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How many of y'all......
#3635556
10/05/12 08:33 PM
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Novemberyet
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THF Trophy Hunter
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Use a safety harness/vest when hunting from a tree stand?
This will my first year with one (long time tree stand user). Had a friend shatter one ankle and tear the other one up pretty dern bad hanging a stand last month.
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Re: How many of y'all......
[Re: Novemberyet]
#3635570
10/05/12 08:39 PM
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MBrown
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Tracker
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Always....I would not hunt without it
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Re: How many of y'all......
[Re: MBrown]
#3635607
10/05/12 08:58 PM
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HoosierDaddy3
Woodsman
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Woodsman
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Always always...the only thing dying in the woods should be the prey.
I'd be a vegitarian too if bacon grew on trees.
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Re: How many of y'all......
[Re: MBrown]
#3635790
10/05/12 10:41 PM
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dlrz71
THF Celebrity
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THF Celebrity
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Always....I would not hunt without it
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Re: How many of y'all......
[Re: MBrown]
#3635806
10/05/12 10:52 PM
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txshntr
T-Rex Arms
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T-Rex Arms
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Always....I would not hunt without it
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Re: How many of y'all......
[Re: txshntr]
#3635825
10/05/12 11:01 PM
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scot
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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I had bad hunting mentors... Haven't ever hunted with one.
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Re: How many of y'all......
[Re: scot]
#3635829
10/05/12 11:07 PM
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Novemberyet
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THF Trophy Hunter
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A safety harness may be one of the true, "sponsored" items that are important that are pushed by big companies.
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Re: How many of y'all......
[Re: dlrz71]
#3635919
10/06/12 12:02 AM
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jshouse
THF Trophy Hunter
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Always....I would not hunt without it
If I send my neighbors a text and ask them to give me feedback on my lawn and plant rye into a giant dong pattern, I'm probably going to get some less than positive feedback. Same goes here.
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Re: How many of y'all......
[Re: MBrown]
#3636076
10/06/12 01:31 AM
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quackaholic1
Extreme Tracker
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Extreme Tracker
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Always....I would not hunt without it
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Re: How many of y'all......
[Re: quackaholic1]
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10/06/12 02:44 AM
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Posts: 482
coachmas
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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I gotten to my lease ( 15 min from home) got out to walk to stand and figured out I didn't have my harness. I went back home and didn't hunt. I knew I had deer coming in early and couldn't get back in time without spooking them. Made a promise to my wife years ago to always use one and I won't hunt in a tree stand without it.
Coach
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Re: How many of y'all......
[Re: coachmas]
#3636501
10/06/12 04:53 AM
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Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 324
Texas Bowhunter
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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I gotten to my lease ( 15 min from home) got out to walk to stand and figured out I didn't have my harness. I went back home and didn't hunt. I knew I had deer coming in early and couldn't get back in time without spooking them. Made a promise to my wife years ago to always use one and I won't hunt in a tree stand without it.
Coach Great rule
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Re: How many of y'all......
[Re: Texas Bowhunter]
#3636566
10/06/12 06:12 AM
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bumper
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Here's a reason you should always wear one. My dad last year he is around the age of 50. Well he was climbing in his stand one morning, and he didn't have a harness with him. He was very weary about climbing without it but he did it anyway. (bad choice on him) Anyways my dads stand is about 13-15ft i believe i am not to sure. He fell out of the stand that morning. Landing on some rocks, broke an arm, and 2 ribs. He is lucky it wasnt any worse then what it already was. Also very lucky that a fellow lease member strolled right by him, and heard the yells. It was not a good day at all. We also carry walkie talkies. Had to lift him in the truck and we put him in the back while i road with him. We hunt in burnet. ALWAYS take a harness and ALWAYS make sure you are safe. My dad was lucky but took a year to get back to normal. I dont think he will be climbing a stand this year.
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Re: How many of y'all......
[Re: bumper]
#3636615
10/06/12 09:46 AM
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JThoele
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Shame on me, but I don't wear one. I hunt from a two man ladder stand. If I used a climbing stand I would. Both could be potentially as dangerous I suppose.
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Re: How many of y'all......
