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Revenge of the 640 yard Chuck [just who got whom?]
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<blockquote data-quote="Buffalobob" data-source="post: 79723" data-attributes="member: 8"><p><strong>Re: While we\'re on the subject.............</strong></p><p></p><p>The primary precaution to take is to not get animal blood (especially rodents but now with west nile virus also birds - particularly my favorite- the crow)all over your hands if you have open cuts. Secondly, carry water if you are in a dry area and use it to wash your hands before eating if you have been handling shot animals. A simple rinsing off of the visible blood will reduce disease risk by about 90-99%. If there are streams of water around then that is good enough to rinse off in.</p><p></p><p>When dove hunting which is in hot weather the birds have to be field dressed immediately and so in an afternoon of dove shooting if I am killing birds I will go through about a quart of water just rinsing my hands off. Another two or three quarts to drink to stave off dehydration.</p><p></p><p>A lot of these things are transmitted by mosquitos, fleas, and ticks. </p><p></p><p>About the same number of people get tularemia as get struck by lightning (based upon my quick check) and men are four times more likely to get struck by lightning than women.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buffalobob, post: 79723, member: 8"] [b]Re: While we\'re on the subject.............[/b] The primary precaution to take is to not get animal blood (especially rodents but now with west nile virus also birds - particularly my favorite- the crow)all over your hands if you have open cuts. Secondly, carry water if you are in a dry area and use it to wash your hands before eating if you have been handling shot animals. A simple rinsing off of the visible blood will reduce disease risk by about 90-99%. If there are streams of water around then that is good enough to rinse off in. When dove hunting which is in hot weather the birds have to be field dressed immediately and so in an afternoon of dove shooting if I am killing birds I will go through about a quart of water just rinsing my hands off. Another two or three quarts to drink to stave off dehydration. A lot of these things are transmitted by mosquitos, fleas, and ticks. About the same number of people get tularemia as get struck by lightning (based upon my quick check) and men are four times more likely to get struck by lightning than women. [/QUOTE]
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