Has anyone else been injured while hunting away from home?

[Pablo]

Broken ribs can be terrible, every move you make causes pain!

That is a true statement right there. Every move you make, your muscles seize up. Couldn’t sleep for weeks.

 

[Elkeater]

I’ve been pretty lucky so far. Mostly scrapes, bruises, a few cuts that probably should have been stitched but that’s what superglue and duct tape are for. Only long lasting injury was due to my own stupidity. I shot a bull elk about 3 miles and 3,000 feet above the truck. My buddy and I decided we didn’t want to make two trips up that mountain so we loaded up half an elk each and hiked out. It was way too heavy but I sucked it up and ultimately caused nerve damage in my neck and left shoulder. Still gets uncomfortable at times.

Had a few more close calls but nothing crazy other than a few rides down the mountain in shale slides and such.

 

[Philip Glass]

I am sorry to hear of this terrible injury. I have been fortunate to not have had a serious injury. I do recall straining a calf muscle when I stepped in a deep, dry, elephant track in a Caprivi. That lesson taught me that it was time to start an exercise program to stay in better shape for these more extreme hunts.