Alk8944
12-10-2003, 12:01 PM
Thought I'd share a strange hunt with you. Believe it or not, this really happened!
A couple of seasons ago one of my step-sons and I were hunting on a special antlerless hunt in Utah whre we live. Since we are both handicapped to some degree, me more than he, we mostly road hunt. (The good news is that we almost always are successful in finding one, road that is)
Well, after several hours crawling the roads and trails on Tabiona Mountain we came across a herd of 9-10 does walking down the middle of the road on a dugway. We both were able to put one down, but that is where the story really starts.
After getting both Deer to a flat off the road we began cleaning them. As I said, we are both disabled and getting on my knees to clean an animal is difficult and painful.
While so engaged an older pickup with two women drove up. They stopped to talk as hunters do (they were hunting Elk). The older woman, in her 40's or so made a comment about my obviously having trouble. I explained that I have severe Ostio-Arthrits in both knees and that it was very difficult. The next thing we knew, they volunteered to clean both Deer for us.
It turned out that both of them worked in a small meatcutting plant at the bottom of the mountain in Tabiona. With their experience they were able to finish bith animals much faster than We could have done one. When done, they made a business pitch, that we have the Deer cut by the plant they work at. It seemed only the right thing to do under the circumstances.
The women loaded the Deer into their truck and we followed them to the plant. It is pertinent that Tabiona s about 100 miles from Salt Lake City where we live. They said that the meat would be done in about ten days. When it was, they called my step-son. He had to go to Heber City, which is about midway between Tabiona and SLC on the weekend and they made arrangements to meet him there since she had to go to town that day also. Well, there was a problem in the connection and they didn't get together. She caled a couple days later and said she would bring the meat to SLC which she did meeting my step-son where he works.
Thought you might get a kick out of this tale. Again, this really is true, even though I probably wouldn't believe it myself if I hadn't been there.
A couple of seasons ago one of my step-sons and I were hunting on a special antlerless hunt in Utah whre we live. Since we are both handicapped to some degree, me more than he, we mostly road hunt. (The good news is that we almost always are successful in finding one, road that is)
Well, after several hours crawling the roads and trails on Tabiona Mountain we came across a herd of 9-10 does walking down the middle of the road on a dugway. We both were able to put one down, but that is where the story really starts.
After getting both Deer to a flat off the road we began cleaning them. As I said, we are both disabled and getting on my knees to clean an animal is difficult and painful.
While so engaged an older pickup with two women drove up. They stopped to talk as hunters do (they were hunting Elk). The older woman, in her 40's or so made a comment about my obviously having trouble. I explained that I have severe Ostio-Arthrits in both knees and that it was very difficult. The next thing we knew, they volunteered to clean both Deer for us.
It turned out that both of them worked in a small meatcutting plant at the bottom of the mountain in Tabiona. With their experience they were able to finish bith animals much faster than We could have done one. When done, they made a business pitch, that we have the Deer cut by the plant they work at. It seemed only the right thing to do under the circumstances.
The women loaded the Deer into their truck and we followed them to the plant. It is pertinent that Tabiona s about 100 miles from Salt Lake City where we live. They said that the meat would be done in about ten days. When it was, they called my step-son. He had to go to Heber City, which is about midway between Tabiona and SLC on the weekend and they made arrangements to meet him there since she had to go to town that day also. Well, there was a problem in the connection and they didn't get together. She caled a couple days later and said she would bring the meat to SLC which she did meeting my step-son where he works.
Thought you might get a kick out of this tale. Again, this really is true, even though I probably wouldn't believe it myself if I hadn't been there.