Hardcore, very good post. Best of luck on your recovery.

I take a cell phone were service is available, walkie talkie behind the house or tell my wife what stand I am in. During the summer, I take my wife to all my stands so she knows where and how to find me, we have an area andnumber system on a map. I also make sure that the land owners if I am hunting private ground know where my stands are. Dee can then get them to help if for some reason I didnt come home.

Severalof my hunting spots are a good hike into public grounds, a mile or more hike. I always let at least one good friend know where I am hunt, usually loggers that really know the ground I am hunting well. I tell my wife were I am headed and to call such and such if I dont come home, they will know where to find me. When I go to these far off places lets say my bear spot...which is100 miles by highway, then30 miles by dirtroad then a 2 mile hike in. Someone always knows what glades I am hunting in. Recently I have printed out my spots on Google Earth and pin pointed my stands for my wife. GPS coordinance are on them.