Fall of 2008 I hadn't been feeling right for a while but had promised a co-worker to take him deer hunting. Opening day we walked a mile into an area and hunted for a while. I was having trouble keeping up but he shot his first deer. After the drag out I couldn't seem to catch my breath. After dressing the deer out I was a feeling better so headed across the state to hunt with my brother-in-law. Shot a small buck on the day before Thanksgiving. After having Thanksgiving at my daughter's house I developed chest pains and wound up in the ER. Seems I had suffered a heart attack some time in the last week. Had quintuple by-pass 2 days later. I always blamed that on dragging my friend's deer out. Lesson learned...Pay attention to what your body is telling you!
