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<blockquote data-quote="JMHNL" data-source="post: 1408593" data-attributes="member: 89971"><p>Well it wasn't extreme but it did involve mules and the ER room:</p><p></p><p>Several years ago in WY, my uncle and I were packing out a couple of elk we shot the previous day. I was leading a string of 5 mules, per my uncle's request. We were following decent game trails side-hilling back to the main trail down to the truck. The trail began to deteriorate getting steeper with more falldowns. Being the inexperienced mule man that I was, instead of trying to zig zag and slowly lose elevation by picking my way through it, I just started going straight down and through it. Not sure exactly what happened, but the string started stampeding and got out of control. Instead of dropping the lead rope and letting them go, I double wrapped it and dug my heels in. At that point I was catapulted about 10ft down the trail where my head was stopped by a tree; specifically a stobb on the tree and my upper lip! Split my lip open completely! Long story short, we recollected the mules, got down to the truck, and I drove out to Jackson Hole and got fixed. Side note, the ER doc said the most common hunting accidents involve (in order): chainsaws, mules/horses, knives, firearms!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JMHNL, post: 1408593, member: 89971"] Well it wasn't extreme but it did involve mules and the ER room: Several years ago in WY, my uncle and I were packing out a couple of elk we shot the previous day. I was leading a string of 5 mules, per my uncle's request. We were following decent game trails side-hilling back to the main trail down to the truck. The trail began to deteriorate getting steeper with more falldowns. Being the inexperienced mule man that I was, instead of trying to zig zag and slowly lose elevation by picking my way through it, I just started going straight down and through it. Not sure exactly what happened, but the string started stampeding and got out of control. Instead of dropping the lead rope and letting them go, I double wrapped it and dug my heels in. At that point I was catapulted about 10ft down the trail where my head was stopped by a tree; specifically a stobb on the tree and my upper lip! Split my lip open completely! Long story short, we recollected the mules, got down to the truck, and I drove out to Jackson Hole and got fixed. Side note, the ER doc said the most common hunting accidents involve (in order): chainsaws, mules/horses, knives, firearms! [/QUOTE]
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