Message #477583

[KevinN]

So it was a mess...nothing worked the way it was suppose to.

The hogs were there initially but we must have got busted...as we closed...we were waiting for my older bulldog cross (more or less a RCD/really rough hunting dog) to wind...well he never winded in the direction of the pen but he seemed to be winding more to the east. We got within 100 or so and I told Blake I was just gonna let him go. Well.. The original plan was to let Emmett (my young CD) go at the same time I let Zeus go...I told my brother " don't let him go " and apparently he didn't hear me clearly.

Anyway, those 2 flew straight east. We kept walking... Hit the fence around the pen and of course...nothing there. At that exact moment I heard the fight. Looked at my garmin...Zeus and Emmett out 550.

Me and a couple boys took off that way...Zeus had split off and went north...we found Emmett.

In the light I saw his eyes first...moving very slowly...I knew it wasn't good. He was cut up bad. Has been engaged (caught on one hog) and got t-boned and rear ended by another. Life threatening cut was in his gut..low near his pride. I didn't have a vest on him but I don't think it would have mattered if I did.

We've never ran into a monster out there...never even saw a hog better than 150 but there was one tonite. Got him in the spotlight initially. He was a monster.

I cleaned Emmett up...sprayed his cuts...stapled him. On antibiotics and pain/anti-inflamatorys. Will keep the hydrotherapy and antibiotics/pain and swelling meds going. Just a waiting game now.

Some mistakes were made...don't think I'd feel any better if I tried to rationalize anything.

Really just rambling now. Vest or no vest...hell... It can go either way no matter what but I won't run without one again....gut cut or not.