Beauty opener but a bit of a cluster $%^& at the end

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October 1st, 2021, 09:55 PM
Species8472

Beauty opener but a bit of a cluster $%^& at the end

Made it out to a spot that the camera showed had good potential for an afternoon hunt. Had the climber about 15 or 16 feet up and set by 4pm. Beautiful day to out.

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Had 17 turkeys come in around 5pm and help themselves to the corn. They hung around for 15 minutes or so and eventually moved off with the bulk of them walking right under me.

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10 minutes before the end of legal a doe and fawn showed up but they got a pass. Also did not take any pics of them as did not want to move and risk spooking them and correspondingly anything else that might show up in the last few minutes. Packed up at the end of legal and shimmied the climber down the tree. While crossing a ravine on the way back to the truck i rolled my ankle and twisted my knee. Heard bad unnatural sounds from both my ankle and the knee. Could not initially get up so just lay on my back for about an hour in the dark until the pain had eased a bit. Managed to get on my feet and very slowly and carefully hobbled back to my truck in the dark. What is normally a 15 minute walk took 2 hours and 15 minutes. Just got home and got the offended joints on ice while i suck back a whiskey or three. See how it is tomorrow but it may be few days before i am climber bound again.
October 1st, 2021, 10:04 PM
fratri

Wow, that's too bad....scary thought being on the ground for that long, hope it heals quick
October 2nd, 2021, 12:18 AM
spcamno

Sorry to hear the mishap wish you have a speedy recovery!

Happy hunting!
October 2nd, 2021, 01:12 AM
smitty55

That's a tough one, bummer. If you were down that long I'm thinking this may be way worse that you think, strange noises from joints is not a good sign. To think you carry heavy bags of bear bait for long distances. Good luck
October 2nd, 2021, 04:18 AM
MikePal

Yea, things that make noises while snapping and tearing, are not a good thing. Hope your visit to the ER today is less painful. :)
October 2nd, 2021, 05:29 AM
sevennine

Oh no, hopefully it's not as bad as it sounds and you can get back to enjoying the rest of the hunting season.
October 2nd, 2021, 05:50 AM
hockeymjt

oh boy that sucks sure hope all is well and its just a pull and or strain
October 2nd, 2021, 05:57 AM
Deer Hunter

Ouch….that sucks.
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
October 2nd, 2021, 07:13 AM
js4fn

Not a idea start. Ankle you can deal with but knee I know your pain hope it’s not the start of reoccurrence

Your bear country too right.
October 2nd, 2021, 08:04 AM
410001661

Ouch! Sorry to hear that.......go to Physio and your mend will be quicker!
October 2nd, 2021, 08:08 AM
Birdbuff

That sucks so early in the season. Rest it up and hopefully it will heal quickly.
October 2nd, 2021, 09:09 AM
canthitathing

Rough luck. Hope you can get back at 'er soon.
October 2nd, 2021, 09:23 AM
punkrockerpj

glad you got home ok. a beauty day can turn into disaster. good reminder for us to let people know where we are when we go out
October 2nd, 2021, 09:49 AM
fishfood

Hope all is well with a speedy recovery . Good luck with the rest of your season.

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October 2nd, 2021, 03:15 PM
mr meat

Hope it heals up quick
October 2nd, 2021, 06:05 PM
Gilroy

Speedy recovery.
October 3rd, 2021, 07:29 AM
FishHog

Nice day except for the ending. Hopefully a quick recovery but joints can take a long time to heal if it’s serious damage. Hope for the best but I’d go get it looked at
October 3rd, 2021, 09:27 AM
DanO

Oh no Joe! That's a tough start. I've heard guys with long beards heal faster though so you're set. Keep us updated. Take Care.
October 4th, 2021, 11:04 AM
Articcat

Hopefully the healing part doesn't take long, goes to show no how experienced you are anything can happen
October 4th, 2021, 11:08 AM
LowbanksArcher

Rough start. Maybe time to set a fixed stand in that location?
October 4th, 2021, 04:21 PM
Species8472

Thanks all for the well wishes - appreciate them.

So after 3 days things seem to be moving in the right direction. Knee which was very painful at the time basically was fine the next day. Ankle is a different story. It was worse the next day but showed improvement by Sunday and today is maybe 50% so don't think anything too serious is wrong.. Basically i have stayed off my feet for 72 hours and am now getting cabin fever. Figure i will be good to ground hunt by tomorrow pm. May have to recruit help if i get something though.

