Has anyone else heard about him having a spinal stroke on his way to Alaska? That sucks, he is paralyzed from the chest down. Thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family!
sad, I enjoyed his shows... he's a total goof and nutball, but he's a fun to watch... best wishes to him and his fam!!!
I can't stand the man's show and don't care for his attitude at all.... but I wish him a full and speedy recovery.
That sucks, I enjoy Tred Barta and his show. He's like the TO of the hunting world. :D Hopefully he recovers, from what I read it sounds promising. EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado — Tred Barta had a trip to Alaska booked and ready to go when his leg went a little numb a couple of weeks ago. Now, he’s in a Denver hospital, waiting for a trip to a physical rehabilitation hospital. Barta, host of “The Best and Worst of Tred Barta” show on the Versus cable TV channel, suffered a spinal stroke a couple of weeks ago. It started while he was horseback riding near his place on Salt Creek near Eagle. He credits quick care by local doctors for getting him to Denver quickly. Since then, he’s been in a hospital room at Denver Health Medical Center, a room that now hold an elk skin blanket and one of Barta’s signature long bows. “He’s fine from the belly button up,” Barta’s wife, Anni, said. From the belly button down is a different story. Barta has feeling in his lower body, but can’t walk. He’s been accepted as a patient at Craig Hospital in Denver, one of the country’s leading facilities for helping people with spinal cord or brain injuries. Before getting to Denver, though, Barta spent some quality time with some of the Vail Valley’s doctors. He started at the Steadman Hawkins clinic in Vail, where Dr. Sanjitpal Gill suspected a pinched nerve and wrote a referral to Dr. Thomas Palic, a local chiropractor. A couple of days later, though, Barta started having serious pain in his lower body. The pain was bad enough that Barta had to stop on Interstate 70. A Colorado State Patrol officer took him to Palic’s office. After a couple of text messages between Palic and Gill, Palic drove Barta to the emergency room at Vail Valley Medical Center. An ambulance ride to Denver came later that day. While Barta’s still facing an unknown path and uncertain recovery, he said he’s grateful for the locals who helped him. He’s also thankful for his relatively new neighbors up Salt Creek. “Everybody’s called, neighbors are taking care of our horses and dogs,” Barta said. “I’ve gotten more than 200,000 e-mails, but the first flowers that came were from the Eagle Pharmacy.” Barta raises a lot of money for children’s charities every year, but said he’s been bowled over by the response he’s received from friends, fans and neighbors. “When you help an old lady across the street you don’t think anything about it,” he said. “When you’re the old lady, you do.” While Barta’s down at the moment, his TV career’s going to continue. Versus is going to document his rehabilitation, and both Barta and Anni said they expect it to go well. “With Tred, once he’s focused on something, there’s no stopping him,” Anni said.
I didn't start this thread for you to bash him or his show. I started this thread because one of our own, a hunter, is in a world of hurt! Thanks for the update JZ.
No, I am extremely sincere in my wishes for his recovery. You guys can write you like his show and you want him to get better but I can't write I don't like his show but I still want him to get better? This warrants bashing me? ..and I'm the one with the security issues??? Whatever guys.
It's frustrating, I'd agree. What happened to Tred I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy...sounds like a TERRIBLE situation to be in, and I hope he fully recovers and makes it back up into the mountains; BUT I certainly don't have to love his show and everything about him because of this. Tred seems like a great guy who makes boneheaded decisions afield and boasts about them later. Regardless, I sure hope he is back at it in no time. I'd say the most recent updates sound somewhat encouraging and the clinic he is going to is certainly the place to be to recover, I sure hope he can pull out of this one.
Christine, I agree with this post and your other one. Guy is kind of a moron. But I do not want harm for anyone. He has achieved a lot for bow hunting feats. You and I wish him well. BowHuntingFool, once you post you loose control of the thread. I don't think that anyone here wants harm to come to the man. Just voicing an opinion.
