Ouch!

mlycrzy · 2024-10-31T21:38:03-0600

Had a good buddy slice his arm open with his Havalon while skinning a deer today. I’ve got myself a few times but luckily only needed to super glue my thumb up once.

I read an article a few years back of a hunter in Utah who somehow got himself in the chest while gutting an animal and passed away on the mountain. My dad had a friend years ago get an eye poked on a bucks horn while dragging him out. Be safe out there.

hawkbill · 2024-10-31T21:42:26-0600

Just saw Mosey post cutting his hand and having surgery . That will heal, be careful

Mallardsx2 · 2024-11-01T07:38:20-0600

Push those guts back in and super glue that b!tch shut and move on with life.

Firedad · 2024-11-01T07:54:26-0600

With these incidents being so common, not to mention gun shot wounds or any other accident that could lead to major bleeding, are we caring tourniquets? I do and recommend we all do.

huntin50 · 2024-11-01T10:13:32-0600

Did he get any tendon or nerve? Make sure.

DBLung · 2024-11-01T10:23:20-0600

Had that happen with a black bear in Colorado a 7 years ago. Ran the blade up my finger across a knuckle. I still don't have any feeling along the side of that finger. Most of all I was worried about getting trichinosis. Havalon's are crazy dangerous knives.

hawkbill · 2024-11-01T10:36:05-0600

huntin50 said:
Did he get any tendon or nerve? Make sure.

Mosey did cut some tendons, you can find his thread on here

mlycrzy · 2024-11-01T11:34:11-0600

huntin50 said:
Did he get any tendon or nerve? Make sure.

No, stitched it up and he was good to go.

cantkillathing · 2024-11-01T12:16:58-0600

Did the same thing this year, sharp buggers

Sherlock · 2024-11-01T14:45:54-0600

Done it to my fingers and knuckle a few times with the havalon. Almost always nearing the end of carving up the animal. Get tired and lose focus, I guess. Nowadays, I wear cut resistant gloves under nitrile, and carry tourniquets and quickclot. Oh…and, yes, superglue, too.

Sherlock · 2024-11-01T14:46:31-0600

Firedad said:
With these incidents being so common, not to mention gun shot wounds or any other accident that could lead to major bleeding, are we caring tourniquets? I do and recommend we all do.

Yes