RE: inclement weather while in stands..
ONE YEAR IT WAS SO WINDY I HAD TO COME DOWN FROM MY TREESTAND 15MIN OF FEELING THE TREE WAS GOING TO SHOOT ME OUTLIKE IT WAS A SLING SHOT.. THAT WAS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON SO I SAT AT THE BASE OF THE TREE THINKING SHOULD I STAY OR GO,THE WIND DIED DOWN SO I WENT BACK UP ,NO SOONER I GOT IN THERE HERE WE GO AGAIN ,BACK DOWN AGAIN ,BUY THAT TIME MYBE 45 MIN.TILL DARK IT ENDED UP DYING DOWN AGAIN FOR GOOD BACK UP THE TREE STAND AGAIN NO SOONER I GET BACK IN THERE HERE COMES MR.8PT, I TOOK A SHOT (HIT THAT MYSTERYBRANCH )MISS THE DEER BUT IT WAS WORTH STAYING AFTER ALL THT FUSTRATION....