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Post by batchief909 on Aug 20, 2008 8:52:00 GMT -5
There's nothing more to add........
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Post by Woody Williams on Aug 20, 2008 9:23:01 GMT -5
A graphic reminder that we all need to wear our safety harnesses frim the time we leave the ground until we get back down.
Prayers for Mike's full recovery...
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Post by 10point on Aug 20, 2008 9:49:13 GMT -5
Good reminder but I wonder why someone that involved in the sport wouldn't be wearing a harness.
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Post by batchief909 on Aug 20, 2008 9:57:19 GMT -5
Complacency. Do something 100 times without getting hurt or injured. Slice 100 tomatos. Sooner or later you're gonna get some flesh.
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Post by saltydog on Aug 20, 2008 11:14:10 GMT -5
I wear my safety harness at work because I want to go home in one peice and to see my wife and kids!! And I wear my safety harness in the treestand so I can go home in one piece and to see my wife and kids !! So I can do it all over again, Just think about the guys last wk in indy when there scaffold gave way, IF THEY DID NOT HAVE THERE SAFETY HARNESS ON WERE WOULD THEY BE
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Post by huxbux on Aug 20, 2008 18:32:13 GMT -5
A graphic reminder that we all need to wear our safety harnesses frim the time we leave the ground until we get back down. Prayers for Mike's full recovery...
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Post by larryhagmansliver on Aug 20, 2008 19:17:10 GMT -5
Thank you for sending that Batchie. I know we all get tired about talking about safety. I know I'm sick it. (almost as much as OBR and PCR). I don't think it too much to ask to take 2-3 extra minutes a few times a year to put on a harness.
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Post by gillgrabber on Aug 20, 2008 21:25:20 GMT -5
There but for the Grace of God go I. I couldn't tell you how many times I hunted without a safety belt when I first took up bowhunting. Nobody used them back then. It's a miracle I never fell. My best friend did fall and break his back around 27 years ago but he made a full recover.
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Post by jkd on Aug 22, 2008 15:48:13 GMT -5
I think part of it is in the old days, guys considered 10' or so a decent height for stands... today, with 16' ladder setups and guys taking climbers up 20-30', your odds of surviving are radically reduced...
Safety gear was always a good idea, but today's elevations make it mandatory, IMO...
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Post by buckup on Aug 22, 2008 16:16:42 GMT -5
Mike has been a friend of my family for years, it truly was a life changing event for Mike's family and friends. He is truly a strong hearted and very strong minded man, please keep him and his family in your prayers. If theres a way to beat it, he'll find it.
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Post by hoosieroutdoorsman on Aug 24, 2008 7:10:59 GMT -5
Prayers will be going out to a fellow hunter, I had a similar incident happen to me back in 94. I had a home made tree stand I bought from a guy at ( had never had a climber before) He swore by it and the only reason he was selling it was he got a new summit for christmas. I had no idea about climbers and he showed me how to put it up and use it and it worked great a couple of times, then 1 day my buddy and I decided to switch locations out at Minehaha and we got to our spot and I proceeded up the tree after he got in his. I got about 20 feet up and the stand just didn`t feel the same I shifted my weight ( bad move ) and the platform,climber and me went straight to the ground. It was funny in the way that I landed with climber still in hand at the bottom just like I was at 20 feet,, but reality set in, what if? At that point I realized I needed something ( besides a quality tree stand,,lol ) to aid in those situations,,I worked as journeyman for a while in the Boilermakers union and got one of their safety harness and have used it ever since. Year before last I bout a safety vest by Hunt Em High at meijers for $39.99 BEST INVESTMENT a stand hunter can make. I know we all get tired of hearing about the safety issues,,some take it for face value some take it serious,,I take it serious and hope every hunter out there will too.
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