Stay safe out there chaps!

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In these situations, and I’ve had a couple, I prefer to put my knee on the neck, and stab the knife into its heart, then keep in situ whilst it passes. However, this is only for a deer that’s essentially paralysed and I am damn sure it cannot get up! And definitely NEVER attempt to dispatch an antlered beast with a knife if there is even a remote risk it can swing its head and impale you!!!

When I was young and stupid, I once approached a ten point stag and decided to administer the last rites with a knife…BAD idea, and bloody lucky I backed away quickly and had the rifle ready for delivering a final resolution! Amazing to be young, but man can you make some stupid mistakes at that age! 😂…and it’s a long list, from not only stalking related matters 😝 ..but, now I am old and wise!
 
VSS said:
Started off as a very pleasant morning stalk.
Now in hospital with pretty serious knife stick injury (self inflicted) and considerable blood loss after walking half a mile carrying all my kit, unable to staunch the flow.
It's a dangerous world out there! Stay safe, chaps.
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WOW.....get well soon Tim!!!!!


ATVB

Patrick
 
triggertrix said:
In these situations, and I’ve had a couple, I prefer to put my knee on the neck, and stab the knife into its heart, then keep in situ whilst it passes. However, this is only for a deer that’s essentially paralysed and I am damn sure it cannot get up! And definitely NEVER attempt to dispatch an antlered beast with a knife if there is even a remote risk it can swing its head and impale you!!!

When I was young and stupid, I once approached a ten point stag and decided to administer the last rites with a knife…BAD idea, and bloody lucky I backed away quickly and had the rifle ready for delivering a final resolution! Amazing to be young, but man can you make some stupid mistakes at that age! 😂…and it’s a long list, from not only stalking related matters 😝 ..but, now I am old and wise!
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In these situations I put another round in the deer as you would not be doing this with a knife to an injured deer in a ditch (RTC)
Better for you better for the deer!
Twice this year big lumps have lifted their head, quite sure they were done but for the sake of a round just tuck one in it.
We do it on birds when a puff of a few feathers then give it a second barrel.
They all are quicker/faster/swim with a broken wing than us... The big game boys keep shooting until it is very dead,
 
Martiniblack577 said:
You can build such a kit but it’s the ability of dealing with the trauma and what kit when an event occurs hence why a 1 day FAW or 3 day is enough whilst waiting for crew to arrive.
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Agreed, training is key, equipment to some extent secondary. The problem is FAW courses generally deal with treating casualties, not yourself (haven't yet done a + forestry so they may cover it?)
Oddly, having been 1st aid trained for the last 30 + years, it was only on a scouts 6hr course last year (the shortest I've done) that catastrophic blood loss was covered (only as an aside to the main syllabus) the trainer emphasised "if you carry the kit, practice with it on yourself so you can use it all on yourself with either hand"
He came from a police / firearms background.
P.s. in general scouts aren't too dangerous!
 
Sorry to hear about this Tim, wishing you and the family all the best for a speedy recovery and hopefully a prosperous new yr.

I’m in total agreement that complacency is the big factor in this, if we were new to doing that you would think twice and bloody concentrate, but when you’ve despatched plenty you do certainly get complacent.

A timely reminder for all 👍
 
Hayduke said:
Heal up soon Tim.

Remember:
“Bones heal, chicks dig scars, pain is temporary and glory is forever”
E. Knievel, 1969

A salutary reminder thank you. I will shove Celox in my IFAK now! I needed stitches to a wound a few years ago (which then became sepsis), and scratched my eyeball last month so it would be daft not to be better prepared.
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Don't use Celox on eyeball🙈😋
 
Ultimately the OP made the wrong decision. I appreciate every scenario is different and the risks need to be assessed accordingly.
I have used a knife on wounded deer in the past and also shot them again. If the animal is totally incapacitated I have used a knife but if an animal is sat with its head up and alert I have shot it again.
 
Nickb said:
Ultimately the OP made the wrong decision. I appreciate every scenario is different and the risks need to be assessed accordingly.
I have used a knife on wounded deer in the past and also shot them again. If the animal is totally incapacitated I have used a knife but if an animal is sat with its head up and alert I have shot it again.
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The animal was so close to being dead that it took me a while to realise it was still alive. I think it would probably have satisfied your definition of "totally incapacitated". Yes, I'm wishing now that I'd simply put a bullet in, but at the time I was thinking I didn't want to ruin my chances for the rest of the morning just for the sake of an animal that was already 7/8 dead.
We live and learn!
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AGR said:
celox gauze bandages look like a good idea, but they seem to be quite expensive, any idea what the general expiry date might be on them?
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Celox has a declared 5 year life from manufacture, but anecdotal evidence suggests longer efficacy.

What cost losing your life? A typical cost of £40ish per Celox Z-fold dressing means it costs circa £8 per annum. That sounds like very good value.

www.celoxmedical.com

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VSS said:
but at the time I was thinking I didn't want to ruin my chances for the rest of the morning just for the sake of an animal that was already 7/8 dead.

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I don't understand why people think it would ruin their chances by firing a shot.How many times do you shoot multiple animals in a stalk ? I shot 6 animals in half an hour once and only a few hundred yards apart. Also don't understand why people pass up on a fox , shot a fox and deer many times on same stalk.
People overthink things , I learnt a long time ago take your chances when they arrive.
 
I hope @VSS a speedy recovery, i cut my self skining a deer, the nurse that stiched me up said sorry love, if you are looking for sympathy its between shxt and syphallis in the dictionary. She was at the end of a 12 hour shift, i appreciated her staying.
I hope you get the same level of care
 
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