#1703511 - 01/02/10 05:04 PM
Re: Treestand Accidents & Mishaps
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Mag
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For years I didn't wear a belt or harness but started wearing my harness every time about 10 yrs ago.I found that it gave me alot more confidence while in the stand as far as getting up and moving around.While they may seem uncomfortable or inconvenient they sure as heck beat the alternative
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#1703530 - 01/02/10 05:14 PM
Re: Treestand Accidents & Mishaps
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51 pointer
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Registered: 10/03/09
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Loc: Tennessee
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I have definetly been close to disaster but I always wear my safety belt, I use my safety belt as a tool to let myself relax when I shoot, I actually lean out away from the tree and let the harness hold me...therefor I don't have to try and keep my balance standing upright in the stand, it took a while to be able to trust the safety belt
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#1703606 - 01/02/10 06:21 PM
Re: Treestand Accidents & Mishaps
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plinker22
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Loc: Mountians of East Tennessee
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I actually lean out away from the tree and let the harness hold me...
I do that too, when needed 51. But that is where you and stop in similarity. I don't even dream of bucks the size you SHOOT! 
Not to hijack, back on target.
No mishaps for me, but I had the typical prideful attitude of "I have way to good of balance to every fall from a stand". Then, three years ago my stand did a little 2" shift while I was standing off to one side. Had it not been for a small tree I was using for cover, I would have had screamed like a girl for 26 feet and cried like a baby after the 27th foot. Thankful, that little tree helped me to regain my balance.
Being the father to three young daughters, I vowed to myself that I would not climb another tree until I had a harness. HSS Pro vest was purchased that week.
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#1704728 - 01/03/10 11:58 AM
Re: Treestand Accidents & Mishaps
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Mike Belt
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Those who started deer hunting in the last 35 years or so probably no nothing of the old Baker stands. They were the only choice in climbers you had back then. They were death traps waiting to happen but I sure killed a world of deer out of them. The best use I've found for them now are for duck hunters who wade and hunt flooded timber with dogs. They are very lightweight and are great for hanging just above the water for the dogs to sit on keeping them out of the water.
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#1705231 - 01/03/10 05:43 PM
Re: Treestand Accidents & Mishaps
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DOC1187
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#1705588 - 01/03/10 08:25 PM
Re: Treestand Accidents & Mishaps
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Boone 58
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i had one of them and loved it...............
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#1705628 - 01/03/10 08:40 PM
Re: Treestand Accidents & Mishaps
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RKenney
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Registered: 03/15/08
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Loc: Maury Co.
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I don't do trees anymore. Accident waiting to happen, safety belt
or not. At my age, if I did fall with the safety belt, I don't
know if I could get back upon the stand or not (ha). I would
probably dangle there until they missed me at work (ha).
After I started hunting from the ground, I got more confident and
started killing my best bucks ever. It takes more setup prep, but
to me it has been worth it.
I also used the old Baker stand years ago and quit before too
long. It took too long for the scabs on my chest and arms to
heal.
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#1705659 - 01/03/10 08:48 PM
Re: Treestand Accidents & Mishaps
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dirtturner
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Registered: 03/26/08
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Loc: Tn, Lauderdale
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I never use straps. They wear out in a couple of years. I use chains and turnbuckles. Never had one fail yet and I have used them (hone-made and sto' bought) in all kinds of trees and weather.
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#1705764 - 01/03/10 09:49 PM
Re: Treestand Accidents & Mishaps
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TNDeerGuy
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Registered: 11/28/06
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About 5 years ago I was dismounting my Summit Viper after climbing down the tree and to this day I have no idea what happened - the top moved or the bottom moved and did a scissors action with me stuck in-between the two and me doing a flip out of the stand and landing flat on my back; luckily nothing happened except me wreching for my breath. I have always worn a harness, but now I'm attached to the tree before my feet leave the ground until they return to it. It may take an extra minute or so, but safety is worth it!
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#1706037 - 01/04/10 07:33 AM
Re: Treestand Accidents & Mishaps
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MUP
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In 1978 or 79 I had an accident at AEDC. I had been sick the night before the hunt and the morning of the hunt I just had to go. So, on an empty stomach, I poured some black coffee, and off I went. I climbed as far as I could in the tree (only 15 ft luckily) and settled in to hunt. I didn't even have a seat to sit in, let alone a safety harness. After a while I started feeling rough, then this little black dot formed out in the woods in front of me. It started getting closer and bigger...then I blacked out. I awakened at the base of the tree, with the bow underneath me, but the arrow had come un-nocked and was lying beside me, bent. (Old Game Getter arrows) My Dad heard me fall, and I remember him later saying that he thought that I had shot a deer when he heard the sound of me hitting the ground. When I came too, I only had breath to yell out "Dad"! He was about 300 or so yards away, and I could hear him coming down the tree hard to get to me. After getting me out of the woods and to the hospital, I was found to have a severely bruised kidney, and a fractured vertebrae in my back, to which I still have trouble with from time to time. Folks, let me tell you, now that safety enhancements have come as far as they have, don't neglect them, they could possibly save your life someday. I sometimes wonder, what would have happened if that arrow had not been thrown clear of me....
Edited by MUP (01/04/10 07:35 AM)
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