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2020 sucks
My Aunt died from Covid last Thursday. A buddy Tim and me Left for a hunting trip on Friday. On Saturday, my buddy’s brother (Jason) has minor back surgery. On Monday evening Tim gets a call that his brothers wife found Jason dead. Not sure of the cause at this point. 53 y/o Chiropractor. All American Wrestler at D1 school. Had a few extra pounds on him but he still worked out and never had any major problems. Jason lived in a southern state away from us. My buddy decided we’d pack up the following day and head home wednesday morning as there wasn’t anything he could do by rushing home Tuesday. Tuesday we head off into the woods for an afternoon hunt. I wanted Tim to have some alone time so I split off from him and hunted a different spot. It wasn’t so much to hunt but just sit in the woods and think. Snow was falling and The wind was still. It felt good to just be outside and remember old times. Had a deer wander in and the mind wanders. Did Jason send that deer for a reason or was it just dumb luck. I decided that tenderloins and heart would make a fitting tribute and maybe she’d some sunshine on a couple bad days. Used a 6.5 grendel that I built but hadn’t killed anything with and dropped the deer where it stood. Tim sent me a text after the shot. He was excited. We dragged the deer out and finally got it hanging after dark at camp. Had a dinner and some whiskey, laughed, cried, talked about mortality and how bad 2020 sucked. Fast forward to the next morning. It got way colder than we expected. Froze the deer solid. Had to bring it in the house to warm it enough to cut up and bring home. In a careless manner I was cutting up the half frozen deer when it pulled thru the hind quarter and into my leg. WTF!! Bleeding thru my jeans, I finished butchering since they were keeping pressure on the wound better than I could with my hand. When I finally got Up, I cleaned up and did some first aid while Tim tried to pack the truck. I helped where I could but I was hobbled pretty bad. Finally made it to a backwater hospital that luckily is near a military base. Got worked on by a retired Army Capt nurse that was assigned to spec ops. I couldn’t get a direct answer but I put the puzzle pieces together and believe The physicians assistant was a retired SEAL. Cleaned out the wound. Stitched me up and put me on meds. 7 painful hr ride home cramped up in a truck trying to get comfortable. Slept good and woke up at 5. Lit the stove and made a cup of coffee so things are looking better today than they have in the last week. 2020 sucks. Be careful out there






Last night


24 hrs after stabbing myself

Keep your head up. We're about to turn the corner.

2021 is going to be worse.

Hope your overall situation improves.

Keep on the sunny side always on the sunny side.....


Anyway....sorry about all that.

Speaking of nutsacks.....I was at a CPR refresher last night for the Ambulance.

Blew the zipper out of my pants.

#2020

^^^^^^

This has been a trying year!!

Hunter 4623 , get well and sorry to hear about Tims brother - wow what a shock .
Lost my younger brother 20 months ago not long after a major back surgery .

Better luck in the coming days .

Sorry about the bad news but at least your knives are sharp, your grendel works, and those retired military people came through for you.

Good luck and better times in 2021.

Thanks guys. Well wishes to everyone in the upcoming holiday season