Ryan's first deer...for the hunting season

Ryan shot his first deer during muzzle loader season (black powder rifle). He was a nice 6 point and looked wide on pics we had of him...but when Ryan got him home to measure, he wasn't as wide as he had hoped...Oh well, we still have rifle season that opens in 2 weeks! Yeah!






For those of you that have not heard yet...Ryan broke his leg on October 28th. He was taking the girls to school in the morning and missed the last 2 steps on our porch. When he fell his left foot went over and his right knee landed above the left ankle, breaking the fibula bone. We went to a doctor in Fairview, only to have his ankle pushed on in the spots and asked to stand. No xrays were taken, we were told he had a spranged ankle and that he should wear his cowboy boots or lace up boots while he walked. Elevate it when he could and take some IBrofen for the swelling. We worked cattle the next day and he hunted the two evenings. We he woke Friday is leg looked terrible and ached even more. We went to the Urgent Care Center in Enid, where the first thing the nurse did was take him to get his foot xrayed. The first thing the doctor told him when she came in the door is. "Well it's broke, but I think you two knew that." Then we were set up an appt with an ortho doctor, which gave him a walking cast.

Needless to say, Ryan is very lucky that he did not need surgery. We are so frustrated with the Fairview Clinic right now, and I have not been to visit with them yet, but I intend to visit as soon as I know I can do it calmly. We are headed to the ortho to get a check up and make sure his bone is healing correctly.