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Safety Reminder
Posted on 11/29/14 at 8:09 pm
Posted on 11/29/14 at 8:09 pm
Just a reminder to be careful in the woods. My oldest son's friend, an experienced hunter at age 20, fell out of his climber this afternoon and crushed his C7 vertebrae. The doctor apparently said it was a complete miracle that he wasn't at least partially paralyzed. Yeah, the harness is a pain in the rear, but it's still the right thing to do to use it. So thankful his friend will apparently be ok.
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Posted on 11/29/14 at 8:14 pm to Icansee4miles
Always have one or two every year. Hope he recovers well.
Stay safe out there.
Stay safe out there.
Posted on 11/29/14 at 8:22 pm to Nodust
yep it happens...no matter how careful you are it can happen. I always tell the story of my buddy a couple years ago who fell 30ft and broke his leg which ultimately led to amputation. Can happen to anyone
Posted on 11/29/14 at 8:30 pm to oleyeller
Yep alot of people have a story, when I was a kid paw fell out of a climber.. Eventually he passed from injuries.
Always best to play it safe when in the woods
Always best to play it safe when in the woods
Posted on 11/29/14 at 8:52 pm to Icansee4miles
Started wearing a harness this year. Second day of bow season I tripped on the ladder when I was 10 feet up. I was thankful for the equipment. Even though it would not likely be fatal, I cant risk broken bones.
Posted on 11/29/14 at 8:55 pm to Icansee4miles
Totally, i hunt alone so I don't have anyone to make sure I come out the woods. Have to leave a float plan for the woods with the old lady
Posted on 11/29/14 at 9:03 pm to Icansee4miles
Amen! If you don't have a safety harness, consider a Muddy and also try a lifeline - you are hooked up from the time you step on the ladder till you step off the ladder.
Posted on 11/30/14 at 8:27 am to hunt66
Been bowhunting for about 4 yrs now and always hunt out of a climber. Just bought a harness last week, guess you look at things different when you have a kid at home... Stay safe out there fellas.
Posted on 11/30/14 at 8:51 am to hunt66
quote:
Amen! If you don't have a safety harness, consider a Muddy and also try a lifeline - you are hooked up from the time you step on the ladder till you step off the ladder.
greatest invention ever! Makes me so much more comfortable climbing to and from stand
Posted on 11/30/14 at 11:31 am to oleyeller
As comfortable as harnesses are today, there's really no excuse except laziness for not wearing one. I have a Muddy and I can't even tell it's on. I hunt high out and out of small stands. Never hunt without it.
Posted on 11/30/14 at 6:19 pm to bluemoons
And unload your damn guns guys.
During the 1979-1989 hunting seasons, 594 deer hunting-related injuries (including 85 fatal injuries) were reported in Georgia--a mean rate of 24.9 deer hunter injuries per 100,000 hunting licenses sold per year (range: 11.2-32.4) (Figure 1). Of these, 214 (36%) were tree stand-related (8.9 tree stand-related injuries per 100,000 hunting licenses sold per year (range: 2.4-13.7)) (Figure 1); 17 (8%) of these were fatal.
All the tree stand-related injuries occurred during hunting season. Tree stand-related injuries occurred in 89 (56%) of the 159 counties in Georgia; however, 24 (11%) injured hunters were residents of one of the five bordering states. The median age of injured hunters was 38 years (range: 8-72 years). Of nine who were less than 16 years of age, four were hunting without the supervision of an adult greater than or equal to 21 years of age.
The type of hunting weapon was known for 178 tree stand-related injured hunters: 139 (78%) were hunting with a rifle; 23 (13%), with a bow and arrow; and 16 (9%), with a shotgun. Fractures and strains or sprains were the most commonly reported injuries (Table 1). Cervical spine fractures accounted for 16 (10%) of the fractures. Injuries to the trunk and extremities included fractures of the lumbar vertebrae, ribs, wrists, and ankles.
Unintentional discharges of firearms caused 27 tree stand-related injuries and eight (47%) of the 17 fatalities. The firearm discharges occurred while the hunters were carrying their firearms up to or down from a tree stand or on impact after a fall.
One hundred eleven (52%) hunters were injured by falling from a tree stand, 49 (23%) fell while descending from a tree stand, and 40 (19%) fell while climbing to a tree stand; for 14 (7%), this information was unknown. Mechanical failure (i.e., collapse of the tree stand or its steps) occurred in 68 (32%) of the incidents. Eleven (5%) hunters reported they had fallen asleep in their tree stand immediately before falling, and eight (4%) either admitted to or were suspected of being intoxicated at the time of their incident.
During the 1979-1989 hunting seasons, 594 deer hunting-related injuries (including 85 fatal injuries) were reported in Georgia--a mean rate of 24.9 deer hunter injuries per 100,000 hunting licenses sold per year (range: 11.2-32.4) (Figure 1). Of these, 214 (36%) were tree stand-related (8.9 tree stand-related injuries per 100,000 hunting licenses sold per year (range: 2.4-13.7)) (Figure 1); 17 (8%) of these were fatal.
All the tree stand-related injuries occurred during hunting season. Tree stand-related injuries occurred in 89 (56%) of the 159 counties in Georgia; however, 24 (11%) injured hunters were residents of one of the five bordering states. The median age of injured hunters was 38 years (range: 8-72 years). Of nine who were less than 16 years of age, four were hunting without the supervision of an adult greater than or equal to 21 years of age.
The type of hunting weapon was known for 178 tree stand-related injured hunters: 139 (78%) were hunting with a rifle; 23 (13%), with a bow and arrow; and 16 (9%), with a shotgun. Fractures and strains or sprains were the most commonly reported injuries (Table 1). Cervical spine fractures accounted for 16 (10%) of the fractures. Injuries to the trunk and extremities included fractures of the lumbar vertebrae, ribs, wrists, and ankles.
Unintentional discharges of firearms caused 27 tree stand-related injuries and eight (47%) of the 17 fatalities. The firearm discharges occurred while the hunters were carrying their firearms up to or down from a tree stand or on impact after a fall.
One hundred eleven (52%) hunters were injured by falling from a tree stand, 49 (23%) fell while descending from a tree stand, and 40 (19%) fell while climbing to a tree stand; for 14 (7%), this information was unknown. Mechanical failure (i.e., collapse of the tree stand or its steps) occurred in 68 (32%) of the incidents. Eleven (5%) hunters reported they had fallen asleep in their tree stand immediately before falling, and eight (4%) either admitted to or were suspected of being intoxicated at the time of their incident.
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