I Have Been Very Sick Over The Past Two Years.

[hunter1947]

Some of the old members probably wonder what happened to me on the forum :roll: I had open heart surgery last sept 24 had 5 pugged arteries had to have 5 bypasses done in my heart as for a pig valve installed in my heart.
Had a pacemaker put in me as well its been a long up hill battle for me the past 11 months.

I was hunting solo in bow season for elk and I fainted woke up after a short time hit my head on the quad when I fainted used my xspot for help 2 hours went by no one showed.

I could only see out one eye about 20% because hitting the quad when I fainted caused my both eyes to close up.
I said to myself I have to get out of here after no show for two hours.

I drove out 40k on a windy gravel road at night with only 20% vision from one eye I almost got out to the highway and saw the ambulance and CO truck one K up the gravel road.

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/my_elk2.JPG

I lost the hunting season last year and almost lost my life I stayed at my sons home in Victoria to recover over the past 7 months come home in May this year.

I have worked very hard on my recovery the past 11 months believe me its been lots of ups and downs over the past 11 months .

I slowly got enough strength over 4 months to start working out and now I am to the point that I have 40% heart function from only having 20% after my operation..

Big thanks to KGH heart Foundation for saving my life..
Was May when I went out shed hunting for antlers slow but surely I covered ground in the mountains with my younger bother by my side after two months I had found
two matching sets of fresh elk sheds and 16 fresh singles.

In June I put out 12 trail cams and scouted for deer and elk ,,this is one elk this year I want this opener of bow ,,I have my self climber summit already anchored to a tree
in the big timber for opening season of bow..

[ACE]

A story of inspiration . . . glad you're on the road to recovery.
Thanks for posting and the up-date.

[Harvest the Land]

Holy cow good to hear you made it out and that you're on the mend. Man that sure is a frightening story

[colt52]

Glad to hear you’re up and around and on the mend. I do remember you giving lots of great elk info and super camp pictures. I hope you recover fully and wish you many more hunts

[SSG-man]

Wow, hunter47 that's incredible recovering.
Best wishes to you....
There's been a few members with bad luck lately.

[wideopenthrottle]

wow...doing what we all love in spite of your health setbacks...you are a great inspiration to us all...cheers and get well

[Brew]

That’s quite the story. I’m glad your getting better and gaining your strength back. Great to have you back on the site. We missed you around here

[BimmerBob]

Glad to hear you're on the road to recovery Wayne, great to have you back on the forum, you have been missed!

[Bullseye Bob]

Wish u all the best , great perseverance to get back out there .

[Ron.C]

Good to hear you are on the mend Wayne. Good luck on your elk hunt

[Dirty]

Glad that your health is improving and you are posting again! Hopefully you can anchor that bull during bow season.

[caddisguy]

Glad you see you here Wayne. My wife and I follow your Shed Hunter channel and were wondering how you were doing.

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Welcome back to the living Wayne!

A lot of shit can happen in two years! Glad you are on the mend.

You are a survivor!

SSS

[Arctic Lake]

WOW ! Way to go on your road to recovery . Truly inspiring ! Good Luck in the days ahead !
Arctic Lake

[kolofardos]

Wish you all the best in your recovery!

[adriaticum]

Good to hear you are feeling better!

[moosinaround]

Your a tough fellow Wayne. I've been following you on Facebook. You can't keep a mountain man down!! Glad your back out in the woods my friend!! Can't wait to see the pics of that bull down!! Good hunting to you! Moosinaround

[Salty]

Wayne I was pretty sure you were a tough old bugger now I have no doubt. I'm glad you're on the mend hope the progress continues a lot further than it already has. They can do wonders once you're in the right hands especially with you working on getting your strength back. Glad you're back in the saddle and your brother can watch out for you. Take care my friend .. HBC's not the same without you we don't want to loose ya ;)

[REMINGTON JIM]

Right on Wayne - Great to hear from you back on here and Glad your health is getting better - That's a tough time with the Heart ! Keep at it !
Good LUCK Bud ! Cheers RJ

[browningboy]

Good to see you post again and really glad you're on the mend and putting out cameras, still more bulls to be taken!

[Citori54]

Glad to hear you are back Wayne, I was just mentioning the other day to some buddies that I hadn't seen a post from you in a long time. Best of luck in your continuing recovery and the upcoming season.

[RiverOtter]

Have wondered about what happened to you in recent months. Glad to hear that you're still with us.
Definitely another chance at life for sure and I'm glad to hear that you're improving.

[BRvalley]

I admire your tenacity, once heck of a story and never giving up...all the best in your recovery and hope an elk walks by your stand this fall...cheers

[Mulehahn]

I know more than a few on here wondered what about you Wayne. That is quite the time you had; inspirational to say the least. Welcome back and best of luck in the season.

[walks with deer]

Glad to see you post... great elk hope you have a safecseason.

[huntingfamily]

Nice to see you back on here Wayne! We've missed your adventures.
Looking forward to more of your posts. Good luck on the elk hunt!
Take Care

[Jagermeister]

I thought you just packed it in on HBC because of negativity directed toward you. Five bypasses is certainly not the reason one would expect.
Five bypasses is some kind of a record I would think. You mentioned KGH, I presume you must be acquainted with Dr. Hodge.
Anyway Wayne, I am very happy to hear that you are alive and well.
From one old phart to another.

[250 sav]

Glad your back and recovering, your an asset to this site. Look foward to seeing you with that elk.

[scoutlt1]

Great to see your post Wayne.

You are one tough sob, and so good to know that you are up and about!

M.

