Post by: Karl Blanchard on November 02, 2020, 09:34:27 AM
Sept 27th I broke the daylights out of my hand. Multiple fractures and dislocations. Surgery and 3 exposed pins has left my hand completely useless. Having your season ruined is bad enough but having your kids hunts torched is the worst. Addison was supposed to hunt ID, MT, and a WA doe tag. MT and ID were obviously off the table but because of the generosity of others the doe tag was on!
As always we do a lot of shooting in the Blanchard house. Addison is 10 years old and is quite proficient with her little 7mm-08 and has built some street cred with the regulars out at our local rifle range. Last trip out she ran all the plates at 300 yards with first round impacts. Anyone who shoots out there knows how small that last one is :chuckle: we supplement range days with lots of dry fire reps on the deer pictures we tape to the dishwasher.
My first thank you goes out to elkburger who let us go walk around on his property. Steve has been so incredibly generous to my daughter and my nephew over the years and I cannot thank him enough.
So day of the hunt we met up with JonathanS and Bullblaster who unsolicited, olunteered to come help Addison because her dad is kinda worthless. We got the property just as daylight was breaking. Half mile in we spot a lone deer about 1,000 yards out. We drop below to keep our wind right and close the gap. When we get there she is gone. We moved slow, peeling back the layers of broken terrain when chris spots her. She had us pegged but due to the sun, couldn't tell what we were. Chris and Jon sprung into action getting the gun deployed and from there Addison went to work. She got behind her rifle, adjusted her position and had a round headed down range in short order. The shot was 278 yards with a hard quartering to angle. Unfortunately for the doe, it was one of the same angles we have taped to the dishwasher. She jumped, made a dash, and then crashed to a halt. With the top of her heart gone she just couldn't pack the weight.
High fives and hugs followed by pictures and knife work made for an action packed morning!
We could NOT have done this without Steve, Jon, and Chris's help. From the bottom of my heart gentlemen.....thank you.
Post by: timberfaller on November 02, 2020, 09:39:25 AM
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Post by: 92xj on November 02, 2020, 09:53:23 AM
Also, sorry about your season getting screwed with your injury; I know all about that this year as well, open heart surgery end of August.
All that being said, congrats to your daughter and the gentlemen that helped!! That is amazing and it's such a catch 22 with me, I cannot wait for my 4 year old daughter to start the process, but I don't want her growing up either.
Good times dad. Heal quick.
Post by: blackveltbowhunter on November 02, 2020, 09:59:42 AM
Post by: fishngamereaper on November 02, 2020, 10:02:35 AM
You might as well hang it up for good. It's all about her now . Your skills are not longer needed. :chuckle:
Post by: jstone on November 02, 2020, 10:06:48 AM
Sorry about the hand that sucks.!! Hope all gets back to normal use.
Memories
Post by: BULLBLASTER on November 02, 2020, 10:08:27 AM
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Post by: dvolmer on November 02, 2020, 10:31:29 AM
As for the hunt with your daughter, Great memories and great times for sure!!! Keep at it! I took two of my daughters hunting for a day with me this year and they were both pregnant! Now that was interesting for sure! Tell her congrats for me!!!
Post by: rainshadow1 on November 02, 2020, 10:44:04 AM
Great stuff as always, congrats and way to go Addison. And good on the guys for stepping up and doing what good buddies do. Now if Dad could go a season without breaking something..
Was kinda thinkin' the same thing.... accident prone much?!?!
Way to go, Kid!
Post by: salt n sage90 on November 02, 2020, 10:50:47 AM
Post by: Pinetar on November 02, 2020, 10:56:53 AM
That really sucks about your hand, I feel for you. Missing out on all your hunts has got to be painful but DAMN that hand looks so..... nasty. I certainly didn't need to see that picture again :chuckle: Hoping you recover soon :tup:
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Post by: huntnfmly on November 02, 2020, 12:40:52 PM
:tup: :tup:So very true I haven’t bought a hunting lic since my oldest got her lic 18 yrs ago and then her sister got hers 15 yrs ago I wouldn’t trade it for any hunt for myself
You might as well hang it up for good. It's all about her now . Your skills are not longer needed. :chuckle:
Post by: Karl Blanchard on November 02, 2020, 12:51:56 PM
its definitely changing my plans and application strategy. This is her 4th deer and 5th big game animal. She's yet to do a real serious hunt but think Idaho for a week next year is on the schedule. Time to get a bit more serious. Her enthusiasm for hunting this last year has gone both ways. Time will tell if its gonna be her thing or not. Biggest thing is she HATES being cold :chuckle::tup: :tup:So very true I haven’t bought a hunting lic since my oldest got her lic 18 yrs ago and then her sister got hers 15 yrs ago I wouldn’t trade it for any hunt for myself
You might as well hang it up for good. It's all about her now . Your skills are not longer needed. :chuckle:
Post by: KFhunter on November 02, 2020, 01:00:29 PM
Thanks for sharing, and I hope that hand gets better soon!
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Post by: Karl Blanchard on November 02, 2020, 01:32:40 PM
Doing that to venison heart is criminal! Just kidding Addison. What a fantastic shot you are. Enjoy the meat and the fact that you've provided for you family. You dad's starting to make excuses as he gets older, so they need your help! :tup:you got me :chuckle:
My kids LOVE heart! I've been ribbing her about it but reminded her that if we never ate another heart again from one of her critters that would be just fine because that would mean she's making the cleanest kills possible
Post by: idaho guy on November 02, 2020, 02:09:39 PM
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Post by: ELKBURGER on November 02, 2020, 02:52:33 PM
Great job Bullblaster and Jonathan for assisting on the hunt.
Post by: Dhoey07 on November 02, 2020, 03:02:22 PM
Congrats on sticking with it!
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Post by: sjhgraysage on November 02, 2020, 09:42:51 PM
And I don't like being cold either.
Or to hot for that matter 😉
Post by: elkrack on November 02, 2020, 10:17:51 PM
How did you break the hand?
:yeah:
Congrats to your daughter! Good job :tup:
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Post by: NOCK NOCK on November 03, 2020, 07:04:16 AM
I too am curious as to how you broke your hand......Had to be a Coke display that fell on it. :chuckle:
And lastly, too finish off this awesome story, we need a picture of the dishwasher targets :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: Karl Blanchard on November 03, 2020, 07:27:00 AM
Congrats to you both!!dangit! The wife tossed em already :bash: there were 4 different pictures. Hard to, quartering away, slight quartering to and broadside. Goal is to train her to look for the position of the off side leg and then shoot so her bullet comes out that off side leg (except broadside. We hold behind the shoulder)
I too am curious as to how you broke your hand......Had to be a Coke display that fell on it. :chuckle:
And lastly, too finish off this awesome story, we need a picture of the dishwasher targets :chuckle: :chuckle:
As for the hand, I piled up my bike and it broke my fall. Just glad its my left hand :chuckle:
Post by: Limhangerslayer on November 03, 2020, 07:49:21 AM
But congrats to the little one! Pretty cool!
Post by: Karl Blanchard on November 03, 2020, 07:51:08 AM
Don't lie Karl, we all know you just sprained it and it was doing tricks on your scooter at the Selah skate park! :chuckle:it was my wife... she hits me :chuckle:
But congrats to the little one! Pretty cool!
Post by: Gonehuntin01 on November 03, 2020, 08:00:54 AM