Aiming to be back in the climber by next weekend.

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Originally Posted by LowbanksArcher

Rough start. Maybe time to set a fixed stand in that location?

Climber actually had nothing to do with it. Was on the walk out in the dark i just wasn't paying attention as i have walked the area 100s of times. Wasn't even carrying the climber as i had stashed it in the bush. Old age and complacency will eventually kill me no doubt when added with my tendency to do things solo.
October 4th, 2021, 04:53 PM
huntnmachine

Man, so sorry to hear about your mishap. Hope things go well for you. Our old bones don't bend like they use to
October 4th, 2021, 05:13 PM
dean.f

Sometimes, movement can be the best medicine, I'd be lacing those boots up tight to the top for sure!

Just the story makes me cringe a bit, I hate rolling an ankle, sometimes it takes months to heal. Good to hear it's not more serious.
October 4th, 2021, 05:49 PM
Deer Hunter

Yes good ankle support is very important in the bush.
Happy to hear your ok.
October 5th, 2021, 09:48 AM
Sprite

I could feel that one while reading!

Dislocated my patella this past turkey season while guiding and had to be lifted on a Polaris by the fire department back to the ambulance from the bush... torn MCL, MPFL and meniscus damage. Some fentanyl through IV definitely helped when they reset it!

Take care of them knees!

-N.
October 7th, 2021, 08:11 PM
Species8472

Well thought i was on the mend but seems things have regressed in the last day or two. Knee which seemed better the next day is now a mess and i am on crutches and thinking i may actually have to get it looked at. Whiskey and ibuprofen are not cutting it anymore.
October 7th, 2021, 08:21 PM
GW11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Species8472

Well thought i was on the mend but seems things have regressed in the last day or two. Knee which seemed better the next day is now a mess and i am on crutches and thinking i may actually have to get it looked at. Whiskey and ibuprofen are not cutting it anymore.

Hey Species, sorry to hear about this.

Might be able to help you out here having shared a common ailment.

Gout was famous (in me anyway) for hitting me while I was down. Any injury to a joint would be followed by a bad gout attack in that joint. Try whatever anti-inflammatory drugs you were using for gout. Could be it. I used to get gout attacks after a cold or flu too.

Haven't had it back in years, thankfully.

Hope that helps.

... forgot to add, I got it in my knee frequently, and one of my more recent attacks a few years ago was after hurting my knee on a camping trip.

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October 7th, 2021, 08:25 PM
Species8472

Quote:

Originally Posted by GW11

Hey Species, sorry to hear about this.

Might be able to help you out here having shared a common ailment.

Gout was famous (in me anyway) for hitting me while I was down. Any injury to a joint would be followed by a bad gout attack in that joint. Try whatever anti-inflammatory drugs you were using for gout. Could be it. I used to get gout attacks after a cold or flu too.

Haven't had it back in years, thankfully.

Hope that helps.

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Thanks G. Actually just started taking some stuff for gout tonight - just in case it is the culprit. Haven't had an issue in a long time but who knows.
October 7th, 2021, 08:27 PM
spcamno

Quote:

Originally Posted by Species8472

Well thought i was on the mend but seems things have regressed in the last day or two. Knee which seemed better the next day is now a mess and i am on crutches and thinking i may actually have to get it looked at. Whiskey and ibuprofen are not cutting it anymore.

Oh crap!

Sorry to hear your knee is not getting any better.

Wish you have a speedy recovery!

Regards
October 7th, 2021, 09:28 PM
smitty55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Species8472

Well thought i was on the mend but seems things have regressed in the last day or two. Knee which seemed better the next day is now a mess and i am on crutches and thinking i may actually have to get it looked at. Whiskey and ibuprofen are not cutting it anymore.

I'm far from quick to run to a hospital for minor ailments from strains and muscle pulls but if I had heard pops or snaps and been down for an hour like you were I would have headed in for ultrasound or xray imaging. The longer you wait the worse it may get. Good luck with it.
October 8th, 2021, 03:12 AM
MikePal

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Originally Posted by Species8472

and thinking i may actually have to get it looked at..

Ya think HaHa...

I figured you'd have gone to the ER the next day. Just to make sure that the 'noise' wasn't something tearing or breaking.

Remember when we were young and the coach used to say.."go walk it off". Now that we're old, you worry that if you break a hip they'll make you move into a long term care facility HaHa.