ORIGINAL: atlasman

There is no excuse even remotely close to being good enough not to wear a harness. I had a big fat juicy doe walking by me last year and when I went to draw my bow I couldn't because my arm was stuck in my harness. That never happened to me before so I wasn't expecting it and it resulted in some creative fumbling in the tree that day.......

Was I mad when it happened??.......you bet. BUT I was mad at myself for not realizing that if I turn and face the tree that could happen. Now I know better and set my rope up higher above my head......problem solved and most importantly I am safe. Problems with a harness are ones you can LIVE and learn from........problems without a harness are ones you don't. I can't think of anything I want to do less then spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair.

The part I never understood is why guys say that a harness slows them down too much so they don't wear one............What??? Gotta just be an excuse people make up because wearing a harness MAYBE makes my climb 1-2 minutes longer..............MAYBE. My life is worth way more then that. It is absolutely insane to risk your life over saving a 1 minute getting into your stand.

I'm glad you are gonna wear harness now..........I am from western ny and would hate to read about you in the outdoors section of the Sunday paper.


Be safe and good luck.