Really dumb question
09-21-2007, 08:13 AM
#1
Giant Nontypical
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 5,716
Really dumb question
I found a tree that I really wanna hang a stand. Problem is, it's a walnut tree. Full of walnuts.
If a Walnut would fall from 40+ feet up, and whale me in the dome - would it knock me unconscious?
I thought about maybe using my hockey helmet for when I hunt that stand, but that would be borderline ridiculous. Or would it? I mean, those walnuts are bigger than golf balls. Hard as a brick too.
I mean, I've had acorns slap me senseless. A Walnut has to be bad.
Getting cranked by a falling Monkey Ball would probably be the gold standard, but a full-size walnut ranks right up there, in terms of pain and overall humiliation.
You'd just have to see this tree - it's PERFECT. Downwind of the entry point, lots of branches to climb on, no ivy, straight as a pole... Just LOADED with magnum-sized walnuts.
If a Walnut would fall from 40+ feet up, and whale me in the dome - would it knock me unconscious?
I thought about maybe using my hockey helmet for when I hunt that stand, but that would be borderline ridiculous. Or would it? I mean, those walnuts are bigger than golf balls. Hard as a brick too.
I mean, I've had acorns slap me senseless. A Walnut has to be bad.
Getting cranked by a falling Monkey Ball would probably be the gold standard, but a full-size walnut ranks right up there, in terms of pain and overall humiliation.
You'd just have to see this tree - it's PERFECT. Downwind of the entry point, lots of branches to climb on, no ivy, straight as a pole... Just LOADED with magnum-sized walnuts.
09-21-2007, 08:21 AM
#2
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
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RE: Really dumb question
Just wear the helmet.
Ever thought of one of them umbrellas?
If you're strapped in.....the fall won't kill ya....and it would make a great magazine read. Run with scissors! Sit there without a hat and SHAKE!
Ever thought of one of them umbrellas?
If you're strapped in.....the fall won't kill ya....and it would make a great magazine read. Run with scissors! Sit there without a hat and SHAKE!
..butno I doubt they'll knock ya out and most will miss ya! 
09-21-2007, 08:32 AM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: North East Texas
Posts: 3,925
RE: Really dumb question
Get up in there! Yea, someone might laugh if they see you in full camo and a helmet. But they will feel bad when they see the short bus come pick you up.
(it's just a joke people)
(it's just a joke people)