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Offline Huntrdfk

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Saved By My Harness!!!
« on: December 03, 2011, 06:51:00 PM »
We have all heard it a hundred times, wear your harness while hunting off the ground.  Well, I am here to tell you, I have worn them since I started bowhunting from trees 22 years ago, and tonight I am glad I did.  

I was sitting down about 14 feet off the ground, I went to stand up, heard a pop and found my self dangling from the tree in my SOP harness. I was lucky, I was hanging right near my climbing sticks and was able to get to them rather easily, but it scared the crap out of me. In checking the stand the cable on the right side of the stand snapped and the stand flipped out from under me.

Please wear your harnesses.......

David
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Re: Saved By My Harness!!!
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2011, 06:53:00 PM »
Glad you weren't hurt. I hate hearing stories about people who fell from a stand because they weren't wearing a harness.
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Re: Saved By My Harness!!!
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2011, 06:54:00 PM »
Close call...good that you are OK. I have more anxiety now with my son hunting . I Always remind him to use it correctly. Just showed him your post.
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Re: Saved By My Harness!!!
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2011, 06:58:00 PM »
That is scary bud! Thank God you weren't hurt. SOP are great harnesses.
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Re: Saved By My Harness!!!
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2011, 07:01:00 PM »
Thank you Dave for being smart!
There is enough grief in the world without losing you, too!

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Re: Saved By My Harness!!!
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2011, 07:03:00 PM »
I'm glad you weren't hurt.
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Re: Saved By My Harness!!!
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2011, 07:04:00 PM »
The older I get, and the more of these stories I read, the happier I am with my Waldrop Pacseat!!

Glad you weren't hurt Dave!!!
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Re: Saved By My Harness!!!
« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2011, 07:06:00 PM »
Glad to hear you came out OK. They are a life saver for sure. Did any of your gear hit the ground?
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Re: Saved By My Harness!!!
« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2011, 07:11:00 PM »
Sure glad to know that you are an intelligent hunter!  And so happy to hear that you are fine.  
Listen up people - learn the easy way - it can happen to anyone, anytime you climb a tree.  Follow David's excellent example!!  :thumbsup:
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Re: Saved By My Harness!!!
« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2011, 07:13:00 PM »
I never get into a tree without a harness.Glad your ok.
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Re: Saved By My Harness!!!
« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2011, 07:14:00 PM »
Thank the Lord you are ok and thank you for the reminder to the tree stand hunters. Good for you for wearing it.
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Re: Saved By My Harness!!!
« Reply #11 on: December 03, 2011, 07:23:00 PM »
Glad you're alright after the mishap. I had the same thing happen to me a few years ago, but the left cable held the stand until I could get off. Scarey as heck. Your family also thanks you for showing your consideration toward them. So do the rest of us here. Let's all be safe out there.
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Re: Saved By My Harness!!!
« Reply #12 on: December 03, 2011, 07:24:00 PM »
Glad your Okay, that's the very reason I use Loc-On Spirit stands. No cables to break, never did trust stands with cables holding the platform.
Really glad things turned out for the best.
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Re: Saved By My Harness!!!
« Reply #13 on: December 03, 2011, 07:27:00 PM »
Glad you are OK! Tie in while off the ground for sure.

Bisch
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Re: Saved By My Harness!!!
« Reply #14 on: December 03, 2011, 07:27:00 PM »
David, glad you are smart and OK.

People often think others fall from clumsiness.  Its not always the case as in with David's experience. tree stand mishaps can happen.
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Re: Saved By My Harness!!!
« Reply #15 on: December 03, 2011, 07:28:00 PM »
Glad your OK
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Re: Saved By My Harness!!!
« Reply #16 on: December 03, 2011, 07:30:00 PM »
Glad you're okay buddy!! So Dave.....tell us more about the actual fall, since hopefully we'll never have to go thru it. Did the break away tether work? Were you on a lifeline, or just a strap around  the tree? Give us details.
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Re: Saved By My Harness!!!
« Reply #17 on: December 03, 2011, 07:52:00 PM »
Another saved from injury by his harness!    :clapper:     :pray:   Mine save me from a nasty fall several years ago. I had just started down when a bolt broke on the seat climber and I fell out backward. My tether had very little slack and the harness caught me after only falling but about 18 inches. I was able to regain the main platform without any bodily harm.
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Re: Saved By My Harness!!!
« Reply #18 on: December 03, 2011, 08:06:00 PM »
Cool!
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Re: Saved By My Harness!!!
« Reply #19 on: December 03, 2011, 08:10:00 PM »
Glad to hear your okay!  Glad you wear it...I will never hunt off the ground without mine!

Great friend of mine is a paraplegic from a treestand fall....trust me you want to be tied in at all times!

Going to get a line that allows you to hook in at the bottom of the tree and never be without it while climbing.

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