Couldn't happen to a nicer guy!

[oneshot-onekill]

Glad you are getting back to full strength Charlie....my daughter loves the St. Judes Sunbear LB....she is a shooting machine...even when the old man is out of town she shoots her bow. Tells me she's got to be ready for Oct 1st. Patiently waiting for "the rest of the story"  

[hayslope]

Originally posted by Charlie Lamb:
Yeah, somewhere along the way a huntin story is gonna break out.      

   

[Terry Green]

Good read Charlie.....hope I can make it out for a hunting storey.  Sure is dicey around here at the moment.

Nice pics too....  

[reddogge]

Good job Charlie.  May 2009 I tore my left elbow tendon in a tractor accident and after surgery and rehab I did the same route you did.  Shot my grandkids' Little Bear, a 30# Browning, A 41# Kodiak and finally 45#-55# recurves.  The left elbow is stronger than ever now so keep at it.  Time heals all eventually.

[John3]

Great to see the recovery Mr. Lamb...!  I'm sure we will get stories this fall from you.


John III

[Danny Rowan]

Great to read another story from you Charlie, sure have missed your postings.

[Mudd]

Charlie your always welcome at my      

This growing old thing isn't for the faint of heart.

Part of the beauty of how were are made is how we need each other.

Part of the beauty of Trad-gang is how we help each other by coming to the aid of those in need.

Charlie you've been there for so many over time, it's easy to see why so many would honor you at this time of your need.

God bless,Mudd

[JoeM]

 Lovin this one  

[BRITTMAN]

You hang in there Charlie , i hunt with 50 lbs due to joint related problems  but i feel very confindent when I draw down on a deer . Ive been shooting this weight for several years and have not had a problem at all with penatration .there was a few times I didnt get a complete pass thru but the arrow was sticking thru both sides and came on thru as the deer ran thru the brush . Good luck charlie and best wishes .

Mike

[bolong]

Hang in there, you will be back to normal in no time.

[Gatekeeper]

 

 

Originally posted by bolong:
Hang in there, you will be back to normal in no time.

Define normal.  

[BobW]

yep, its not the destination, but the journey....

this couldn't prove it any better....

[sticbow]

hey I forgot to tell u I have a blind with your name on it about 14 miles north "or any tree you want to sit by or in!

[tippit]

Charlie,
Glad to see you work out of that pain.  I know it was a long road...but don't push too hard.  Those 50# bows kill just as well too     Plus ya know I have a couple of bows hangin' around if ya ever need anything...tippit

[Greyfox54]

Glad to hear you're on the mend Charlie , I know it's been said but you can borrow any bow of mine . I really enjoyed sharing camps with you and look forward to it again , now get on with the story , Fred

[Cyclic-Rivers]

It's great your hand and back are healing Charlie but I fear if you wait too long to tell the story your memory may be gone   .  Unless of course you wrote it down        :rolleyes:    

I'm glad you are regaining mobility! many people give up You must be a fighter.

[Charlie Lamb]

Alright, where was I?    

Last winter I was pretty down in the dumps and wasn't predicting a very good season for my self in 2010. I made the decision that I'd lay off on my western trip for one season and devote myself to local hunting and rehab.
I didn't apply for the usual Wyoming permits that I try to get each year.

I gotta tell ya that put me in the dumps for a while. There are still days when I can almost smell the sage or feel the cool dry air on my neck. It's just not natural for me not to head west in August.

As the summer and my bow shooting progressed, so did the strength in my back. So much so that I felt I might have made a big mistake by passing a season in the mountains. I'd have to work on not letting that notion get the best of me.

To help with the situation I got my hands on a Kansas non resident deer permit. I have an old college buddy with a thousand acres of prime ground near Harveyville, Ks. and of course my friend Tracy Potter had invited me to hunt with him if I could get away.
He said all the right stuff... and his trail cam pics didn't hurt the decision making process.
 

[COOCH]

Mr Lamb It's not quite been the same with your absence.I'm glad that you are on the mend I,ve had to do the PT several times I understand your pain and frustration.I'm very glad your coming along,but, Not to be rude or disrespectful, on with the tale we have been waiting far to long.          

[Charlie Lamb]

That would take care of at least one week in September and another in November.

Terry Green and I got our heads together and put together a hunt for mid October in North Central Missouri.
I always have a great time hunting with Terry and I'd never had him up in my neck of the woods for a hunt. It was past due.
The timing would be good and I've had a lot of luck during that time period.

Other than those hunts I'd get in some morning and evening hunts on my own little acreage and some 3-4 day jaunts to help fill the remaining time.
The season was shaping up pretty well and I was feeling better about it all the time.

Then my wife came in one evening and told me to take a seat... crap!! I hate that. What came next about bowled me over.
"You know old So and So", she started. I did. "Well, I ran into him today and he told me the deer were eating up all his corn and would you want to come down and shoot a few?"

I just stared at her in disbelief. I kept prodding to find out what the catch was. "No catch", she reassured. "He's gonna call you".

I was positive he was just throwing out a line of bull hockey and when there had been no phone call after a week, I knew I was right.

It would have been too cool. This guy owns land (he won't say how much because he doesn't want to sound like he's bragging) down in the Mississippi River bottoms and also in the hills above them. It's prime habitat. Heavy, heavy cover and the richest crops you have ever seen.... most of the soy beans in this area are a little over knee high. In the bottoms they are chest high and the corn is 12 feet tall in places. (honest)

I got over it without much trouble. I'd gotten my hopes up over different properties in the past and had them dashed. I was used to it.

Then one night the phone rang and it was him. I was tickled pink, but kept my enthusiasm in check.
We'd meet in a few days and he would show me the property.
He wanted to do some mowing around the farm before we did so we/I could get around easier.
   
   

[Charlie Lamb]

It is all a little overwhelming right now. So much ground and this time of years things are so thick it's really tough to find good sign.
Some of the really nasty stuff is river bottom swamp .
 

I decided to hang out on the high ground to start with. The hunting is more like what I've been used to the last couple of years (I grew up hunting the bottoms and killed my first deer there...actually just a few miles down river from here).
You have to start somewhere.