I Fell in a Hole While Packing Out My Buck in a Storm. This Old SOS Trick Saved Me

My phone was dead, my flashlight burned out, the storm set in, and no one knew where I was

By Kubie Brown – Outdoor Life

This is how people die. The thought came as I lay at the bottom of the canyon, staring up at the swirling snow. I tried to sit up, but the weight of the buck held me down, and when I tried rolling over, a devastating pain tore through my left leg.

Grunting, I unclipped my pack and rose unsteadily to my feet. The pain in my leg was savage, and sleet stung my eyes as I looked up the canyon walls. Then I glanced at my dead phone again. The quartered deer stuck out of my pack. The thought came again, but this time I said it out loud. CLICK HERE TO READ ENTIRE POST