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Re: Back in the Swamp.... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #8341496 02/13/25 09:26 PM 02/13/25 09:26 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota	Originally Posted by Swamp Wolf 1st check today after setting 10 traps (six 330s in channels, 1 snare, & three dam breaks with footholds) on a nuisance job yesterday. Been slow getting back going since b4 Christmas... Have had fluid drawn off both knees & steroids shots in both starting b4 Christmas. Been on-going knee problems for a couple years or longer. Doc finally decided to test the synovial fluid last week for evidence of gout. Positive confirmation for gout. Started some meds couple days ago. A little better today but still annoying pain with unsteadyness when walking....especially in mud and muck. And to top the knee problems, I had about 6 episodes of vertigo from last Friday thru last Monday. I'm not talking about just a little dizziness....these were full blown world spinning so fast around me I came close to passing out. Didn't know which way was up or down for a minute or two. Only got vomiting sick once, so that's a blessing. Anyway....it sux to get old and these issues pop up and put the brakes on the fun stuff. But, I always try to be positive. Many, many people have way more serious problems that me. I'm just glad I'm blessed with a great wife and sons that help ol hubby & dad out a little...lol. Never thought anything would slow me down getting in the woods.....hah...not true. Sorta sad when I realized this.. Stay tuned for a few more pics of my returning beaver work... Keep At it when you can! A Retired Game Warden like You Deserves a Great Retirement Prayers Swamp from Minnesnowta NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Back in the Swamp.... [Re: 330-Trapper] #8341515 02/13/25 09:38 PM 02/13/25 09:38 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 South Ga - Almost Florida Swamp Wolf OP trapper
Swamp Wolf OP trapper Joined: Apr 2009 South Ga - Almost Florida	Originally Posted by 330-Trapper Originally Posted by Swamp Wolf 1st check today after setting 10 traps (six 330s in channels, 1 snare, & three dam breaks with footholds) on a nuisance job yesterday. Been slow getting back going since b4 Christmas... Have had fluid drawn off both knees & steroids shots in both starting b4 Christmas. Been on-going knee problems for a couple years or longer. Doc finally decided to test the synovial fluid last week for evidence of gout. Positive confirmation for gout. Started some meds couple days ago. A little better today but still annoying pain with unsteadyness when walking....especially in mud and muck. And to top the knee problems, I had about 6 episodes of vertigo from last Friday thru last Monday. I'm not talking about just a little dizziness....these were full blown world spinning so fast around me I came close to passing out. Didn't know which way was up or down for a minute or two. Only got vomiting sick once, so that's a blessing. Anyway....it sux to get old and these issues pop up and put the brakes on the fun stuff. But, I always try to be positive. Many, many people have way more serious problems that me. I'm just glad I'm blessed with a great wife and sons that help ol hubby & dad out a little...lol. Never thought anything would slow me down getting in the woods.....hah...not true. Sorta sad when I realized this.. Stay tuned for a few more pics of my returning beaver work... Keep At it when you can! A Retired Game Warden like You Deserves a Great Retirement Prayers Swamp from Minnesnowta Thanks 330T! I'm gonna keep at it if I can. It ain't as much fun though when you're in pain every step...or worried about incredible dizziness. Thank God For Your Blessings! Never Half-Arse Anything! Resource Protection Service

Re: Back in the Swamp.... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #8341519 02/13/25 09:40 PM 02/13/25 09:40 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 South Ga - Almost Florida Swamp Wolf OP trapper
Swamp Wolf OP trapper Joined: Apr 2009 South Ga - Almost Florida	BruceT, You must have me confused with someone else. Last boat I was on was a state of Georgia jon boat by myself patrolling for fish traps on a local river....about 4 years ago...lol Thank God For Your Blessings! Never Half-Arse Anything! Resource Protection Service

Re: Back in the Swamp.... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #8341523 02/13/25 09:41 PM 02/13/25 09:41 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 South Ga - Almost Florida Swamp Wolf OP trapper
Swamp Wolf OP trapper Joined: Apr 2009 South Ga - Almost Florida	Savell, I should get drunk. After I sober...it might be fixed. Thank God For Your Blessings! Never Half-Arse Anything! Resource Protection Service

