Post by: DoubleJ on September 22, 2012, 10:34:21 PM
Well, had my second deer tag for Central Okanogan. Got to Buckmarks house Friday afternoon and off we went. Drove through the smoke that blew north. Buckmark almost hooked us up with a side of beef each as a range cow walked out into the highway in front of his F250 going 75mph. He managed to stop less than a foot from hitting it.
We got to Tonasket about 5pm and went to meet the landowners who gave me access. Very nice people. Very appreciative of the crabs and clams I brought them and pointed us to where the deer were. Had 5 within range on the second landowners property but we hadn't met them yet and were unsure of property lines so we passed. We attempted a drive. Buckmark walked about a mile around the hill I settled in at the bottom of and kicked a few deer but none my way. Got dark so off to camp. Almost got a freebee when a mulie doe walked out in front of his truck, only going 55mph this time though since we were just coming off of a hairpin turn. I swear Buckmark drove NASCAR in a past life :chuckle: Dinty Moore beef stew, a beer, and part of the movie Silverado and it was off to bed.
I got woken up at 5:15 to a pounding on my camper door since I screwed up setting my alarm. Coffee, cereal, and we were off. Actually made it all the way to the hunting spot without trying to hit an animal with the truck. Drove around the back side of the property and kicked me out of the truck so I started walking the brush towards the alfalfa field. Buckmark circled back around and found the deer herd of about 15 deer and came around the hill and signaled me and we were off after them.
Caught up to them and they were in rifle range, but not bow. Went a little further to cut them off but they didn't go the way we hoped. Came back down and ran into half of the herd that had broken off as they were crossing the road. Buckmark kicked me out of the truck to take a shot as they were moving away. Then he spotted 2 does right at my feet, about 20 yards. I only saw one so I leveled the 20 yard pin and let fly on a hard quarter away shot. Arrow entered a little further back than wanted, about 3" back of the rib cage and exited 1" behind the opposite leg pit. Solid liver shot. watched about 20 minutes as she expired and went to get her. Got her back to the truck and we were off to gut and process back at camp.
Thats where the day went to *censored*. While cutting the last quarter off, the leg pulled my knife hand down and the knife stabbed my off hand. Nice deep cut. We got it bandaged with a bandaid and duct tape. Then we met some nice folks who said our attempt at first aid was sub par and got hooked up with an iodine wipe and butterfly stitches.
Drive home was uneventful as there were no animals with a death wish. I'm home now and my wife the ex-nurse fixed me up right with an alcohol scrub and antibiotic spray (I screamed out that I hated her. Scared one of the kids because he thought I meant it) new butterfly stitches and a finger brace so it wouldn't move. Off to Group Health in the morning since it was too late tonight.
Deer in the fridge, off to bed soon.
Big thank you to a few people:
Buckmark, the best host ever.
RadSav, you know your part in all of this
Warhorse for pointing me in the right landowner direction and looking for deer around the area
H20hunter for the crabbing accessories to help me catch my private property bribes
Anyone else who had a hand in this that
I'm forgetting in my tiredness
Post by: DoubleJ on September 22, 2012, 10:40:12 PM
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And after the first set of butterflies. Thought it was all better until I hit it when packing up my truck
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Post by: CamoDup on September 22, 2012, 10:46:33 PM
Post by: huntnphool on September 22, 2012, 10:50:55 PM
Post by: DoubleJ on September 22, 2012, 10:59:25 PM
Good job on the butterflies, I don't think they will stitch it after waiting that long but good luck.
Don't think so either. Had I gone to the ER tonight, after 12+ hrs, they wouldn't have stitched it either and I'd be out $150 co-pay. Going to GH to have them give it a once over, get better equipment than a popcicle stick and tape, and some antibiotics.
Post by: huntnphool on September 22, 2012, 11:01:12 PM
get better equipment than a popcicle stick and tape, and some antibiotics.:chuckle:
Post by: KFhunter on September 22, 2012, 11:04:39 PM
Post by: DoubleJ on September 22, 2012, 11:06:47 PM
looks like you come really close to severing that tendion
Close but, didn't eve nick it. Full range of motion and no pain. Close to that vein to the left of the cut too. That would have been REALLY bad
Post by: silverdalesauer on September 22, 2012, 11:23:35 PM
Enjoy the deer meat and get well soon!
