One of the things you have to wrap your mind around when you go on remote solo hunts is the possibility of getting injured way back in the sticks where you can't get help and no one is likely to find you. It's a bit the same living alone where a family member isn't likely to find you.
Well just now in the most mundane way ever I had one of those close calls. I just got back into town from Denver and it was 104* today. But we have a storm blowing in and it is really windy and cooled off a bit so I decided to quickly mow a little bit.
I've made about 2 swaths around my orchard and I'm watching the lightning in the distance when I feel a jolt on the mower. ... I'm afraid I hit something so I stop and look behind me. Nope. Didn't hit anything. Had about a 20' long dead branch, maybe 8-10" around fall 40 feet out of a big Walnut and crash behind me. It literally clipped the back of the mower 10" behind my head. I'm thinking if it got me it would have been less than ideal.
TLDnR... Limb fell and turned me into a scared little girl even though I didn't get injured at all.
Well just now in the most mundane way ever I had one of those close calls. I just got back into town from Denver and it was 104* today. But we have a storm blowing in and it is really windy and cooled off a bit so I decided to quickly mow a little bit.
I've made about 2 swaths around my orchard and I'm watching the lightning in the distance when I feel a jolt on the mower. ... I'm afraid I hit something so I stop and look behind me. Nope. Didn't hit anything. Had about a 20' long dead branch, maybe 8-10" around fall 40 feet out of a big Walnut and crash behind me. It literally clipped the back of the mower 10" behind my head. I'm thinking if it got me it would have been less than ideal.
TLDnR... Limb fell and turned me into a scared little girl even though I didn't get injured at all.