Re: Back in the Swamp.... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #8341534 02/13/25 09:49 PM 02/13/25 09:49 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Maine	Originally Posted by Swamp Wolf BruceT, You must have me confused with someone else. Last boat I was on was a state of Georgia jon boat by myself patrolling for fish traps on a local river....about 4 years ago...lol Thats not a boat your working on with the young guy who drinks so many energy drinks? NRA,NTA,MTA,FTA Proud member of NTA

Re: Back in the Swamp.... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #8341547 02/13/25 09:57 PM 02/13/25 09:57 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota	Swamp my Vertigo was bad until I started taking Ginger root 2 a day and This No Joke Wal mart brand it's been 5 years since Vertigo NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Back in the Swamp.... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #8341550 02/13/25 09:58 PM 02/13/25 09:58 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota	Don't try another ACTIVE ingredient Motion sickness pill NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Back in the Swamp.... [Re: ] #8341551 02/13/25 09:59 PM 02/13/25 09:59 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Maine	Originally Posted by Savell … that’s W’Dawg Bruce lol LOL....thought I was falling off my rocker NRA,NTA,MTA,FTA Proud member of NTA

Re: Back in the Swamp.... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #8341563 02/13/25 10:09 PM 02/13/25 10:09 PM
Joined: Jan 2025 Alaska FishingHoleFind trapper
FishingHoleFind trapper Joined: Jan 2025 Alaska	My mother would have on and off Vertigo and it was caused by an infection in one of her teeth. When was the last time you went to a dentist?

Re: Back in the Swamp.... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #8341626 02/13/25 11:27 PM 02/13/25 11:27 PM
Joined: Mar 2018 Pa. B Bigbrownie trapper
Bigbrownie trapper B Joined: Mar 2018 Pa.	With vertigo , I’m really hesitant anymore about crawling under my vehicles to change oil. I still do, but I have to get the frame up high enough so that I can lay on my left side, rather than my back. I can’t watch a train go by at a RR crossing, and make sure I don’t turn my head too far too quickly, and always try to see that my eyes are looking in the general direction my head is pointing. I’ve learned little things matter sometimes.

Re: Back in the Swamp.... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #8341634 02/13/25 11:37 PM 02/13/25 11:37 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 PA E elkaholic trapper
elkaholic trapper E Joined: Dec 2006 PA	I'll ask my wife about the maneuver she does on herself to get rid of vertigo when she get it. A doctor taught it to her when she got vertigo while working the ER one day. She says it's immediate when she does it. I remember her saying there's a sound that you'll hear if it works. Also make sure your blood sugar isn't dropping. I get vertigo when my sugar hits about 55-60. Last time I got it my wife checked my sugar while I was in the midst of it. It was 42. She looked at me and said "I can't believe you're still able to talk and tell me what's going on." Millions of trees die every year to print environmentalist publications

Re: Back in the Swamp.... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #8341716 02/14/25 05:57 AM 02/14/25 05:57 AM
Joined: Apr 2012 PA M marathonman trapper
marathonman trapper M Joined: Apr 2012 PA	Swamp if you’re like most of us it’s a pain to go see a doc.It could be a myriad of different things. Make an appointment with an established ENT doctor. Trust me a good one is worth every penny it might cost .

Re: Back in the Swamp.... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #8341738 02/14/25 07:25 AM 02/14/25 07:25 AM
Joined: Apr 2008 NE North Carolina V varmintshooter trapper
varmintshooter trapper V Joined: Apr 2008 NE North Carolina	Mr. Swamp, yer a retired GAGW, a professional trapper, and a Southern beaver trapper. When I saw that Wal Mart tater rake, I got vertigo. You have a reputation, get yerself a RAZORBACK tater rake and look like the pro.you are. VS PS, getting old aint fer sissys

Re: Back in the Swamp.... [Re: varmintshooter] #8341778 02/14/25 08:38 AM 02/14/25 08:38 AM
Joined: Apr 2009 South Ga - Almost Florida Swamp Wolf OP trapper
Swamp Wolf OP trapper Joined: Apr 2009 South Ga - Almost Florida	Originally Posted by varmintshooter Mr. Swamp, yer a retired GAGW, a professional trapper, and a Southern beaver trapper. When I saw that Wal Mart tater rake, I got vertigo. You have a reputation, get yerself a RAZORBACK tater rake and look like the pro.you are. VS PS, getting old aint fer sissys Ha! That tater is a couple steps up from a Walmart version...it's a Agri-Supply rake. Thank God For Your Blessings! Never Half-Arse Anything! Resource Protection Service