Post by: DoubleJ on September 22, 2012, 11:25:36 PM
Post by: Austrian Hunter on September 22, 2012, 11:29:36 PM
Post by: RadSav on September 22, 2012, 11:40:45 PM
Post by: silverdalesauer on September 23, 2012, 12:12:46 AM
Yea, things were and are still very tight and difficult but with the help of this forum and it's outstanding members, I was able to fill both tags.
That's awesome.
I notice that you're in Shelton. I'm in Silverdale. Maybe sometime we could meet up and trade stories. I'll be out hunting the 2nd week of October for Mod Season. Maybe after that.
Post by: Kioti on September 23, 2012, 05:26:36 AM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on September 23, 2012, 08:22:14 AM
Post by: h20hunter on September 23, 2012, 08:36:11 AM
Post by: boneaddict on September 23, 2012, 09:01:35 AM
Iodine and superglue!
Post by: Dslayer on September 23, 2012, 09:18:19 AM
Post by: DoubleJ on September 23, 2012, 09:24:25 AM
I am thinking we need to add some accessories to your hunting outfit. You know due to the luck and family history :chuckle:
Between the broadhead incident a few months ago and this, I won't disagree
Post by: DoubleJ on September 23, 2012, 09:25:06 AM
Yea, things were and are still very tight and difficult but with the help of this forum and it's outstanding members, I was able to fill both tags.
That's awesome.
I notice that you're in Shelton. I'm in Silverdale. Maybe sometime we could meet up and trade stories. I'll be out hunting the 2nd week of October for Mod Season. Maybe after that.
Maybe. We'll see. I work at PSNS too so I am quite a bit closer on a daily basis
Post by: DoubleJ on September 23, 2012, 09:26:02 AM
Ohhhh that is nasty! Looks like your knife is nice a sharp....clean cut and all. Glad things worked out for you guys. I got Buckmarks voice mail by the time I was rolling into Sedro Wooly on the way home yesterday. Reception was very spotty for me.
Looks like you didn't need my help cutting up your deer either. Good job. My butchering is going to be fun with this hand.
Post by: DoubleJ on September 23, 2012, 09:26:38 AM
OUCH! Fun story.
Iodine and superglue!
The nurse says it's too deep for superglue
Post by: silverdalesauer on September 23, 2012, 09:27:49 AM
Yea, things were and are still very tight and difficult but with the help of this forum and it's outstanding members, I was able to fill both tags.
That's awesome.
I notice that you're in Shelton. I'm in Silverdale. Maybe sometime we could meet up and trade stories. I'll be out hunting the 2nd week of October for Mod Season. Maybe after that.
Maybe. We'll see. I work at PSNS too so I am quite a bit closer on a daily basis
What division at PSNS? I've got a bunch of buddies that work over there as engineers.
Post by: DoubleJ on September 23, 2012, 09:32:28 AM
Post by: Hunterman on September 23, 2012, 09:46:52 AM
Supper glue works great :tup: Thats what the surgon used to close up my chest :tup:
Nice job on showing how us Westsiders do it :tup:
Hunterman(Tony)
Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 23, 2012, 10:34:11 AM
Post by: DoubleJ on September 23, 2012, 10:55:10 AM
You know DoubleJ,, if you had a sharp knife you could have cut that finger off :tup: Was that the same knife your son checked the rubber depth on you truck :chuckle:
Supper glue works great :tup: Thats what the surgon used to close up my chest :tup:
Nice job on showing how us Westsiders do it :tup:
Hunterman(Tony)
Different knife. It was my butchering knife I keep in my pack. Definitely sharp enough to cut my finger off. This was just a glancing cut
Post by: DoubleJ on September 23, 2012, 10:56:42 AM
Dang J, you have to be more careful. You have had a few close calls that could have been bad. You are lucky that didn't catch that tendon. My brother cut the one in his pinkey finger and that was a big $ fix and a lot of pain.
Thought I was being careful this time. I can't blame this one on the stupidity of the human holding the equipment like the broadhead. This was just a slip.
Post by: Buckmark on September 23, 2012, 11:03:04 AM
Post by: RadSav on September 23, 2012, 12:48:34 PM
Sounds like you got better penetration from your arrow this time. Must have hit something really hard on the first one. Liver, diaphram and one lung not a bad shot at all. Were those fresh blades? 46#/27" and two deer with two shots. Sounds like you are getting it done :tup: Very nice!