[Re: JThoele]
#3636644
10/06/12 11:24 AM
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MudEngineer
Woodsman
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Woodsman
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We use hang on stands and for years I never used a safety harness, but after my boys started bowhunting I bought us all one and would never hunt without one, it's not worth it to not have one!
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Re: How many of y'all......
[Re: MudEngineer]
#3636669
10/06/12 11:53 AM
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Novemberyet
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I didn't even hunt my tree stand this morning because I couldn't hook everything up in the dark. I'm going to make it a rule from here on out. It's really not worth the risk. Y'all stay safe.
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Re: How many of y'all......
[Re: Novemberyet]
#3638743
10/07/12 03:11 PM
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Burk
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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My dad took a fall two years ago out of a 17' ladder stand that nearly left him for dead.still has major issues with his leg today. I will not climb above 10' without a harness attached all the way up. He was on his way in the stand which is where research says most falls happen, coming either in or out of the stand. Many are no longer attached to the tree at this point. I have a little boy that I want to make it home to, so ill play it safe.
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Re: How many of y'all......
[Re: Burk]
#3639077
10/07/12 05:22 PM
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Gummi Bear
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I didn't wear one for a long time, but have for the last year or so.
Too many horror stories about falls, and Mrs Gummi said she won't change my diapers if I do fall.
She got me a really nice Gorilla G30 and a Fall Guy for Christmas last year.
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately...”
Henry David Thoreau
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Re: How many of y'all......
[Re: Gummi Bear]
#3643539
10/09/12 01:42 AM
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basehitchamp
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Woodsman
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always...had a guy at work fall and cut his leg w/ broadhead...53 stiches later...
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Re: How many of y'all......
[Re: basehitchamp]
#3643896
10/09/12 03:04 AM
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JonB
Light Foot
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Light Foot
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I never do. We're hunting, being manly. Why would you lessen the testosterone by adding some BS safety device?
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Re: How many of y'all......
[Re: JonB]
#3644458
10/09/12 01:16 PM
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SPITFIRE125
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I see it as extremly selfish to hunt without one, i have done it many times but now that i have a little girl and a baby on the way i see things very differently.
Clay
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Re: How many of y'all......
[Re: SPITFIRE125]
#3644536
10/09/12 01:49 PM
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FoxTrot
THF Trophy Hunter
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I always wear mine. I invested in a TreeSpyder last year and I wont leave home without it. The guy that I hunt with in Illinois fell 3 years ago from 25ft up. He walked(limped) away with just a sprained ankle. He is very lucky to be alive. However, I do not strap in on the way up or down, and I am not real sure how I could do this on the couple of trees that I hunt(they are 25'-30' in diameter).
Funny story...I was talking to my wife Sunday when I got home and I showed her my bow and said look hunny, This is a device used to take a life in the woods. I then picked up my harness and showed it to her and said look hunny, this is a device used to save lives in the woods.
I avoid Dick's and hope they fold.
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Re: How many of y'all......
[Re: FoxTrot]
#3645828
10/09/12 09:55 PM
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Booner1
Veteran Tracker
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Wouldn't climb into my ladder stand without a harness!
Born to hunt and fish.
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Re: How many of y'all......
[Re: Booner1]
#3646578
10/10/12 02:12 AM
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rtp
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When I first started bowhunting as a teenager nobody talked of safety harnesses. I simply would climb a tree and stand in a suitable fork waiting for a shot opportunity. One day after standing in that fork for about an hour, it gave way and down I went. I had an arrow nocked but was luckily able to toss it away as I was going down. I landed on my back and it really stunned me to say the least. No damage done but it was quite the learning experience. I havent climbed a tree to hunt since, Im a big fan of the popup blind for many reasons, but if I did I can assure you, I would never go up a tree without a harness on. Let's say you fall and get lucky and only break a leg or arm or wrist, you are still going to have your life impacted for a time period that could have been easily prevented. Wear those harnesses folks. There is nothing to be gained by not.
Let'em grow old
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Re: How many of y'all......
[Re: Novemberyet]
#3646612
10/10/12 02:18 AM
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Freeman
Woodsman
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Woodsman
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every time I climb the stand.
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Re: How many of y'all......
[Re: Freeman]
#3647408
10/10/12 01:22 PM
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passthru
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Never use one. If I buy a climber I will but not for ladder stands.
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