Comments on: Tips for Tree Stand Safety http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/02/13/tips-for-tree-stand-safety/ Deer Hunting and Habitat Management Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:55:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ryan Jacque http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/02/13/tips-for-tree-stand-safety/comment-page-1/#comment-1787 Ryan Jacque Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:39:36 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/02/13/tips-for-tree-stand-safety/#comment-1787 Although I have taken a few deer from the ground, I took a majority of my (only a dozen) deer from a treestand. I am (or was) a bowhunter only, and now I'm lucky to be alive. I fell 22 feet because I was NOT attached to a safety rope as I climbed all the way up or down. I was always safe once I stepped around to my treestand... but not going up or down. Now, for many different reasons, I will not be able to hunt out of a tree. The most difficult reason to talk about is not being able to see anymore out my left eye... from my careless fall. I had several major surgeries now and I only want to help other treestand hunters to not fall. Ryan Although I have taken a few deer from the ground, I took a majority of my (only a dozen) deer from a treestand. I am (or was) a bowhunter only, and now I’m lucky to be alive. I fell 22 feet because I was NOT attached to a safety rope as I climbed all the way up or down. I was always safe once I stepped around to my treestand… but not going up or down. Now, for many different reasons, I will not be able to hunt out of a tree. The most difficult reason to talk about is not being able to see anymore out my left eye… from my careless fall. I had several major surgeries now and I only want to help other treestand hunters to not fall.

Ryan

]]> By: Hunting Guy http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/02/13/tips-for-tree-stand-safety/comment-page-1/#comment-1641 Hunting Guy Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:19:28 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/02/13/tips-for-tree-stand-safety/#comment-1641 I have never tried using tree stands. I don't know. Climbing stands simply look dangerous and scar the sh*t out of me. Not only that, but I'm not comfortable with heights. Plus, climbing a tree with a rifle really shakes my guts! I have never tried using tree stands. I don’t know. Climbing stands simply look dangerous and scar the sh*t out of me. Not only that, but I’m not comfortable with heights. Plus, climbing a tree with a rifle really shakes my guts!

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