Ukenout
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I know September is a month many spend in the deer woods or western mountains chasing elk. On this day in 2009 in combat operations in Iraq I was wounded and then medevac'd to Germany where I would spend a month in ICU, had surgeries , and stabilized to make the flight back home to the United States. These photos were taken from my flight nurse of the process of loading me up in Germany and on the flight home.
As a result I wear electronic ektosketeton harnesses on my legs to allow for lower leg movement. I was the first bilateral recipient of this Bioness system and have spent the last few months learning to climb trees, having my computer system programmed to climb sticks (yes each movement is calibrated). I'm excited to actually do my first saddle hunt. I've been able to hunt from the ground, but it just isn't the same as getting above the deers eyes and nose like I did before. The weight savings alone make this new style of hunting exciting because I do have to rely on batteries to power my legs that ounces add up and can deplete the batteries. I've ordered a Predator stand and I have it now and have been working on it, where many of you can feel what your standing on , with my injury I don't so I'm still working on the small movements while on the stand. I hope one day to meet @g2outdoors and the @diysportsman guys as their videos encouraged me to go show my doctors and therapists THiS is How I Want to Hunt. I've now gotten to a point of being able to climb sticks, the process has taken a month and a half just to calibrate and I have to really be careful of the spacing but i'm doing it. Its good to read many of you have to rehearse your climbing and set up procedures as well! I may look at the tree steps in the future because of their ability to be placed where you want them but I've not handled one of them. The climbing sticks are very tricky because of their spacing, however I'm just happy I'm going up a tree!! Can't wait to finally get up in a saddle and get some hunts in, and continuing to learn tips and such from this forum. RLTW!
As a result I wear electronic ektosketeton harnesses on my legs to allow for lower leg movement. I was the first bilateral recipient of this Bioness system and have spent the last few months learning to climb trees, having my computer system programmed to climb sticks (yes each movement is calibrated). I'm excited to actually do my first saddle hunt. I've been able to hunt from the ground, but it just isn't the same as getting above the deers eyes and nose like I did before. The weight savings alone make this new style of hunting exciting because I do have to rely on batteries to power my legs that ounces add up and can deplete the batteries. I've ordered a Predator stand and I have it now and have been working on it, where many of you can feel what your standing on , with my injury I don't so I'm still working on the small movements while on the stand. I hope one day to meet @g2outdoors and the @diysportsman guys as their videos encouraged me to go show my doctors and therapists THiS is How I Want to Hunt. I've now gotten to a point of being able to climb sticks, the process has taken a month and a half just to calibrate and I have to really be careful of the spacing but i'm doing it. Its good to read many of you have to rehearse your climbing and set up procedures as well! I may look at the tree steps in the future because of their ability to be placed where you want them but I've not handled one of them. The climbing sticks are very tricky because of their spacing, however I'm just happy I'm going up a tree!! Can't wait to finally get up in a saddle and get some hunts in, and continuing to learn tips and such from this forum. RLTW!
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