To many tree stand accidents!

[customcrester]

I am hearing about way too many tree stand accidents this year so far,most have ended in death.No animal is worth getting hurt over and your family is WAY more important.Please everyone wear your safety harness or hunt off the ground and be able to go home and see your family again!!!

[jax]

Were the accident victims wearing safet harnesses?

[rraming]

Linesman belt! Most guys fall before they get the harness attached to the tree

[customcrester]

No one was wearing harnesses or linemen belts. I have heard of half dozen accidents so far.In this day and age why are hunters not wearing these things?When i used to hunt from trees i did some STUPID things and lived to tell about it some how.I now only hunt from the ground and the number of accidents from tree stand i hear about every year are going up,why?We have the best safety gear we have ever had!I don't understand why?

[customcrester]

I have heard of two in Pa this week alone.

[bowz]

I have a customer who is a Surgeon who says if we knew how many people fell in home made or cheap stands and screw in steps we would never use them. He also named a couple box stores selling really cheap stands...Greg