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Offline Michelle_Nelson

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What not to do when caping a deer.
« on: October 30, 2009, 03:33:27 PM »
Well Tuesday night I had a customer call me with a deer.  His daughter shot her fist buck.  A small 3 point and wanted a shoulder mount done and the back 1/2 tanned. 

I knew from talking to him tuesday that she had shot it in the shoulder and busted the leg.  When they were caping it out he was afraid of doing damage to the cape so he tubed the deer leaving the damaged shoulder in the cape, LOL.  I told him no big deal I will pull it when you get here and you can take it back home with you.

So Wednesday evening (7:45pm) when him and his daughted brought it to the shop I got it all checked it and they picked out the pose.  I got my scaple out and was showing them how and where to cut the leg when caping to free up the cape.  Got the first leg opened up and was just getting done with the second one when it happened! 

The scaple slipped and the blade went into my stomach.  It took a second to register at first.  When I looked down and the blade hadn't just fallen out.  I ended up having to pull it out.  I looked up at the guy and said

"I just stabbed myself".

He looks at me and laughs and say "what?", "How bad?". 

I think he thought I was joking or had just cut myself.

I said, "I don't know, bad enought that the blade didn't fall out"  I think I am going to have to put your deer in the freezer for now and go into the ER and get checked out.

He comes around the table and says.  Hold on let me see it may not be that bad.  So I lift my shirt enough fo him to loo at it and all he says is it doesn't look good.

I havn't been to the ER since moving to Wa so I had no clue where a hospital was.  After a few minuted of discussing a location I remember that one of the neighbors in a nurse.  So I lock up the house and the shop and drive over to the nurses house.  She looks at it and than says she is driving my to the ER.

We get to the Er and go through all their BS paperwork.  I get a room and to Doc on call comes in and says  "You have got to be kidding me?"  "You stabbed yourself skinning a deer?"  Well lets have a look at it.  He looks at it and says well it's at an angle.  It's deep but be glad it was at an angle and you didn't go deep enough to hit a gut but we are going to flush it and staple the hole closed.  With out numbing it!  :o




As I was leaving he told me to enjoy the deer meat.  I said I won't be enjoying it because it is't mind.  I am going out in the morning to try and fill my tag.  He pretty much told me not the best idea I ever had and no hunting for a week.  So didn't go hunting that morning I went out that evening.  :chuckle: 

When I got home around 11pm that night I went back to the shop and pulled the Deer head out of the freezer and finnished puling the shoulder, caping the head, fleashing, splitting, and salting the cape.  I dont like to freeze entire heads if I don't have to.


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Re: What not to do when caping a deer.
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2009, 03:36:08 PM »
Ouch. Sorry to hear about that. Sounds painful. You gotta stop being a klutz. At least you went hunting though :-)

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Re: What not to do when caping a deer.
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2009, 03:38:37 PM »
Damn Michelle, your a lucky gal. Best of luck on a speedy recovery.
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Re: What not to do when caping a deer.
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2009, 03:43:37 PM »
 :o :o Be careful. I am sure you are not the first or last to end up in the ER after operating on a game animal. I have and so has one of my partners. Mark

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Re: What not to do when caping a deer.
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2009, 03:44:08 PM »
Glad your okay.
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Re: What not to do when caping a deer.
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2009, 03:47:10 PM »
The bruise is the size of a baseball. 

Honestly so far I have not felt anything.  The worst thing was the staples and even that wasn't all that bad even when the did them with out numbing the area.

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Re: What not to do when caping a deer.
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2009, 03:49:17 PM »
I called trying to talk important taxidermy stuff...like what pose I want for my cat...

and all i get is blah blah blah...stabbed myself...booohoooo   hello...stay on point here!

wall pedestal...which head turn position...wtf

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Re: What not to do when caping a deer.
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2009, 03:49:37 PM »
Well damn girl! That doesn't look as bad as I thought it was going to be. Get well soon. We have birds here shortly to go kill!!
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Re: What not to do when caping a deer.
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2009, 03:51:14 PM »
Longtat fogot to mention he called me 5 minutes after I got into the ER.  

Snowman I should have the staples out in a week so I will be up their next week to shoot some birds.

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Re: What not to do when caping a deer.
« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2009, 04:03:12 PM »
K well make sure you got your snowgoose card
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Re: What not to do when caping a deer.
« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2009, 04:05:11 PM »
Damn!  Glad it turned out okay.  Hope this isn't a bad sign for me when caping out an elk tonight!

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Re: What not to do when caping a deer.
« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2009, 04:06:01 PM »
 :yike: You Dork....I sabbed myself last year right into the palm of my hand with a #24 clear up to where the blade slips onto the scalpel if that makes you feel any better  :chuckle: Glad you didnt get your gut.

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Re: What not to do when caping a deer.
« Reply #12 on: October 30, 2009, 04:09:05 PM »
Damn it!  A #24 is what I will be using tonight!

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Re: What not to do when caping a deer.
« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2009, 04:11:55 PM »
Damn it!  A #24 is what I will be using tonight!

Just keep your body out of harms way and you'll be fine  :chuckle: I was in a hurry and not thinking when I did it. Mich how about you??

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Re: What not to do when caping a deer.
« Reply #14 on: October 30, 2009, 04:31:26 PM »
that sucks sorry to hear and see it hope you get well soon
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