One of the other guys raised the question on making it illegal to hunt without one.

I simply don't wear one because I don't want to. That should be enough of a reason, but since I am sure it is not I guess its just in the way I was raised. I can climb a tree like a squirrel. Spent most of my young life up one. When someone at the lease wants to hang a new tree stand we will normally go out and scout for a tree. When they find one they think might work (remember they are mainly live oaks so nothing is straight) I climb the tree and check it out, if it looks good they throw me a rope and I pull the stand up and put it on the tree. I then get in the stand and if it sits good then I climb down and they then put the steps in the tree. I guess I am just comfortable in the foliage.

Granted I don't want to fall out and die, but if I do my family would be well taken care of. Now I think they would mourn my loss but life would go on.

-john