Thread: Report on my shortest ever hunt

I was so looking forward to my hunt on Sunday. A primo forecast after the cold wet southerly that went through on Saturday. I was expecting deer would be out in the sun everywhere.

I left home at 4am, 2 hr drive to spot x. I was amping as I was pulling my boots on, I'd had a couple of very busy weeks with work and there was nothing I was looking forward to move than being up the hill on my own and settling in behind the binos to search for a willing participant to help me test the terminal performance of the 195gr Bergers from the new 28 Nosler.

It was nice and still and a clear starry sky, it was going to be an awesome day.

Then literally just 30 seconds from the car I slip and dislocate my bloody knee AGAIN, hit the deck pretty hard giving the new rifle and new scope a big smack on the ground.

I picked my sorry sore asre up and hobbled back to truck before the knee swelled up too much. Dosed up on anti-inflammatory and pain relief and headed for home. Luckily it's my left leg and the truck is an auto, otherwise I don't think I could have driven.

Not quite the alone time I had in mind.

Was back home by 8.30am. Was a nice day for a drive tho.

So Gutted.

So, can't like that.
Mend quick.

Originally Posted by madjon_

So, can't like that.
Mend quick.

I liked it. But I am a sick.

Well that sucks.

Bloody dislocations bro they will get ya

ratshit buzz

Bugger.

I guess the upside was it happened very close to the car, as opposed to way over where I hopefully would have been recovering a deer from, I'd still be hobbling along if it happened over there.

The knee is swollen as and I can't really put weight on it.

On a more positive note, I've had a good look at the rifle/scope and cannot see any evidence of damage and a bore sight check looks good too. So hopefully all is good there.

Mate, that sucks!

Maybe need to concentrate on hunting in less aggressive country. Steel normally inhabits areas that you can drive right to and shoot them steels from right next to the truck. Normally there is a track right to the steel for recovery purposes too...

Originally Posted by The Claw

Mate, that sucks!

Maybe need to concentrate on hunting in less aggressive country. Steel normally inhabits areas that you can drive right to and shoot them steels from right next to the truck. Normally there is a track right to the steel for recovery purposes too...

Great eating too

Originally Posted by Gibo

Great eating too

Good for your iron levels.

Bit of a bugger GWH. At least I only busted a couple of ribs last outing with Ryan_Songhurst so I could carry on for the over-nighter.

Originally Posted by The Claw

Mate, that sucks!

Maybe need to concentrate on hunting in less aggressive country. Steel normally inhabits areas that you can drive right to and shoot them steels from right next to the truck. Normally there is a track right to the steel for recovery purposes too...

Mate I was on a nice flat track, just a silly little slip that must have straightened my leg out and twisted just enough to allow the knee cap to slip around to the outside.

It doesn't take much, I'm normally pretty careful because of it.

Originally Posted by GWH

Mate I was on a nice flat track, just a silly little slip that must have straightened my leg out and twisted just enough to allow the knee cap to slip around to the outside.

It doesn't take much, I'm normally pretty careful because of it.

same thing happened to me i tripped on a downward slope on a track and smashed my right knee on a rock sticking out of the surface it is my bad knee and it swelled up real fast i always carry a stretchy pressure bandage for this knee thank god took me hour and half to get back to my truck that was half hour away normally drove truck back to palmy north only using one leg manual gearbox to mates place where i was staying he made me go to the hospital with him they xrayed the knee and were amazed i could even walk on it or got myself out of the bush.got some good pain killers and drove back to Whangarei next day using one leg 10 hour drive went to the surgen who wanted to give me a knee replacement and i said NO i am to young for that i was 51 years old went down the swimming pool and walked and run in the water for 6 weeks knee was stable enough to go back to work that was 10 years ago still working and hunting but it,s getting harder so next time it fucks out new knee i suppose got myself a PLB for my 60th birthday

Bugger aye, hope you got some sympathy at home

bugga, hope it mends well