Any dangerous natural features you encounter while hunting?

[Haretrigger]

Don’t forget moose named Karen who try to stomp you in the ground. View attachment 12932

Boy howdy...
A barking dog will flat turn em pyscho.....you only have to hear a moose growl once...you'll never forget it

 

[Wind River]

There are some close calls I dare not share with my wife or insurance man. There must be an angel that shares my name.

 

[Mosby]

Just random holes and

I worry about my dogs more than myself. They move pretty fast and (obviously) stand a little shorter than I do. A few years ago a hunter lost a dog in an uncapped well on a Kansas WIHA. I'm always a little leery of abandoned farmsteads for that reason and also because of junk metal, broken glass, etc. Some of the cut banks on the outside bend of a draw can be a dog hazard too. I seem to see those more when I'm chicken hunting.

My Vizsla fell into an old homestead basement full of rusted farm equipment and old car parts last season. I didn't know it was there. I saw him running and try to stop and then he disappeared. I got lucky. He fell into a corner that was somewhat clear and didn't get hurt. I had to pull him up by his collar. Scared the crap out of me.

 

[airmedic1]

I'm glad he was okay! As hard as dogs run it's a wonder they don't suffer more injuries from fences, abandoned farm equipment and downed trees, etc.

 

[Mosby]

I'm glad he was okay! As hard as dogs run it's a wonder they don't suffer more injuries from fences, abandoned farm equipment and downed trees, etc.

Thanks. That basement was full of an unbelievable amount of old rusted metal. He could have been severely injured. The people I was hunting with were closer to it and saw it but didn't say anything. I would called him in and got him away from it, had I known. Once I figured out that he was ok, I was pretty pissed at them. They didn't seem to think it was a big deal but they weren't looking out for the dogs. That is a big no bueno with me.

 

[benelli-banger]

Thanks. That basement was full of an unbelievable amount of old rusted metal. He could have been severely injured. The people I was hunting with were closer to it and saw it but didn't say anything. I would called him in and got him away from it, had I known. Once I figured out that he was ok, I was pretty pissed at them. They didn't seem to think it was a big deal but they weren't looking out for the dogs. That is a big no bueno with me.

It’s amazing what the dogless hunters are ignorant of….

 

[BritChaser]

Speaking of badger holes, or any other source of instability, how often do you fall? Some guys seem to fall a lot, some not so much. I’m in the latter group for whatever reason…thankfully. I suspect I look down a lot…I quit running after birdy dogs several years ago as well.

Average about once per season

 

[airmedic1]

It’s amazing what the dogless hunters are ignorant of….

They can be totally clueless! Like shooting at a wounded pheasant with a dog chasing it.
If I don’t know the person I give them a serious talking to before we begin and I’ve left more than one guy in the field when they’ve done something unsafe towards me or my dogs! I just take my dogs and go home or to another field.

 

[benelli-banger]

They can be totally clueless! Like shooting at a wounded pheasant with a dog chasing it.
If I don’t know the person I give them a serious talking to before we begin and I’ve left more than one guy in the field when they’ve done something unsafe towards me or my dogs! I just take my dogs and go home or to another field.

Even just being able to show up and join a hunting group, and reap the benefits of what the dogs offer, and not have to feed, train, caretake, pay vet bills, etc…but they don’t “get” the bond, either…some may, I suppose…but there’s a lot that goes into these dogs…$, time, frustration, thrill, etc..if nothing else, if I’m ever in the position of hunting with someone and their dogs, they’ll get a handshake and a heartfelt thank you for what they’ve put into those dogs!

 

[carptom1]

That episode of the Flush where they lost a dog in a thermal spring in Idaho. I never would have thought of something like that. Literally made me sick to my stomach

 

[Wind River]

That episode of the Flush where they lost a dog in a thermal spring in Idaho. I never would have thought of something like that. Literally made me sick to my stomach

Very painful to comprehend once I watched that episode. Why subject your dog to a likely danger? Must be some pheasants elsewhere.
The situation was so preventable.