Need to start taking some pictures of dead critters though. You know the H-W rules...no pictures - it didn't happen. You do have a voucher so you get a pass. I guess :rolleyes: But two H-W members and no pictures :dunno: Sounds a little fishy to me :tung:
Post by: Buckmark on September 23, 2012, 01:04:26 PM
Post by: jrebel on September 23, 2012, 01:36:09 PM
Post by: DoubleJ on September 23, 2012, 02:07:00 PM
I will be sure to bring the whole pharmacy when we head out for yotes this winter. I never leave home with out staples so we should be good. But, even then maybe I should do the skinning :chuckle:
Sounds like you got better penetration from your arrow this time. Must have hit something really hard on the first one. Liver, diaphram and one lung not a bad shot at all. Were those fresh blades? 46#/27" and two deer with two shots. Sounds like you are getting it done :tup: Very nice!
Need to start taking some pictures of dead critters though. You know the H-W rules...no pictures - it didn't happen. You do have a voucher so you get a pass. I guess :rolleyes: But two H-W members and no pictures :dunno: Sounds a little fishy to me :tung:
Lol. We were up on a mountian with no cell service too :chuckle: fresh blades. Only bone it hit was one blade cut about 1/8" into a rib on the exit side.
Post by: DoubleJ on September 23, 2012, 02:13:38 PM
In defense of the the no pics, i did have my camera and out of respect asked DoubleJ if he wanted any, he said no and i left it at that, he did take pics of his knife work :chuckle: and i think he should post a pic of the meat hanging in his cold storage at home.
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56lbs cleaned and aging. Thanks to my dad who came out and peeled the meat off for me. I thought I was doing good at about 1.5hrs to strip the meat off. He was a machine. Made better cuts than I ever have and had the whole thing done in about 40 minutes.
Post by: DoubleJ on September 23, 2012, 05:24:58 PM
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Here's a shot that shows how low it exited.
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Post by: Buckmark on September 23, 2012, 08:43:44 PM
For anyone that thinks that 50lbs or less wont pass through, think again, it did, i was surpised a bit i even thought i saw the arrow sticking out after the shot then realized it was blood i saw, i even found his arrow were she was standing...
Post by: DoubleJ on September 23, 2012, 08:57:43 PM
I am pretty sure that at whatever angle it went through it killed the deer, yep i will even go out on a limb and say that deer died.... :chuckle:
For anyone that thinks that 50lbs or less wont pass through, think again, it did, i was surpised a bit i even thought i saw the arrow sticking out after the shot then realized it was blood i saw, i even found his arrow were she was standing...
No reason to struggle with 65lbs when 49 lbs will do just fine
Post by: DoubleJ on September 25, 2012, 09:34:02 PM
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Post by: h20hunter on September 25, 2012, 09:35:41 PM
Post by: DoubleJ on September 25, 2012, 09:36:40 PM
Post by: CAMPMEAT on September 25, 2012, 09:39:23 PM
I won't disagree. Antibiotics are making my pee smell really bad though
.............ya mean like Jack Daniels ?
Post by: DoubleJ on September 25, 2012, 09:48:30 PM
I won't disagree. Antibiotics are making my pee smell really bad though
.............ya mean like Jack Daniels ?
Cephalexin. Though yours sounds like a much better idea
Post by: shorthair15 on September 26, 2012, 05:26:29 PM
Post by: Buckmark on September 26, 2012, 09:04:33 PM
Post by: RadSav on September 26, 2012, 09:09:32 PM
Post by: KimberRich on September 27, 2012, 02:42:12 PM
supply
Now I know why it takes so long to get any material or get a JML processed through supply... you're on here all day! Hahah.
Jk. Nice work on the doe. Hope the hand heals quick.
Post by: DoubleJ on September 27, 2012, 02:48:25 PM
supply
Now I know why it takes so long to get any material or get a JML processed through supply... you're on here all day! Hahah.
Jk. Nice work on the doe. Hope the hand heals quick.
Supply:
You work hard so we don't have to :chuckle:
Post by: DoubleJ on September 27, 2012, 02:49:10 PM
Are the nightmares going away yet? Last time I road in a Las Vegas cab it took a week before I stopped waking up thinking I was going to be in a crash. My mind just could not shake it. Pulling dead bodies, including friends, out of the ocean without a single lost minute of sleep. Two trips in a Vegas cab and :yike:
The nightmare of the cut has gone away but, I still see range cows in my sleep
Post by: DoubleJ on September 27, 2012, 02:49:50 PM
Well hell that looks like a scratch now :chuckle:
Still too deep to scab up though. Any day now it'll crust over