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

diablo · 2024-11-01T16:05:58-0600

I don’t even use my Havalons anymore. Too damned dangerous!

Chesterwyo · 2024-11-01T16:23:45-0600

Havalon pioneered the disposable blade knife business. But there’s way better chit available now.

Focoelkman · 2024-11-01T17:03:00-0600

Yikes. Heal up quick fellas.

Tikka · 2024-11-01T19:34:10-0600

I did this in 1998 on a moose hunt… Went to the ER to get stitched up… He didn’t like hunters and especially moose hunters.. He said I’m not going to numb you up because you didn’t numb the moose up….

Horsecorn · 2024-11-01T19:37:06-0600

Glad I’m not the only idiot to cut his tendon in half with an havolon about 6 weeks ago and had to be put to sleep to reattach it. Now I have limited move ability on my right index finger. Pretty damn embarrassing.

elkassassin · 2024-11-01T20:21:09-0600

I'm Perty Sure I'd Rather Be Shot Than Stabbed!

Horsecorn said:
Glad I’m not the only idiot to cut his tendon in half with an havolon about 6 weeks ago and had to be put to sleep to reattach it. Now I have limited move ability on my right index finger. Pretty damn embarrassing.