Been working on traps this last week. Late yesterday a day after got my DPs dipped pink. Wasn't feeling like calling it a day. So started going threw coyote traps I dyed and wax earlier in week. Clean wax off dogs and pan notch check night latch. Check tags sort #2 in one tote 1 3/4 in another tote.
So I got dog and pan notch scrapped on #2 Bridger. Got it set full trigger going to drop pan into night latch. Left hand is under the loose jaw thumb on pan. Right hand also under trap with right thumb on top lever. No idea how many times over years I have held traps this way.
Okay instead of click into night latch. I get pop trap fires. Not a first time thing. What was first time thing? Trap jumped so lever put the tip of my thumb right in corner as jaws closed.... Not good spot to have your finger go especially with no glove on. Now I'm holding trap in my left hand looking at end of my thumb missing on my right hand. I drive my self to ER to get wound checked cleaned. I can't do myself knew better than not get it looked at.
This sucks when most my guns have thumb safety.

I took this picture right after I quit swearing.



Doctor put the green band on to stop bleeding. Looks like kind might use on bull calf.



This could probably have6í been avoided with proper PPE and safety labels LMAO Nurse doing paperwork actually ask me if I intended to hold someone else responsible. I know she meant for insurance bill. Still First time in my life ever been ask that.

Mac

Isn't there some rule about posting none target catches?

I did that exact same thing a few years ago, but on the other side of the same thumb

That piece of thumb will catch mice

Ouch!!

If I waited until I quit swearing there would never be a picture.

Yikes. Had feeder house plug on the combine other night. Shut down and was pulling the belt backwards to unplug and got my pinky tip just a tik into the pulley. No harm but I believe a couple mm’s more It would look like that if not taken her clean off at the first knuckle. Slow down, and be safe out there.

Thats going to leave a mark...lol

nice!!

skinned the sides of my thumb with a Bridger#3 lever, and it pushed plenty of dirt into the cuts. Took a while to clean it out.
Then sliced the other thumb in half with something in the creek mud while setting for beaver.

still haven't regained full use of either)))

Ouch!!! I've had my thumbs deep in #3's and it isn't no fun.

Wow, I bet that felt Good?

Looks great Mac,must have stung a bit.
Tatiana keep your toes away from that badger he might nip one off.

Trap needs adjustment. Wasn't a full pad catch.

there are no traps in the pictures, and no animals in traps, so it's just mild PG13 material. The internet has long become desensitized to human gore, especially now with all the fresh torture footage and high-res FPV drone videos of boys going poof. The woke furry sentimental crowd doesn't care about damage to humans and seems to be aroused mostly by images of live wolves/foxes/raccoons/bobcats in legholds

Little neosporin and a bandaid and you won’t even know it happened in a couple days…

I did this 2 years ago in a MB 750. Still don’t understand what I did!


Went to urgent care and they sent me to ER. X-rays showed tip of finger was broken! After sitting in ER for 5 hours, a doctor saw me and asked how long I’d been waiting. 5 hours! He took me into the back and checked my finger out and put a splint on it.

I took the whole nail off down to the bone and it took 4 months to heal, 9 months until has sufficient nail! Still the tip is numb after all this time!

LMAO! Andar did too!!!!

Moosetrot

I had a similar looking injury when I got the end of my ring finger in my fleshing wheel. It took awhile but it grew back and looks normal.

That will be tender a long time. I bet you won't do it again LMAO.

Danny..
I was going to just text you the photos. Then though really is something everyone should see can happen. Share the experience more like public service announcement. Lmao.. Remember when OutDoor Life Magazine had this happened to me?? Maybe they still do?? Think one last ones I saw was all guys in bicycle shorts and bird watchers??
So Yeah it do tingle just a bit though I have had way worse. I almost tossed the 1/4 inch thick nickel size chuck of myself in trash. Then remember could be used along with my bloody towel. To train the cadaver search dogs, they happily took chunks of me in past. I didnt tell the wife that stuff is in the refrigerator.. Guy gotta contribute to the good where can.

Mac