Ruff Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 I had the sad oppertunity to listen to a deer hunter lose his life Sunday. This weekend was the start of our traditional 9 day gun deer season and sunday afternoon we came in for a break and something to eat and my friend that I hunt with is a volintier Fireman and his radio went off of a hunter in the woods having a heart attack. We don't know if he called it in or a companion called it in but they / he did not know their exact location only a couple road names that they / he drove in on. The only thing the EMT crew, Ambulance, and first resonders had to go on was them two roads and to look for a blue truck. After about 25 minutes they found a blue truck and the First Responder that found it raidio'ed it in and took off into the woods to locate the hunter. to make the story short wrong truck wrong hunter. Now back to square one they were again looking and about 40 Minutes into this a another call came in that they found another blue truck and into the woods the first tresponder went. After about 15 minutes he raidio'ed that he has located the man but not breathing and they need the 6 wheeler and chaninsaws to get into him while he did CPR and hit him with the Defib.In spite of all the efforts made he was dead. He died laying next to a deer that he was dragging out. The three things: Know where you are! Let someone else know where you are and when you plan on returning. Be reasonalbly fit to undertake the riggars of the outdoores. If he could have gave his exact location a fisrt resonder could have been there within the first fifteen minutes and most likely the man would be alive today. This happens every year at this time here in WI. with a few hunters dieing of heart issues and never thought to much about it. But listening to this play out over the radio and all the recue personel franticly trying to find this man in time. They did a heck of a job trying to reach and save him and I pray for them and the family that suffered the loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newarcher Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Re: Three things that could save your life! Good points..... Get a map or a satellite image of the area you hunt. If you don't have a GPS, borrow one. Chart the roads, map the stand locations by GPS coordinates and names, and let someone know which stands you plan to hunt. If you change your mind, radio in. Live to hunt another day. New Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007hunter Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Re: Three things that could save your life! [ QUOTE ] Good points..... Get a map or a satellite image of the area you hunt. If you don't have a GPS, borrow one. Chart the roads, map the stand locations by GPS coordinates and names, and let someone know which stands you plan to hunt. If you change your mind, radio in. Live to hunt another day. New [/ QUOTE ] I was about to say the same thing! Plus with a GPS if you are able to call you can give your exact coordinates of where you are!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: Three things that could save your life! sad story with a great lesson. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: Three things that could save your life! Sad story. Some good information there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newarcher Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: Three things that could save your life! I saw on Bass Pro Shops where Bob Folkrod had a GPS like unit that would send out an emergency signal if you were lost or in trouble. I am looking for it....oh here it is. They are called ACR/ELT/EPIRB's and emit an emergency signal. I am just afraid that it would have some sort of homing beacon in it to where the wife could find me! New Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkoholic Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: Three things that could save your life! Depending on how you hunt, it may not be possible to tell someone "exactly" where you will be or to even know "exactly" where you are. For all their hype, GPS units do not work everywhere and if you think about cell phones, forget about them out here in the mountains. The one thing you can control is the physical condition you are in, but once again, you can be physically fit but still have clogged arteries. A piece of plague breaking off an arterial wall could be the real end. As far as dying goes, we will all do it some time and I would rather die while on a hunt than at work or shovelling snow. No matter how or when, the people left behind still have to come to terms with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest outdoorgirl Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: Three things that could save your life! Great advice . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newarcher Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: Three things that could save your life! A second chance plan is a must whatever it is..... Mine is a CPR trained 6' tall swedish co-ed named Helga that I plan to take with me everywhere I go! JUST KIDDING. New Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DU_man_84 Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: Three things that could save your life! good advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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