Tree stand fall
 

I was climing out of my stand this morning and slipped fell 10 feet. I am sore tonight luckily all I got is a few cuts. I have 2 safty belts I was trying to put one on to clime down but the next thing I knew I was on the ground. Has anyone else ever fell?

RE: Tree stand fall
 

Thank the lord you only got out with a few cuts and bruises.
You are lucky you did not break something.
I have not fell from a tree well not since I was 5 anyway<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
Please be careful in future.

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Glad to hear you are basically OK! I stepped off a treestand once, fell 16'. Luckily I did not get hurt at all. Guess I was a little excited about shooting a deer!<img src=icon_smile_blush.gif border=0 align=middle>
I slipped off of a stand once while wearing a waist belt. I was immediately upside down and pressed against the trunk of the tree so hard that it took me several minutes of struggling to get turned right side up again. I honestly think I would rather fall than go through that again!
Now I wear one of those seat o` the pants harness systems. They are nice. I am getting old enough now that I don`t think I would bounce very good anymore!

NRA,UBP,BASS Member
New Stanton,PA

RE: Tree stand fall
 

Glad to hear you are ok.

High Country Archery - &quot;Driven to greater heights...&quot;

RE: Tree stand fall
 

glad you can still go hunting and are ok, buckle up.

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GLAD TO HERE YOUR OKEY DOKEY

MAN I HOPE I NEVER FALL I AM TO BIG AND SINCE I PASSED 40 I THINK THE GROUND HAS GOTTEN HARDER.

HUNT ON HUNT HARD EAT WELL

TOMORROW IS OPENING DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Keep them on and secured to the tree when climbing, hunting and descending.

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bill glad you are all right, this year so far all of my stands are ground blinds so falling won't be an issue, I do have one tree stand on one piece of property I hunt, but I am saving that property for blackpowder because this one place I am bow hunting this season is full of deer, but he will only let me bow hunt so I will let the other place rest since I am the only one who hunts it.

The Tazman aka Martin Price
Founder and President of
Virginia Disabled Outdoorsmen Club

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Glad your alright. It's not the fall that gets ya, it's that sudden stop at the bottom! <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

-Mike