How about 2004 the day before the Illinois opener and I was helping a buddy hangone last tree stand and I was trimming the last branch and long story short I ended up running a browning hand saw across the back of hand. Lots of blood and 45 stichs and a repaired tendion I missed opening morning!! Lucky for me my buddy Todd is a design engineer and he made me a brace that went on my elbow and my wrist strap went to that and when I lowered the poundage of my bow to 60# I could shoot 20 yards accurately so I got to hunt the rest of weekend.. Walt