[Husky7mm]

Holy smokes Wayne, thats a crazy story. I am shocked someone like yourself with legs of steal, who hiked so much in the mountains would have any chance of a heart problem. Its really nice you’re back in the saddle again and its a triumphant story you shared. I wish you would have reached out earlier, a lot of members would have been eager to wish you encouragement and that heals as well.

Happy hunting Salty.

[Bugle M In]

Just glad to see you here again!!!!!
Thats rough.
I hope the worst is behind you and things getter better from here.
Only wish for you above good health is stick to a good diet.
You don’t need anymore plugged arteries.
Looking forward to some good threads from this coming season from you.
All the best Wayne.

[waserwolf]

Glad you are up n atem again Wayne.
Miss your Videos from way back.
My buddy and I still quote you....."this is what it's all about."

[Edzzed]

Yikes, scary stuff. As to heart surgery, My father went in for a 5 bypass. Of that they ended up doing 3 and were upbeat on 2 of them. My father got 15 years after that day. He did have a balloon put in 8 years or so later. On the death certificate, It was Liver cancer. Go figure....

[Gateholio]

Hunter1947

It's sure great to hear from you. We all missed you! I hope you are doing well.

[Squamch]

Glad to hear you're still kicking. Always appreciate your stories. If you were with your son in sooke, I'd have said hi, I've bought parts from him a couple times during that time frame!

[Gr8 white hunter]

Welcome to the Zipper club,I also became a member of the December 1st 2021.

[ditch]

Best Wishes for a Speedy Recovery!

[eagle eye]

Happy to see you back in action

[GEF]

There is just no quit in you Wayne ! Really good to see you back at it .Good Luck !

[digger dogger]

Good to see you posting Wayne!
Glad ur on the mend and shed hunting again.

[webley]

Glad you are better. Steve!

[hunter1947]

Thanks to the members on HBC for there encouraging words means a lot to me.

The cam picture of the 7x7 bull elk the time year and date is incorrect the batt went dead and I never reset the correct time and date,, this cam picture was taken one week ago this year 2022.


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[rocksteady]

Can't wait to see pics of you holding this beast when he is hard horned Wayne.. Good luck

[HarryToolips]

Some of the old members probably wonder what happened to me on the forum :roll: I had open heart surgery last sept 24 had 5 pugged arteries had to have 5 bypasses done in my heart as for a pig valve installed in my heart.
Had a pacemaker put in me as well its been a long up hill battle for me the past 11 months.

I was hunting solo in bow season for elk and I fainted woke up after a short time hit my head on the quad when I fainted used my xspot for help 2 hours went by no one showed.

I could only see out one eye about 20% because hitting the quad when I fainted caused my both eyes to close up.
I said to myself I have to get out of here after no show for two hours.

I drove out 40k on a windy gravel road at night with only 20% vision from one eye I almost got out to the highway and saw the ambulance and CO truck one K up the gravel road.

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/my_elk2.JPG

I lost the hunting season last year and almost lost my life I stayed at my sons home in Victoria to recover over the past 7 months come home in May this year.

I have worked very hard on my recovery the past 11 months believe me its been lots of ups and downs over the past 11 months .

I slowly got enough strength over 4 months to start working out and now I am to the point that I have 40% heart function from only having 20% after my operation..

Big thanks to KGH heart Foundation for saving my life..
Was May when I went out shed hunting for antlers slow but surely I covered ground in the mountains with my younger bother by my side after two months I had found
two matching sets of fresh elk sheds and 16 fresh singles.

In June I put out 12 trail cams and scouted for deer and elk ,,this is one elk this year I want this opener of bow ,,I have my self climber summit already anchored to a tree
in the big timber for opening season of bow..
Sounds like a scary experience, glad you're ok, and sorry to hear about your issues...I know from chatting with you and from your many posts you were up to that point very healthy and in fantastic shape, here's to hoping you continued recovery goes well...

[hunter1947]

Can't wait to see pics of you holding this beast when he is hard horned Wayne.. Good luck
Thanks buddy

[high horse Hal]

Having a passion helps keep us alive, looks like you won't let a little heart problem knock you down
Way to stay strong

you probably were a disco guy )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4j4tPE5J0g

[BigSlapper]

Continued good recovery Wayne!

[MB_Boy]

Good to see you back Wayne and wishing you well in your recovery and out in the hills this fall.

[Bugle M In]

Well Wayne, I would still like to meet up with you for an elk hunt.
Think we would have fun.
Plus some extra bodies to help you pack out your elk.
Cheers

[ramcam]

Glad to hear you are on the mend 47, keep at it!

[wildcatter]

My best to you Wayne, take care of your health now that you are on the mend!

[nature girl]

Ah Wayne
Great to see you back. Sorry to hear about your health problems.
I was wondering about you.

[4 point]

All the best Wayne. I have been there and it does get better over time.

[canucks6]

Your a badass. The passion for the outdoors is awesome.

[Modeltwelve]

Glad to see you back and I’ll be waiting to read your stories this season.

[jacksondog]

Wow Wayne glad to hear your on the road to recovery you tough old ******* hahaha. Goodluck this year.

[Ubertuber]

Nice to see you posting again Wayne. I wish the best health to you.

[Ltbullken]

Hang in there! Good to hear you're on the mend.

[Fosey]

Good to hear from you, always enjoyed your posts.

[boilerroom]

Wayne, I'm glad to hear that you're on the road to recovery. I've enjoyed your posts over the years, especially on shed hunting, and have missed your insights on this forum. I hope your recovery continues well - and it sounds like you are doing rehab in all the right ways.

kindest,
BR

[Knute]

Good to hear you're on the mend Wayne.

Take care, all the best...

[Geo.338]

Hey Wayne glad to hear you’re doing ok
here’s to a successful season !