% of hunters not using a harness
10-15-2008, 07:57 AM
#81
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Southern MD
Posts: 2,520
RE: % of hunters not using a harness
ORIGINAL: TX_Hoghunter
I have never sued anyone and don't plan on it. I have also had medical insurance my entire life.
I have never sued anyone and don't plan on it. I have also had medical insurance my entire life.
. Maybe they will make an "airbag vest" so that if people don't wear a safety harness the vest inflates before you hit the ground and cushions your fall LOL 
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10-15-2008, 08:07 AM
#83
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Caddo Mills, TX
Posts: 600
RE: % of hunters not using a harness
This is just one of the things that we will all have to agree to disagree on. No hard feelings on my part. Hope ya'll feel the same.
-john
P.S. If a squirrel falls from a tree and breaks his back its time to run that sucker down and put himin a pot. Not much better then properly cooked tree rat.....
-john
P.S. If a squirrel falls from a tree and breaks his back its time to run that sucker down and put himin a pot. Not much better then properly cooked tree rat.....
10-15-2008, 08:57 AM
#85
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 2,414
RE: % of hunters not using a harness
ORIGINAL: Bowtech 360
HAHA, wow, you just need to know how to make the landing soft. I think the dangers of wearing 1 outweigh the chances of not wearing 1.
HAHA, wow, you just need to know how to make the landing soft. I think the dangers of wearing 1 outweigh the chances of not wearing 1.
Could you please elaborate on this a bit. I'm not clear on what you were trying to say here
10-15-2008, 09:00 AM
#86
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Southeast, VA
Posts: 2,119
RE: % of hunters not using a harness
ORIGINAL: virginiashadow
I wear one 100 percent of the time. I am not scared of many things, but being paralyzed is one of them.
I wear one 100 percent of the time. I am not scared of many things, but being paralyzed is one of them.
However, there was a time when I never paid it any mind and if I remember correctly I had a couple of close calls then. Never again.
The harness systems on the market now are so easy to use, for those that don't use one......WHY NOT? Just curious.
10-15-2008, 09:08 AM
#87
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 2,414
RE: % of hunters not using a harness
TX Hoghunter. You have every right not to make that personal decision and i hope it works out for you and you family. I really do.
I used to not wear a seatbeltbut began wearing one the day my first daughter was born almost 18 years ago. As i said before i hunt from the ground on their request. I have made many more changes to my outlook on doing certain things because i want to personally be there for them in the ups and downs in their lives. Not just be there in theorm of an insurance check.
I hope one day you make a different decision but for now good luck and successfull hunting.
I used to not wear a seatbeltbut began wearing one the day my first daughter was born almost 18 years ago. As i said before i hunt from the ground on their request. I have made many more changes to my outlook on doing certain things because i want to personally be there for them in the ups and downs in their lives. Not just be there in theorm of an insurance check.
I hope one day you make a different decision but for now good luck and successfull hunting.
10-15-2008, 10:17 AM
#88
Fork Horn
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Posts: 206
RE: % of hunters not using a harness
It is a personal choice for every individual. No arguments from me on that.
I do wear a harness and it really isn't a big deal. Yes the ones you get when you buy a stand are a little cumbersome, but not impossible. How hard would it be to put it on and write on each strap, "left leg goes in here" etc.
The harness I use is a Hunters Safety System vest model. It was about $90 i think. It is real easy, buckles like a seat belt around each leg and has 2 or 3 buckles across the abdomen/chest.
Who ever said they can't pull their bow back with the harness on, they simply are not practicing enough, badreason for not wearing one in my opinion. yeah the strap might get in the way, but you can move it higher to allow for the range of motion needed -not too tough.
I shot a nice doe Oct 4th, wearing my harness, worked great! After I watched her disappear in the brush and after the adrenaline wore offfrom the shot, I tried to move my feetto sit down and stepped off the front of my climber. Now,I was able to steady myself before I fell off, but that was the closest I've come to falling in 15 years of hunting. I didn't end up needing the harness to keep me from falling, but looking back, I am glad I was wearing it as a back up.
Good luck to all this season!
I do wear a harness and it really isn't a big deal. Yes the ones you get when you buy a stand are a little cumbersome, but not impossible. How hard would it be to put it on and write on each strap, "left leg goes in here" etc.
The harness I use is a Hunters Safety System vest model. It was about $90 i think. It is real easy, buckles like a seat belt around each leg and has 2 or 3 buckles across the abdomen/chest.
Who ever said they can't pull their bow back with the harness on, they simply are not practicing enough, badreason for not wearing one in my opinion. yeah the strap might get in the way, but you can move it higher to allow for the range of motion needed -not too tough.
I shot a nice doe Oct 4th, wearing my harness, worked great! After I watched her disappear in the brush and after the adrenaline wore offfrom the shot, I tried to move my feetto sit down and stepped off the front of my climber. Now,I was able to steady myself before I fell off, but that was the closest I've come to falling in 15 years of hunting. I didn't end up needing the harness to keep me from falling, but looking back, I am glad I was wearing it as a back up.
Good luck to all this season!