2. First time shooting a deer
3. First time having stitches
As I was sitting in my deer stand on Saturday morning in 30 mph winds freezing my butt off I thought to myself "tell me again why people do this?" It wasn't until Sunday evening when I shot a nice buck that I realized why people do this. My first deer came at a price...a trip to the ER and 15 stitches on the inside and 15 stitches on the outside of a gash on my forehead. I am told that it is not uncommon for this to happen one gets "buck fever" and thinks more about shooting the deer than the "proper" way to hold your shotgun. Needless to say I didn't have the butt of the gun tight enough against my shoulder and when it kicked back the butt came off of my shoulder and the scope hit me right above my eyebrow. I didn't even bother listening or looking for the deer I just headed back for the house and kept calling Dave so he wouldn't panic when he saw me with blood coming down my forhead. He took me in to the ER were the Dr took good care of me and stitched me up! While at the hospital Dave had his Dad and Nephew out looking of the deer and when they found it I was thrilled...I didn't want all the stitches in my forehead and no deer to show for it=) The kids didn't really care about my trip to the ER they just wanted to see the deer. Nick told Dave that he can't wait until he can go hunting with me...I told Nick that it was beginners luck and that he should stick to hunting with his Dad when it comes time.
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