NE WA - Whitetail - Gory Blood and GORE!

[Steve Jo]

Hornseeker - I was in idaho for 2 wekkes this year.  didnt hunt due to funds, but I bird dogged for some friends.  No one got any elk though.  Yeah, Im still wearing those shoes.  first time I have ever sustained an injury in hundreds of trail miles.

'Bayonet Dislocation' is what the doctor called it.  I'll tell you what, your little pinky toe can hurt completely out of proportion to its usefulness.

[400out]

nice buck! Thanks for showing it off. Hope you get better 

[whacker1]

Interesting story for sure.  Congrats on the buck

[Hornseeker]

So...you like the shoes even though you sustained that injury from them?? Or was it due to wearing them?

[tlbradford]

Great story, and you are definitely a contender for the fugliest feet award.   

[bucklucky]

Awesome story!! I dont usually read through all the storys but I had to on yours. Congrats on the buck !! Glad the wound wasnt worse!

[GrainfedMuley]

So, I got to deer camp, got set up and started cutting some fire wood.


In the middle of cuttin, I had a log shift, bump the saw and the saw, though not running hard at that moment 'touched' my non chainsaw proof REI pants.

I stopped the saw and had one of those, "Did that just <insert expletive here> happen?!" moments.  I had felt the saw 'hit' my knee cap in the area of my pants that now held a sizeable rip, however I did not feel the Texas Chainsaw Masacre type rending of flesh from bone that I would normally expect from a chainsaw contacting flesh type incident. 

This was not going to be a good start to a hunting season that started last year and never really ended after over 120 hours in the stand without filling a tag.  I had spent the entire year refining strategy, shooting ability, honing my gear and technique to be able to come into THIS season 100% prepared.  And now I had a rip in my pants and an unknown amount of 'other damage'

Well I am very sorry this happened. I don't wish pain on anybody......but.......Looking at the picture. It is not a very safe way that you are cutting those logs. You have the log on the ground and you are cutting with the tip of the blade. That in it's self could cause the saw to jump or bind. Unless you are carving a teddy bear, you should never cut with the tip of a chainsaw. Get the logs up off the ground by putting another log under it and you will reduce the chance of the saw blade getting into the dirt.  Cut smart and you will not get hurt........

[Steve Jo]

I knew I was gonna catch some grief on that photo, but you're absolutely correct and I appreciate the advice.
It's not my first time running a saw, but it IS my last time running one without kevlar chaps, REAL boots and eye protection.

It's when we are complacent that most accidents happen.

Counting my blessing that things turned out as fortunate as they did!

Thanks again
-Joe

[GrainfedMuley]

It's when we are complacent that most accidents happen.

 

So true. Just like an AD. I don't care how long you have been around guns. Even if you use one everyday for your job. It is not a matter of if but rather a matter of when you will have that accidental discharge.  Like racing motorcycles, sooner or later you will go down.

[halflife65]

I knew I was gonna catch some grief on that photo, but you're absolutely correct and I appreciate the advice.
It's not my first time running a saw, but it IS my last time running one without kevlar chaps, REAL boots and eye protection.

It's when we are complacent that most accidents happen.

Counting my blessing that things turned out as fortunate as they did!

Thanks again
-Joe

Complacent and/or tired.  Glad you didn't get hurt too bad.

[Birdguy]

Injuries suck, glad you are OK. Great story and beautiful buck. There is a lesson here and I appreciate you posting it. Last year there were a few of these stories and I think a few members actually benefited from them. This year there is a different attitude on this board so I expected most of the grief you got. We all do things out of haste or complacency and a reminder can go a long way to helping someone else avoid that pain.

[66 Jake]

Great story and great buck!

[cooneyes]

That was as entertaining as a story can get! Thanks for sharing it and congrats on a well deserved buck. Way to accomplish your mission under less than ideal conditions.

[dirty24d]

Welcome to the site that was a great story, congrats on the buck and i'm sorry that your feet are even uglier than mine!!!   

[Steve Jo]

Now wait just a minute...

My feet are NOT ugly!  that pinky toe is dislocated.  It's normally quite a bit further forward than what is pictured.  Once cleaned up... with socks on and a fairly heavy boot my feet look quite normal and attractive!