3 INGEDIENTS FOR A BIG BULL!

[finnman]

No. 1 Came in the mail yesterday!
No. 2 A round capable of pulling the rug out from under him,
No. 3 A new rifle to put it in........
COME ON OCT. 20th

Finnman

[yelp]

finnman are you this lucky all the time?  Maybe you and your wife can throw some my way...lol.

[hunterofelk]

Now is the time to start loading your pack and carrying it around the neighborhood.  That country has lots of elk, but if you hunt in the best spots you'll need a horse or a strong back and legs.

[jackelope]

hows the knee?

[finnman]

You would have to ask Jackelope!
I go in next Friday, 2:00pm, Allenmore hospital, they will take a strip of hamstring tendon and fashion a new Anterior cruciate ligament from it and attach it to the knee using drilled anchors. I get a Continual motion machine for my knee on Thursday to immediately start the rehab process.
If I have ever had a reason to make sure I hit the rehab 110% this is the year!
NO PAIN NO GAIN!!!!
I may not be able to climb around in the wilderness but I am going to give it my best shot!

One thing about hunting I learned long ago is that it isn't always fun, but it is rewarding!!!!

Chin up,
Finnman

[boneaddict]

See you there finman. Bad knees or not, I'll be the one in the deepest darkest hole.

[Slider]

Do you think that's enough ammo!!!....   I have Tag Envy!!! Good Luck and get a BIG ONE for the Contest!!!

[Alchase]

3 Ingredients for a big bull?

1. Hot BBQ
2. Garlic Gourmet's Garlic Mesquite rub
3. Me with a fork

Do not forget to take pictures!!!

[jwroberts]

Good luck with the knee.  Have you checked into other options?  My wife had the hamstring option and she had alot of problems with tightness.  My sister-in-law had tendon from a cadaver and she had no problems.  A friend had the patella tendon option and she has had no problems either.  Just something to chcek into.

[Fullabull]

Don't worry Finnman,

My wife has had both ACL's done with hamstring and she is still playing soccer. Make sure they give you the ice machine for when you get out. I will circulate ice water from a cooler into a pad you put on you knee, it works great. Stationary bike is the best for range of motion once they let you do that.

Good luck!

Fulla

[saylean]

New Tikka? Nice. Grats on the tag man, cant wait to see the results!

[finnman]

A couple factors played in for the Tikka over the A-bolt, weight,price,barrel length,accuracy!
Not necessarily in that order.

[hunterofelk]

I had the tendon operation to repair an ACL in '94.  I had a permit for Montana that fall.  The operation was in July and I was hunting in November.  About 80% strength, though the goal of going hunting was a great motivator.  My advise is to not get too over zealous in your recovery training.

[Hunting Cowboy]

  ......  And best of luck on your upcoming surgery! I agree with hunterofelk, follow your rehab routine, but don't over do it or "get too over zealous!" Keep us posted!

[clawdad]

Finnman- I had the same surgery about 6-7 years ago. It took me quite a while to heal.  Be careful, I started feeling better and re-injured my hamstring where they took the graph from,  which slowed my healing even more.You will lose a lot of muscle in that leg from not using it. As far as hunting you are gonna be one sore cat. I don't mean to discourage you I just know what you will be going through for the next little while. Hopefully you have some other mode of transportation to get you around the hills. Good Luck with the surgery send me a pm if you have any questions I can help with.

[pendoreilleadventures]

I had the patella done the motion machine is amazing worked great I would line up physical therapy right away. When I was in there there was a guy wow was a hotshot fought fires in both us and Australia here was in therapy the day after surgery. it's a long road so when is your hunt for elk beging of nov. that going to be tough your knee will swell better have lots of pain killers and ice on that hunt. good luck

[GoldTip]

Finnman, also not one to try and discourage you, but unless you've had that surgery done before, you will be surprised at how little walking you'll be able to do 2 months after your surgery.  I have had both ACL's done, my most recent was 4 years ago.  Be careful not to push it too hard with your recovery, or it will swell badly and set you back.  Make sure you have plenty of help to get your bull out, as I'd be surprised if you could do it on your own, even with your wifes' help.  I guess the best thing I can tell you is this, make sure your careful, cuz after the first surgery, you are not gonna want to do it again.  Just a question, but have you let your surgeon know what it is you plan to be doing 2 months following surgery?

[Buckblaster]

Looks like you could save some money by reloading, judging from the price of those shells. After my initial investment of the reloading set, I figure that it costs me less than $10 per box to load my 300 wsm with bonded bullets. I shoot several hundred rounds a year so it only makes sense for me. By the way, I shoot a T3 as well. What a tack driver!

[clawdad]

Finnman- I was telling a guy at work about your situation and he had an idea....... You may be able to get a disabled hunter permit I am not sure what the requirements for that are but it may be a way to make good on that tag.

[finnman]

thanks for the support and info, I need to hear the truth behind this kind of surgery, I m still pretty drugged up right now mostly using my leg machine and doing leg lifts on the couch, I haven't missed a dose of meds yet! I am afraid too!

Surviving,
Finnman