Don't wear a harness, more power to you, but you shouldn't be able to then take advantage of my tax dollars to supplement your medical care. If we can agree on that then you won't se me arguing for you to "lose your right" to make choices that can adversely affect your health and my tax dollars.
Wow, well said brucelanthier! I think this discussion goes beyond who's right and who's wrong. Those who seem surprised that Hoghunter is so adamantly opposed to simply wearing a safety harness are really just concerned for his safety, and the welfare of his family!! To me, that's what it boils down too IMHO. If we hunters didn't care aboutour fellow hunter and his loved ones, this thread would have been on Page 4 by now. For those of us who have made the commitment to ouselves and our families to do what we can to try and keep ourselves safer, it's difficult to understand why others won't make the same commitment.
I will add that using statements like "I can climb a tree like a squirrel" does nothing to prove to me that you will never fall from a tree. That's just nonsense! There are way too many "other" factors that can contribute to your falling, than just your biased opinion that you can climb like a squirrel.
I wish you continued safety in the woods Hoghunter. One of these days I'll tell you all about the day that I saw a squirrel fall from a tree. When hegot up, he had todrag his hind legs (broke back) to the nearest treeand try to climb it with only his front legs. Kind of sad!