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Scariest tree stand moment
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:20 pm
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:20 pm
With all this talk of people falling out of trees, it got me thinking. Anyone ever had a close call?
When I was young and dumb I thought it would be a good idea to substitute a lost pin with a fake bullet on my keychain for my ol' man climber. After about four feet it snapped off and there I went. Foot got caught in the strap and escaped with a slight sprain. Glad it happened before I got 25 ft up...
Thoughts?
When I was young and dumb I thought it would be a good idea to substitute a lost pin with a fake bullet on my keychain for my ol' man climber. After about four feet it snapped off and there I went. Foot got caught in the strap and escaped with a slight sprain. Glad it happened before I got 25 ft up...
Thoughts?
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Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:25 pm to beHop
During my teen years I fell asleep and fell 12 feet from a ladder stand. Had an arrow nocked. Could have been bad
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:27 pm to lsushelly
I've had nightmares about falling on a broad head and catching it with my throat... Scary shite right there.
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:28 pm to beHop
Ladder stand 15'
Fell asleep and slumped forward. Woke up on the balls of my feet about to fall foward.
So freaked out I packed my shite and went to the camp
Fell asleep and slumped forward. Woke up on the balls of my feet about to fall foward.
So freaked out I packed my shite and went to the camp
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:28 pm to beHop
Fell asleep with a harness on. I woke up leaning forward staring at the ground 
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:30 pm to MrCoachKlein
That's exactly what I did with no harness on
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:32 pm to Fap-n-Nap
quote:
No harness
I quit doing that about 5 years ago. There's really no excuse for it these days. You can get some that are super comfortable and light...
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:37 pm to beHop
unfortunately, too many to count.
fortunately, no serious injuries.
fortunately, no serious injuries.
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:37 pm to beHop
Its retarded not to wear one.
Last time I went bow hunting I wore my harness and felt comfortable while climbing and sitting even if i dozed off
Last time I went bow hunting I wore my harness and felt comfortable while climbing and sitting even if i dozed off
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:38 pm to beHop
Never mess around with no harness but I've never had a close call of falling.
I never used to tie my base to the seat of my climber. One day I thought "why not?" and tied it. About 20 ft up, it worked. The line held as my base slipped out of reach of my feet. I had to pull it back up and got a serious tricep workout that day.
I never used to tie my base to the seat of my climber. One day I thought "why not?" and tied it. About 20 ft up, it worked. The line held as my base slipped out of reach of my feet. I had to pull it back up and got a serious tricep workout that day.
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:38 pm to Fap-n-Nap
Me too, always wear one
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:40 pm to KingRanch
This thread is making me nervous and I'm hunting in a GB right now
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:43 pm to beHop
LSU was playing in a bowl game about 10 years ago and it was snowing/sleeting in BR it was worse north of here. I was hunting out of sycamore and everything was icing up but I was seeing deer steady so my dumb arse stayed put. Went to climb down and ice was stick on tree, slid most of the way down before I got base to bite. Tether was too long so I seat was above me basically, nothing broke but shoulders were fried.
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:43 pm to beHop
Four years ago, i was in my climber about 25 feet up a pine. Must have lost a pin from the bottom half of my climber, bottom came loose and fell. I had a rope from the top to the bottom but the pin was on the ground. So im sitting up there trying to figure out what the hell i was gonna do ( yes i had my cell but no service). This was a morning hunt so no one would be looking for a while. I dropped down hanging from the shooting rail on the climber and thought for a sec about dropping. After a sec i said frick that and swung to the tree and shimmied down the pine a few feet then jumped for my life. I hit the ground and rolled GI joe style. That was the scariest two seconds of free fall ever.
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:44 pm to beHop
Sir, I'm just gonna say that putting a fake bullet as a pin was a BAD move
My strap from the top to my bottom of my ole man stand has saved me the agony (that I hope to never have to do) of shimming down a tree
My strap from the top to my bottom of my ole man stand has saved me the agony (that I hope to never have to do) of shimming down a tree
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:49 pm to Fap-n-Nap
I had a strap, but no pin. On top of that i had to go get my other climber to climb up to get the other climber down. What a day
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:49 pm to Fap-n-Nap
I REALLY wanted to hunt that day...
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:50 pm to beHop
Them damn Ol' Mans. I was sitting down before daylight after I had gotten settled in. Well I always stand up for a while once it starts gettin light. Soon as I stood up the bottom slipped about 2 feet down and then caught!
I thought I was a goner for about a second and my heart didn't stop beating fast for about 20 minutes
I thought I was a goner for about a second and my heart didn't stop beating fast for about 20 minutes
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:53 pm to beHop
i'm fortunate
the scariest moment i've had in a tree stand was a couple weeks ago.
it's not fun being the guy putting up a new stand...climbing up the stand 17 ft to secure it to the tree
the scariest moment i've had in a tree stand was a couple weeks ago.
it's not fun being the guy putting up a new stand...climbing up the stand 17 ft to secure it to the tree
Posted on 10/11/12 at 5:57 pm to LSUFan3434
Been there done that too. Only way hugging a tree is acceptable on the OB
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