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Would y'all hunt in a lock on without a harness
Posted on 10/23/15 at 8:16 pm
Posted on 10/23/15 at 8:16 pm
Got invited to go bow hunting on an amazing block of land tomorrow. However all the stands are lockons. I do not have a harness because I bow hunt from ground blinds. Is it with the risk to hunt without one? I'm 6'5 and about 285 lbs so being 25 ft in a tree makes me a little nervous
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Posted on 10/23/15 at 8:20 pm to dpark
No, I did that when I was younger. I would climb my tree lounge 25-30 ft up a tree. I was lucky. I wouldn't get 10 ft off the ground without a safety harness now.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 8:23 pm to dpark
I do it but im not your size. I'm Purdy sure i'll catch hell for this post because I don't wear one but just never felt comfortable with a harness 
Posted on 10/23/15 at 8:26 pm to Nascar Fan
I hunt without one but I need to wear one, I have a good one just don't wear it.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 8:30 pm to JakeMik
No, go buy a cheap stand at Walmart and use the cheap harness that comes with it. Then return stand if you don't want it.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 8:44 pm to dpark
Why wouldn't you - at 25ft you would be lucky to survive a fall let alone ever walk again.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 8:44 pm to Bleeding purple
Im really surprised more guys don't use them. I use to hunt climbers when I was younger. I had a friend who fell out of a lock on and broke his back. Since that day and now that I have two boys at home it doesn't seem worth it.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 8:49 pm to dpark
I do, but don't like it. You can get a harness for pretty cheap at Wally World or Academy
Posted on 10/23/15 at 8:56 pm to Hammertime
I hate a damn harness, but rather be safe than sorry. Seen enough people fall out of stand in my life, it aint worth it bud. Just go buy it for the peace of mind.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 9:05 pm to dpark
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Would y'all hunt in a lock on without a harness
Hell no, absolutely not.
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amazing block of land
Nevermind. Git r done.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 9:05 pm to sonoma8
I didn't when I was younger. Started wearing one 3 years ago and wouldn't sit a lock on without it. I'll hunt ladder stand wout one though
Posted on 10/23/15 at 9:36 pm to dpark
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I had a friend who fell out of a lock on and broke his back
Wear a harness.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 9:41 pm to skuter
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No, I did that when I was younger. I would climb my tree lounge 25-30 ft up a tree.
I don't think people realize how high 30' is.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 10:11 pm to highcotton2
I don't go up any tree, lock-on or climber, without one. I love hunting and plan to do plenty of it for the rest of my life. Its just too simple of a thing to wear/use. I really don't even notice the thing on my body. HSS products are worth every penny.
I have my lock-ons rigged up with a 5/8" rope that's tied onto the tree at the base and above the stand. On that I have 3/8" rope slider in the prusik knot configuration. Slide the knot as I climb the sticks. When I get in the actual stand I connect to a big strap around the tree. protected from the ground to the stand and back down. Its a no brainer.
I have my lock-ons rigged up with a 5/8" rope that's tied onto the tree at the base and above the stand. On that I have 3/8" rope slider in the prusik knot configuration. Slide the knot as I climb the sticks. When I get in the actual stand I connect to a big strap around the tree. protected from the ground to the stand and back down. Its a no brainer.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 10:13 pm to dpark
I see you are in NELA - I am working on my duck blind / camp tomorrow...and doing work related stuff - you are more than welcome to borrow my harness for a day - I won't be able to deer hunt tomorrow.
let me know and we can meet up - I will be working and playing - Morehouse, Ouachita and Richland parishes then Lincoln. I'll start in Morehouse at 6:00am and work may way south then west.
let me know and we can meet up - I will be working and playing - Morehouse, Ouachita and Richland parishes then Lincoln. I'll start in Morehouse at 6:00am and work may way south then west.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 10:15 pm to RingLeader
Nope. Either use your pop up at the bottom of the tree or buy a harness.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:25 pm to dpark
Hell no.
Last year I paddled out to where my stand was. I walked into the woods, got to my stand and realized I didn't have my harness. I fashioned one out of the rope in my back pack. It really sucked because it was 5/8" rope and I had to sit on it all day. Now I put it on before I leave camp. If you put it on right, I don't even notice it's there (unless I have to piss)
Last year I paddled out to where my stand was. I walked into the woods, got to my stand and realized I didn't have my harness. I fashioned one out of the rope in my back pack. It really sucked because it was 5/8" rope and I had to sit on it all day. Now I put it on before I leave camp. If you put it on right, I don't even notice it's there (unless I have to piss)
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:34 pm to dpark
After having a child, my answer is no. I work in construction and wear a harness a few times a month inspecting jobsite projects that I manage. Going home the way I left it is one of my goals each day that I wake up. My family is too important to me and I'm too important to them to risk it.
Wake up an hour early and go by your nearest Wal-Mart before the hunt to pick up a harness. My grandpa always told me, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.".
Wake up an hour early and go by your nearest Wal-Mart before the hunt to pick up a harness. My grandpa always told me, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.".
Posted on 10/24/15 at 3:20 am to nelatf
Hell of an offer but already got one in my hands and heading to the woods. I appreciate it though, good group of guys on this board.
This post was edited on 10/24/15 at 7:39 am
Posted on 10/24/15 at 4:57 am to dpark
Once I got to the age I wa hanging my own stands I went and got one.
Now I wear it if I'm feeling sketchy about a set I hung
Now I wear it if I'm feeling sketchy about a set I hung
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