ORIGINAL: turkeyhunter85
95% of hunters that i personally know and talk to don't use a safety harness. never seen or personally know any one that has ever fallen out of a tree. and common sence was meaning don't do any thing stupid while in the tree, like drinking in the tree stand(personnally have a friend like that)
Doesnt have anything to do with common sense. Its the fact that the machinery can fail. No body gets up in a stand and sits there while thinking to themselves " I think Im going to take a little joy fall for the heck of it". Negative. If more and more people die from tree stands without having a safety harness, I can only foresee the hunting laws changing. Just as being in a vehicle... you must wear your safety belt your you geta ticket. You know the saying... "Click it or ticket" lol