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Mike McCabe

Old 08-14-2008, 05:20 PM
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At the Illinois deer classic this year I met a man named Mike McCabe. He runs a major hunting TV show, and is as avid a hunter as any man... His enthusiasm was addicting as he told me Andrea, and Jarrod stories about his hunts. . One of the nights after the Show we went down to the Cracker barrel restaurant and ended up sitting right next to mike. He was quite the upstanding person who could tell stories like no other... The next day he gave me a couple of his DVD's and wished us luck in our venture... That was in January. Adam Hayes just sent me the terrible news and video that Mike has fallen from a treestand in Canada spring bear hunting and has been paralyzed from the waist down.
We wish Mike and his family our hopes and prayers that he can overcome this tragedy and recover.
ALWAYS WEAR A HARNESS... This is the 3rd person in the last year that I know that has been severally injured in a treestand fall.

Adam Hayes...
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To all my fellow hunting friends, this is a perfect example of why I
preach to you all about wearing a safety harness while in a tree stand,
it is very simple to forget about it. I have in many cases left it at home
and went back to get it or hunted from the ground because I forgot it.

A friend of mine has put this video together at the request of Mike McCabe
and his family so that it might make a difference in your approach to safety. It
is a short video on what happened to him this Spring in Saskatchewan
while Filming a Bear hunt for Sportsman of North America. The video is
about 5 minutes long and has a little footage from the accident as well
as Mike telling the story after he was finally able to come home.
In the video Mike is very positive and makes it clear that he intends to
keep bow hunting and was heading to Atlanta to start his physical therapy.
Sadly, after reaching Atlanta he has had numerous medical setbacks and
two operations since he has been there and continues to struggle. There
is info at the end of the video as to how to donate to help with the
astronomical medical costs. If you can help, please do so, if you can't
please pass this information on to anyone who might be able to help.
Archery Clubs, Hunting clubs that might be able to put together a
fundraiser would be great places to start. Please keep this thread at the
top as often as possible for a worthy cause. Remember "There but for the
grace of God go I". Thank you for your time.

PS: If anyone is looking for another way to donate such as hunts to
auction off or other gear please PM me and I will put you in touch with
the appropriate people. Thanks again and please be careful this season.


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