Sorry it's long.
My brother in law aka onelegwonder introduced me to this site. Here?s my story. I've been putting in for controlled hunts in Idaho since 2000 and never drawn a single tag.
Well at the beginning of the year I was having all these weird numbness issues on different parts of my body and left leg not working type stuff. Long story short I had some significant actual spinal cord issues and not just disc issues. I've had 2 major operations and one of those included a surgery that required cutting me from about spine to under my armpit along the ribs and collapse a lung etc.
Anyway knowing this in advance I put in for hunts I wouldn't draw like the late 69 buck hunt.
The night after my big surgery I found out the draw results finally came out. Hours before I told my wife that I think I'm going to draw this deer tag and then we laughed. Anyway later I was drugged as hell and could only use my left hand and had difficulty entering my license number. Took 30 minutes no lie. Well I couldn't believe my eyes but I drew the tag of a lifetime for me!!!
It honestly has been one of a few things helping me get through pure hell. I've had a lot of setbacks and complications and just last week had my weight restriction lifted from 10 to 50 lbs. Then today I found out I'll probably need a 3rd surgery because my left leg isn't working well again.
I'm not looking for sympathy but merely sharing my story. I have been telling people that even though it's been a miserable year that I plan on finishing in style with a big buck even though my physical issues may make it difficult.
So I will keep people updated as I go and hopefully we can celebrate my deer!!
My brother in law aka onelegwonder introduced me to this site. Here?s my story. I've been putting in for controlled hunts in Idaho since 2000 and never drawn a single tag.
Well at the beginning of the year I was having all these weird numbness issues on different parts of my body and left leg not working type stuff. Long story short I had some significant actual spinal cord issues and not just disc issues. I've had 2 major operations and one of those included a surgery that required cutting me from about spine to under my armpit along the ribs and collapse a lung etc.
Anyway knowing this in advance I put in for hunts I wouldn't draw like the late 69 buck hunt.
The night after my big surgery I found out the draw results finally came out. Hours before I told my wife that I think I'm going to draw this deer tag and then we laughed. Anyway later I was drugged as hell and could only use my left hand and had difficulty entering my license number. Took 30 minutes no lie. Well I couldn't believe my eyes but I drew the tag of a lifetime for me!!!
It honestly has been one of a few things helping me get through pure hell. I've had a lot of setbacks and complications and just last week had my weight restriction lifted from 10 to 50 lbs. Then today I found out I'll probably need a 3rd surgery because my left leg isn't working well again.
I'm not looking for sympathy but merely sharing my story. I have been telling people that even though it's been a miserable year that I plan on finishing in style with a big buck even though my physical issues may make it difficult.
So I will keep people updated as I go and hopefully we can celebrate my deer!!