Just read in the newspaper today. Hunter fell while hanging a treestand on the Hunt Family Farm in W. Amwell twsp. he broke his leg,had to be taken out on an ATV to ambulance.
Yet another treestand fall
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Listen fellas , i hope he does recover , i hope he isnt disabled in any way what i meant is maybe this will teach him going foward the importance of wearing safety gear !! All i hear on this site day in and day out ....treestand fall , guy gets hurt , guy dies , guy may never walk again ...ect....and everytime that is posted ...everyone on here expresses safety , gives harnesses away for free , offers to help one another to be safe....i think more generousity on this site than any other when it comes to helping other be safe ...and to hear it still happening is no excuse ...period ...especially to family of people who are on the site who are part of the preaching ....
Rwg i didnt mean to be mean about it .....
Rwg i didnt mean to be mean about it .....
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Then apologize....
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Jack, any major chain has them and they're not too expensive (of course, given the alternative...), Sportsmansguide has a tree spider climbing belt for 32, 35 if you are not a member.
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i do apologize for coming off like that, an i wish the guy well
but safety safety safety is a must ! an everyone needs to pass it on!
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I think we all get that invincible feeling every once in a while. I'll bet he wasn't doing anything that he hasn't done a million times before and the accident just happened. Luckily, only a broken ankle -- be thankful for that.
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Help me ive fallen and cant get up
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Is there a douche post contest going on or something?
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In the old days things like wood rot,nail rust would contribute to falls on homemade stands.But today with safer stands and better safety straps falls still happen .I admit I dont wear straps ,maybe due to being up ladders all the time on jobs.After hearing about all these falls I will try to start wearing them .Hopefully he will be ok as well as the others .
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Nice! It amazes me the stuff that pops out of some peoples heads spontaneously. How a situation begetting empathy & sympathy can spark such a reaction. Triggers thoughts of the book by William Golding "Lord of the Flies" and George Orwell's book "Animal Farm." Where does this type of personality go if left unchecked by society's social constraints? When, where, how, under what circumstances, and after remaining dormant for how long, could this mindset be unleashed? One would assume after some degree of self control subdues & represses it again. Just the kind of time bomb you want to get into a dispute with in the woods ... while they’re carrying a deadly weapon ... right?... LOL A bit frightening ... to me anyway.
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I hope everything turns out ok and he makes a full (as full as you can with steel plates) recovery. Its a damn shame to keep hearing about serious injuries/deaths from something so easily avoidable. Makes no sense why ppl cant strap into a tree. But for as long as we have hunting, we will have hunters falling from their stands. Ignorance is bliss, until you drop 20+ feet, destroy gear, break bones, paralysis and/or death. But keep saying it wont happen to me or Ill jump last second to saftey....you sound like my 10 year old cousin who knows everything he will ever need to know in life. That being said, as always, good luck and stay safe.
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Get Well
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I wear saftey gear all the time now! But also accidents happen..gear can fail. So if you don't have something nice to say,keep it to yourself. That's what momma always said...be safe guys and lets continue to look out for one another! That's important!!
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Any chainsaw shop that sells sthil or husqavarna should carry them. This is why i switched to 100% ladder stands anout 10 years ago. I wouldent even consider a hangon anymore. It also makes it nice that i dont have to carry all that crap and get all sweaty before the hunt
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You still need a harness for hunting out of ladders. You don't need a lineman strap while you are hunting... just install a lifeline with a prusik knot and hook on to that before you even get in the tree. I have that set up on all my stands, including my ladder stand.
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so everybody is supposed to feel bad for stupidity hey guess what ive fallen broken shit you dont see me talking bout it til now who cares he will heal and be back out there again pray for instant recovery fellow bowman [up]
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