Every year we talk about this ……

[TIGGREM2]

Wear your dang harness while up in a tree ! Had a friend of mine get lifeflighted yesterday due to falling from a treestand approximately 15 ft ! Had surgery today and it went well ! Please pray for a speedy recovery for him !

 

[Deer Assassin]

Prayers sent

 

[cbhunter]

Prayers bud

 

[GumbyGuy]

Had one die several years ago, my wife made me swear to never use a climber again afterwards. Hunt in ladder stand or on the ground.

 

[Mr.Bro]

Prayers sent.

 

[Gravey]

Always hook in from the moment your feet leave the ground until they touch it again. Prayers for your friend.

 

[Wrangler95]

Prayers for him!!

 

[DoubleRidge]

Thanks for the reminder. Prayers sent for your friend.

 

[sharpshooter]

Prayers sent.

 

[Lt.Dan]

Had a friend fall, got his arrow through his lung. Barley survived.

 

[Texan11285]

Prayers for a speedy recovery.

 

[Mag]

How many of us use a harness in a ladder stand as well? I do.

 

[timberjack86]

Prayers sent!

 

[killingtime 41]

I never use to wear one for probably 25 years.also nobody ever heard of one back then. I do now though and have for several years. Wonder if anyone has been killed because they used a harness. I've heard stories of people getting hung upside down and dying. But never looked into it.

 

[Snake]

I know they are aggravating but think of the consequences....I've fell a couple times but the Lord watched over me . One I was hanging a stand and the other a step pulled loose . I believe I broke my ankle but never went to the doctor....it flares up still and that's been close to 20 years . Hunted on crutches I rented in Pulaski a day or two .

 

[double browtine]

Prayers sent for your friend

 

[30-06 type of guy]

Yep. I was Climbing up last Friday morning and my 3rd stick turned on me. I didn't have it strapped tight. Slid about half way back down the tree. Thought i was gone til my line finally caught.

 

[Iglow]

How many of us use a harness in a ladder stand as well? I do.

I use a climbing harness or a saddle every time I leave the ground period, if I cant I dont climb.

 

[Rabbitkil]

With the comfort of rock climbing harnesses and a tether I don't understand why people are so hesitant to use one

Also if you hunt alone or in areas where people may not know where you are hunting I highly suggest a rock climbing harness with a short tether over a traditional harness it they turn you towards the tree instead of away if you fall

Also make sure if you are in a area you have cell coverage make sure your phone is somewhere you can actually access if god forbid you do fall