thankful and glad she is ok.   That country is no joke. Looks flat right?  yeah.......      I'm glad she is getting back on the horse.  Good luck this weekend.

It definitely doesn’t seem that steep until you are start climbing for about five minutes and then realize it’s way steeper than it looks from the highway. Sometimes it doesn’t take more than a minute. Lol. We went out for a quick two hour hunt after school yesterday with no pain and stiffness so things are looking up. Now we just need the sheep to cooperate!


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Re: When a hunting trip almost becomes a life changing event
« Reply #34 on: September 25, 2019, 01:03:43 PM »
You'll appreciate that she didn't connect the first day or two out.  I almost feel sorry for these guys that notch the first few hours of day one.   What a great experience for the both of you.  Have a great weekend.  Not sure what the weather is going to bring.  If it rains, bare in mind that clay or caliche can be slicker than.....

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Re: When a hunting trip almost becomes a life changing event
« Reply #35 on: September 25, 2019, 01:11:08 PM »
Never wanted to read such a happy ending.  Thanks for the reminder that things can change in an instant.  I am glad to hear that nobody is worse for wear.

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Re: When a hunting trip almost becomes a life changing event
« Reply #36 on: September 26, 2019, 05:00:17 PM »
Glad your daughter is OK, that had to be the worse feeling ever seeing your baby girl cart wheeling down the mt.  Im glad she is going back out and excited to keep on hunting.. I hope you guys Notch your tag and have a amazing hunt..     :tup:
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Re: When a hunting trip almost becomes a life changing event
« Reply #37 on: September 27, 2019, 07:00:59 AM »
Scary!  So glad she is OK.

One lesson learned for me in my experiences:
-if you experience a medical issue in the "back country", be ready to wait for assistance.  The wait could be hours or even a full day or more.  I needed SAR assistance on a hunt and it took 5 hours for them to get to us (and we could hear I5 traffic from where we were.

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Re: When a hunting trip almost becomes a life changing event
« Reply #38 on: September 27, 2019, 08:41:06 AM »
 So thankful she's ok! Scary to say the least! A good reminder that we have to think and remind our young people to always be careful and think about how to handle a trip or stumble in steep terrain, and each part of they're young journeys. Hope she's still doing well, and has a successful hunt.
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Re: When a hunting trip almost becomes a life changing event
« Reply #39 on: September 27, 2019, 08:56:42 AM »
Are you headed back over this weekend?
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Re: When a hunting trip almost becomes a life changing event
« Reply #40 on: September 27, 2019, 09:11:00 AM »
Are you headed back over this weekend?

Yes. We are hoping to leave home today no later than 1pm and be in the canyon glassing by 3pm.


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Re: When a hunting trip almost becomes a life changing event
« Reply #41 on: September 27, 2019, 09:11:05 AM »
Wow that is scary! Thank god shes ok

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Re: When a hunting trip almost becomes a life changing event
« Reply #42 on: September 27, 2019, 09:28:21 AM »
So glad that this turned out good!

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Re: When a hunting trip almost becomes a life changing event
« Reply #43 on: September 27, 2019, 09:33:39 AM »
Are you headed back over this weekend?

Yes. We are hoping to leave home today no later than 1pm and be in the canyon glassing by 3pm.


I'm on the fence about going over since my buddies can't break free this weekend. I might just go to see what's left on the mountain and lend a helping hand. Did you connect with Joe?
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Re: When a hunting trip almost becomes a life changing event
« Reply #44 on: September 27, 2019, 09:43:11 AM »
Are you headed back over this weekend?

Yes. We are hoping to leave home today no later than 1pm and be in the canyon glassing by 3pm.


I'm on the fence about going over since my buddies can't break free this weekend. I might just go to see what's left on the mountain and lend a helping hand. Did you connect with Joe?

Sounds good! Really interested to see what the big change in weather does to the sheep activity and movement. Talked to Joe on Tuesday and he is planning on coming down to help on Saturday. With his knowledge and experience, we can’t turn down that kind of offer that’s for sure.


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