Local pig hunt.
Went on a pig hunt near my home and I seriously almost died. I misjudged the amount of water to take with me and by the time I hiked out of the valley I started to get sick. I took Riki with me but could'nt find any piggies.
I'm gonna try again friday with alot more water.
I'm gonna try again friday with alot more water.
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Glad you're ok! ~
I've been sick for nearly all of February, swollen lymph glands, ulcerations on my fingers, high fever/low fever for 3 weeks, difficulty breathing etc. I was ordered to stop working and rest by my doc, who ran a battery of tests, but couldn't find what was wrong with me. He just figured my immune system crapped out on me and I caught a blood infection of some sort.
So yesterday, with my fever finally gone, I went in for another check ( I need them to clear me b4 I'm allowed back at work), and to have my fingers lanced as a couple of them were really swollen. I should have taken pictures, looked like I had zucchini finger or something. Well to make a long story short, looks like I caught Tularemia from those darn rabbits I was hunting this year. Apparently it's caused by a very potent bacteria that's even been studied for use in chemical weapons. Some strains are quite lethal apparently.
So for everyone thinking of tasty rabbit stew, do your research, and be careful!
Sorry to hi-jack your thread, Gen. Glad to hear you made it out okay! It's a good warning for me as there are those days when I get lazy and don't take as much water as I should!
Gen: Glad you made it back safely with only a red neck to remind you. Always want to stay hydrated, not to mention your doggies, too...
Take care everyone, and be well and safe!
You'll make it very hard if I have to have a Japan meet-up by myself
But glad that you are ok Shigeru san. Take care and recoupe soon.
Gen, water is definitely key! I am not sure if you read the thread about camping with the dogs, but I once made the mistake of only bringing 3 Nalgene bottles of water, expecting to be able to use mountain river water... only to find the river dried up from a severe drought. Luckily, we always bring a hand filter with us, and were able to filter some reservior water (which was still kind of sketchy, even filtered).
Shigeru, you make me glad I am a vegetarian! Hope you feel better soon.
I'm going back friday with my camelback, bottled water, and my emergency purifiers. Just baught a new gun so gotta test it out on a nice big piggie.
Oh, and Gen, if you could maybe clarify something for me... I am not a hunter (vegetarian, pretty much the opposite), but I know a few co-workers that hunt. They usually hunt during the colder seasons... they say this is because the animals (mostly deer and rabbit around here) are more active in the cooler weather. (which I think is fairly true) Are pigs more active in the warmer seasons, or is it warm all year, so you take what you can get?
In ca pigs are hunted year round as with many other parts of the US due to their distructive behavior. There are no limits on the number of pigs you can take also. All you need to buy is a pig tag and you can shoot as many as you can afford to buy pig tags. One problem in the heat is that the meat will spoil faster so once the pig is down I have to gut it and skinn it to cool it down.
San Diego mountains are hot in the summer, early fall, late spring, or during a santa ana. In the winter I have been out to where it was 26 degrees. Oh and it snows also. But soon as that typical high pressure sets in the temperature goes up regardless of the season.
I'm glad you guys are OK!