Tonight I saw just how quick a dog could die a horrible death. My female had treed and I farted around and let it get away. After trying to find it again to no avail I called her off. She followed me on and I got back to the artic cat and I moved on. I went about 400 yds and soon as I cut it off I hear her raising absolute hell. I thought she was in a trap even though trapping season isn't in. She was about 200 yds from me.
I got there and obviously she had stood up on two trees about 8" in diameter that had grown so close that when she slipped down it pinched her front leg between them and she was hung as tight as if you had driven her leg in there. Of course there was no prying the trees apart and I had to pick her up after wrapping her head up in my coat so she couldn't bite me and cradle her in one arm while holding one side of her leg close to the tree and snatching while holding her foot with the other. Of course that hurt the hell out of her but it was the only way to get her out. She was one happy bitch when she realized she was out.
I got there and obviously she had stood up on two trees about 8" in diameter that had grown so close that when she slipped down it pinched her front leg between them and she was hung as tight as if you had driven her leg in there. Of course there was no prying the trees apart and I had to pick her up after wrapping her head up in my coat so she couldn't bite me and cradle her in one arm while holding one side of her leg close to the tree and snatching while holding her foot with the other. Of course that hurt the hell out of her but it was the only way to get her out. She was one happy bitch when she realized she was out.