Post by: Axle on October 31, 2009, 11:33:17 AM
The next day, my neighbor went up and got him a big 3 point. He called me for help and I gladly obliged. I've been very nice to him because of access across his property to the hill. Plus the fact that I'm a nice guy anyway (sometimes just when I want to be though :chuckle:).
Anyway, later that day my son went up and he called me saying he had shot a large 3 point - his biggest yet. He was so ecstatic and I was thrilled to hear his excitement over the phone. I was busy at the time but got up there a couple hours later to help. He was only supposed to gut it but he was bored and started boning it out. I wanted to bring it home whole so his mother and sister could see it. They get so proud of him!.
I think my son worked and hunted a bit too hard. A day later he fell asleep behind the wheel on the way to work. He is fine but had a little bleeding in the brain. They say it will go away and he will be fine. We are thanking God he is still alive and not hurt badly. Only had to have his head and knee stitched up. I am told that his truck is virtually destroyed. Some say it is hard to believe a person could live through it after they saw his truck. I haven't seen it yet. I'm just happy to have my son right now. One thing he said to me in ICU last night was "I'm just happy I got my deer first".
Do you think he is hooked on hunting?
Pictures are of: my buck, my neighbors buck, my son's buck.
Post by: GrainfedMuley on October 31, 2009, 11:39:25 AM
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Post by: Axle on October 31, 2009, 12:25:44 PM
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How about a picture of the wrecked truck?
I can get it on Monday. I have to go clean out his personal stuff.
Post by: Galpster on October 31, 2009, 12:37:37 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on October 31, 2009, 01:10:31 PM
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on October 31, 2009, 01:28:44 PM
And nice bucks
Joe
Post by: markts on October 31, 2009, 01:30:59 PM
Post by: Axle on November 02, 2009, 01:27:37 PM
Also, in my neighbors buck we found two pellets from a pellet rifle. Somebody had been shooting him for some reason. My guess is it was a kid for which I would love to see the youngster go through hunters ed. Or (more likely) it was a grown up who didn't want the deer in their yard eating on their pretty little shrubs and grass. To this person I would I would say 'get out of the country and get your ass back in the city where it belongs'. And the pellets....well, I could think of something to do with them too......
Post by: becker on November 02, 2009, 01:38:03 PM
Got to love the safety of today's cars.
Much older cars and ya might have yourself a couple of DOAs.
Wow, what a roller coaster of events.
I drive back and forth Snohomish, Spokane. Nearly weekly.
Most of the time I drive late at night with no problems.
Last weekend, I was beat down.
Had to take a 90 hour nap at vantage, and another 90 min nap at cabin creek and still was not recharged.
Made it back here just in time to go to work.
Had I tried to push it I might have crashed my truck.
Not sure why I was so tired, but ya can't be afraid to pull off for even a 10 min nap.
Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 02, 2009, 01:40:10 PM
Post by: MeatDown on November 02, 2009, 01:52:43 PM
Glad to hear your son is ok, we had a similar thing happen a few years back, and we still pray thanks for him only getting 7 stitches... he rolled is car on I-90 (4 flips) and spun across all the lanes with traffic.. witnesses said he should have never lived.
Again Congrats!
Post by: Gobble on November 02, 2009, 01:56:19 PM
Post by: Axle on November 02, 2009, 04:32:25 PM
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glad he is doin fine was that his first deer?
No. He has gotten one every year he has hunted so far. He started in '03 (I think).
This was his biggest BT so far but I forgot to mention he got a bigger WT in '05. The WT is the only one he shot with a rifle. All the BT bucks were taken with his 20 gauge and a slug. He shot this hog at about 100 yards down hill and center-punched him while the buck was facing straight at him. I was amazed that he centered the heart on it! And just the factory bead sight on the barrel too!
And I want to say a very sincere thank you to all who have congratulated us and said good things about my son making it through the accident OK. This really meant a lot to me. It is stressfull enough to even think about things like this.
Thanks again!!!!!!!
Post by: jae on November 02, 2009, 07:10:39 PM
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