Re: Back in the Swamp.... [Re: marathonman] #8341781 02/14/25 08:42 AM 02/14/25 08:42 AM
Joined: Apr 2009 South Ga - Almost Florida Swamp Wolf OP trapper
Swamp Wolf OP trapper Joined: Apr 2009 South Ga - Almost Florida	Originally Posted by marathonman Swamp if you’re like most of us it’s a pain to go see a doc.It could be a myriad of different things. Make an appointment with an established ENT doctor. Trust me a good one is worth every penny it might cost . I have a dislike for any doctor visit. The local ENT doctor and I have some history. I issued him a citation for hunting turkeys over bait about 25 years ago. He had not forgot that last time I had any contact with him ...about 20 years ago. I'll have to find another ENT doctor....lol Thank God For Your Blessings! Never Half-Arse Anything! Resource Protection Service

Re: Back in the Swamp.... [Re: charles] #8341784 02/14/25 08:44 AM 02/14/25 08:44 AM
Joined: Apr 2009 South Ga - Almost Florida Swamp Wolf OP trapper
Swamp Wolf OP trapper Joined: Apr 2009 South Ga - Almost Florida	Originally Posted by charles You faked the out. They thought you were finished for the year. When do your beavers start biting their mates? Charles, These beavs are all hatter beavs, so a chewed up pelt brings as much as a perfect one. Also, I've caught bit beaver year-round. One caught in a trap will likely get a bite or three when another comes along. Thank God For Your Blessings! Never Half-Arse Anything! Resource Protection Service

Re: Back in the Swamp.... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #8341841 02/14/25 10:04 AM 02/14/25 10:04 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Alabama (Bama for short) 108 y... Jtrapper trapper
Jtrapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Alabama (Bama for short) 108 y...	Never knew we had so many medical professionals on here. lol Plus as an added bonus we learn there's as many grades of tater rakes as there are coon hide grades at the Canadian casino that went out of business for betting the house on mink hides. Not my circus, not my clowns.

Re: Back in the Swamp.... [Re: Jtrapper] #8342075 02/14/25 03:46 PM 02/14/25 03:46 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 South Ga - Almost Florida Swamp Wolf OP trapper
Swamp Wolf OP trapper Joined: Apr 2009 South Ga - Almost Florida	Originally Posted by Jtrapper Never knew we had so many medical professionals on here. lol Plus as an added bonus we learn there's as many grades of tater rakes as there are coon hide grades at the Canadian casino that went out of business for betting the house on mink hides. Ha! Jacks of all trades on Tman!!! Thank God For Your Blessings! Never Half-Arse Anything! Resource Protection Service

Re: Back in the Swamp.... [Re: Swamp Wolf] #8342078 02/14/25 03:51 PM 02/14/25 03:51 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 South Ga - Almost Florida Swamp Wolf OP trapper
Swamp Wolf OP trapper Joined: Apr 2009 South Ga - Almost Florida	Stumbled out a couple more and a buck otter today. A few pics of the main dam and the breaks at a couple of the set locations. Footholds are in trays on upstream side...attached to 9' rebar drowning rods. Thank God For Your Blessings! Never Half-Arse Anything! Resource Protection Service

Re: Back in the Swamp.... [Re: Bruce T] #8342093 02/14/25 04:22 PM 02/14/25 04:22 PM
Joined: May 2011 Oakland, MS yotetrapper30 trapper
yotetrapper30 trapper Joined: May 2011 Oakland, MS	Originally Posted by Bruce T Originally Posted by Swamp Wolf BruceT, You must have me confused with someone else. Last boat I was on was a state of Georgia jon boat by myself patrolling for fish traps on a local river....about 4 years ago...lol Thats not a boat your working on with the young guy who drinks so many energy drinks? How do you mix up a retired white game warden with a 20s-something black barge worker? LOL Proud Leader of Moosetrot's Squad

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