cant hunt

[bowkevin]

After waiting all summer for archery season to get here, I ended up needing a hip replacement on Sept. 11. Now here I am off work and non weight bearing on my leg til Oct. 8.
  I did do some practicing the other day from a sitting positon and found that Im still accurately shooting at 20 yds. I begin out patient therapy on Monday and hope to be able to hunt soon.
  The problem I have is not having a good spot to hunt from the ground that I can get to safely. Hopefully I'll be able to climb in a stand by the time late October rolls around. It's kind of a double edge sword. All this time off work and just having to sit here waiting.
  Oh well, good luck to all you who are hunting. Be safe.

[Alexander Traditional]

That's a bummer,good luck and get well.

[DannyBows]

Good luck with the recovery and I hope you can do some hunting this season. I missed all last season due to a motorcycle accident so I can relate.

[Big Ed]

Heal up quick, we have a lot of season left!!

[Tajue17]

that stinks

[BOWMARKS]

Kevin  

Do what I do,my legs have not worked in going on 11 years so I use the next best thing an ATV with a good back ground of camo.

I don't get shots every year but I do have deer close.

[mountain lion]

That's a bummer man, where there's a will there's a way. Hope you heal up quick and may all your arrows fly true. Take care!!!

[YORNOC]

Heh, can I cry on your shoulder? Been out of commission since January, too much to list. Final(so they say) surgery was just moved to this Friday. I will sit also through the entire hunting season. I have always shot every day since my teens. Its been 9 months and I managed a dozen or so shots tops during that time. This ROTS!!!!! I can't wait for Charlie Lamb's book!

[bowkevin]

You're right, i could have it worse. Good luck to you and hope you're better soon. Thanks everyone for the support and good luck to you all.

[Bud B.]

Don't rush your healing though. Make sure your body is ready for climbing so you don't reverse any progress.

[bowkevin]

You're right. Sometimes it seems I should be able to do things and quickly find out I cant. Made that mistake the 2nd day home from the hospital.

[bornagainbowhunter]

I hope I am not in the same boat. I am at the Dr. right now waiting on X-rays to see if I have a broke wrist...

God bless and I pray for you a speedy recovery!
Nathan.

[KOOK68]

I'm in the same boat!!! Finally got it dialed in and ready to hunt, and my elbow starts throbbing. Diagnosed with a pinched ulnar nerve. Waiting to see if nerves are damaged and possible surgery.

[Frank V]

Bowkevin
Please do what the Dr, says. If you have to miss the whole season, it's one season & the hip can bother you the rest of your life if you don't take care of it.
   I'm hoping you won't miss the whole season, but be careful.
Frank

[fisherick]

Bowkevin, I know what your feeling. In mid august I was mis-dianosed ( 3 different doctors)with a hip/groin strain and was cleared to go on my Colorado elk bow hunt(9/13-9/25). On day 3 of the hunt (on crutches) I harvested a calf elk and my buddies hauled my gear and elk o/o the woods for me. The next day making dinner and while cleaning the grill I grabbed at the falling grill top and something popped. Long story short I spent the next 1 1/2days tentbound and the next couple days, trying to get home. I got home and had a MRI that showed a hip fracture. I had a stress fracture all along that broke completely.
I had hip surgery on Oct 1 (screws and plate)and returned home Oct 3, The surgeon and the PT recommend as much weight bearing as I can handle with the crutches, cane and back to normal in 6-8 weeks. Our bow season starts Oct 15. I feel your pain in many ways. Do as your doc recommends and pace yourself. Hang in there bro and good luck.

[maineac]

Don't push to fast.  There are lots of great easy to carry seats out there.  I have had some luck with close encounters on the ground this year.  Lots of folks here hunt from ground alone.  Maybe if you think about your area for a while a tree or spot of two you could sit on the ground will come to you.

On days that I cannot get into my tree stands, (I wanted to shoot a deer out of tree stand because I have never shot a deer out of a tree stand), these past few years, I just sit near it. Must be my lucky charm. I would say, if you cannot climb it but you can get to it, just keep it company and see what comes by.

[wollelybugger]

I understand what your going through. I waited all year for the season and hunted two days and started having some more heart problems. Good luck and go slow and easy.

[Bonebuster]

Obviously NOBODY should take being healthy and able to participate for granted!

Best wishes to all...hang in there and never give up!

[bowkevin]

Thanks agaain for the support. I hope all you other guys with problems of your own heal quickly. I am going to a nearby field edge tonight. Not a far walk for crutches and also flat ground. I've been shooting from a folding stool and am very accurate out to 20 yds. Altough Ive only ever shot one deer at 20 most have been 15 or less. We have a front moving in tonight so I'll see what happens tonight and adjust my position if needed for tomorrow night.