Deer Hunting Can Be Dangerous To Your Health
August 18, 2007
Researchers reporting in American Journal of Cardiology have found that deer hunting can be a dangerous endeavors for middle age men especially those who are already experiencing some heart issues. Researches followed 25 middle age deer hunters and found the activities associated with deer hunting; walking over rough ground, shooting, and dragging the animal out of the woods caused a significant rise in the subjects heart rates. Many of these rises were greater then any achieved during treadmill stress tests.
The combination of physical exertion, adrenaline rush and the stress of rough terrain and cold weather may explain the “excessive cardiac demands” seen with hunting, according to Haapaniemi’s team.
What’s more, they point out, most of the men in the study were taking part in an exercise program to treat their heart disease, or were regularly physically active. Hunting could be an even greater strain on the heart in men who are usually sedentary, the researchers note.
I think anyone that has been hunting for a while probably has knowledge of at least one person that has had a heart attack while hunting or other significant cardiac issue. People need to know their limits and should actively prepare for the upcoming season by getting some exercise. I know the guys I hunt with we help each other get deer out of the woods so no one has the strain of doing it all themselves. Now is the time to start preparing because the season will be here before we know it and we certainly don’t want to be a statistic.
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Wow, you and I picked up the exact same article and each wrote a post about it. I don’t think this sort of thing can be mentioned too much. People need to know their limits and what they bodies and health will allow them to do.
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