You know a story can't end will with a beginning like that. LOL!

iSnipe :biggrin:

Just remember to always tuck your gun in or hold it out and away to protect it from hitting anything and the trigger, tuck and rollover onto your side and back while you fall. This will prevent you from falling on your weapon, breaking it, causing it to fire, and hurting anyone in the process. If you haven't fallen while holding a weapon you probably haven't hunted enough. Everyone falls you just have to know how to fall and protect yourself and equipment. Just like QBs have to know how to fall too, lol, take mr Sam Bradford for example. That one may cost him millions and as hunters it could cost you or someone elses life. WCL

I busted once getting to my duck blind... Tripped on some vegetation, it sure wasn't pretty.

I've done the same thing a couple of times over the years. I guess I was so intense hunting, moving slowly, looking and listening when a fallen tree branch has grabbed a toe on the way up and then preceeded to slam me to the ground. What a shock it is, isn't it? Besides thinking, "I'm such a dumb ass", I remember after falling looking around to see if anyone saw the fall which is dumb as the fall for I was so far in the bush there was no one even close except for probably a squire or two or a big ass buck just thinking to himself, "what a dumb ass". Thus I always have the safety on when walking.

I was dragging a deer out of a creek bottom last year and a thunderstorm pops up. I had all my weight shifted forward as I was dragging the deer, a foot gets caught in some roots, so down I go right on my chest and face. I was glad I was not hurt but also glad nobody was around to see it!:s2:

Trips and especially falls are the leading cause of injuries to hunters if you take small cuts and scrapes out of the equation. If this is something you are concerned about maybe some hiking trips for practice (without firearms) would be a good idea.

Whenever possible you want to avoid stepping on top of things. You want your footing in the lower areas so that your foot doesn't have anywhere to fall or slip down into. Step over instead of on things you have to cross. Avoid moss.