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Post by DoubleLiver on Sept 2, 2017 18:25:09 GMT -6
Got to the last stand here in 601 that my dad and i were brushing out. This oak died over the winter so i was extra careful going up and made sure every step was solid. Grabbed the stand and made sure it was solid to and climbed in. Directed the old man for a while then had him hand me the pole saw. Got all the important spots done and went to finish the back side. Got to the edge of the stand and was reachind way out with the saw. Then the stand gave way. I dropped the pole saw and reached for the oak branch inwas headed for and was just about to grab it when i missed. I kept reaching for it for a split second before i realized i was hanging in a seated position from the safety harness i had on. I had completely forgot ibhad it on. My shin hurt like hell, i was scared, but was oddly comfortable hanging in the harness. I have about a one inch cut in my shin. It is swollen with more volume than a golf ball and almost as high. Drinking some pain relief and icing it now. Happy to have a sore shin.  upload image album |
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Post by biglakebass on Sept 2, 2017 18:34:49 GMT -6
what gave way on the stand?
fucking A......
Thats one huge reason I only use ladderstands any more. I will never sit in a hang on again. I dont like heights and having something that is held to a tree with no support under it just gives me the creeps.
Glad all you have is a bunged up shin. HOly shit.
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Post by DoubleLiver on Sept 2, 2017 18:38:55 GMT -6
I knew it could be an issue cause the tree was dead. I was tied in from the ground. Homemade portable stand that i should have just replced when the tree died. It wasnt the stands fault.
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Post by terrifictom on Sept 2, 2017 18:40:33 GMT -6
Glad your OK. Good thing you had your harness on, it probably saved your life.
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Post by wklman on Sept 2, 2017 18:40:49 GMT -6
Glad you're ok DL. You can never be safe enough in a deer stand.
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Post by DoubleLiver on Sept 2, 2017 19:00:51 GMT -6
Every year i am more cautious. Now even more so.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Sept 2, 2017 19:29:07 GMT -6
what gave way on the stand? fucking A...... Thats one huge reason I only use ladderstands any more. I will never sit in a hang on again. I dont like heights and having something that is held to a tree with no support under it just gives me the creeps. Glad all you have is a bunged up shin. HOly shit. Yep, rarely do I go to a hang on stand. We have switched out almost all of the hang on's for ladder stands. I don't care how much more they cost! Glad DL is ok! |
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Post by Foggy on Sept 2, 2017 19:41:54 GMT -6
Glad you survived the ordeal! It happens fast and when least expected. Wonder how many near-misses we have all had under similar situations? Low ladder stands for me with railings.....or box blinds for me these days. Even then....gotta take care. I nearly had a fall on an aluminum ladder on Tuesday....while brushing out a box blind with a chain saw at 10 feet or so. I keep telling myself to not take those risks .....and that I cannot handle a fall at 70. 
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Post by biglakebass on Sept 2, 2017 19:58:56 GMT -6
U need a pole saw foggy.
No more ladders and chainsaws dude!!!!
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Post by Catscratch on Sept 2, 2017 20:03:08 GMT -6
Dang man, way to prevent a disaster! Glad you're ok and have your drink on.
Yep, ground and ladders for me. Haven't been in a hang on for a long time.
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Post by Foggy on Sept 2, 2017 20:26:38 GMT -6
U need a pole saw foggy. No more ladders and chainsaws dude!!!! Yep....and I have one. but in the heat of the battle....sometimes a guy just does what a guy does (like a fool!). Good point. FORE! |
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Post by sd51555 on Sept 2, 2017 20:31:06 GMT -6
This day is coming for us. I'll be the first one to bow out before the stands we screwed between trees finally wiggle themselves loose and just let go. We got a couple big boys in the camp (of which I are one). I'm not riding on of them shit boxes to the dirt. Foggy warned me of the flaw the moment I posted that we built them. He was spot on. We've been fixing them turds every year.
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Post by Tooln on Sept 2, 2017 20:53:29 GMT -6
Glad to hear you're OK you have probably been wearing haprnesses for years and never had to use it, aren't you glad you had it on when you need it.
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Post by biglakebass on Sept 2, 2017 21:16:23 GMT -6
U need a pole saw foggy. No more ladders and chainsaws dude!!!! Yep....and I have one. but in the heat of the battle....sometimes a guy just does what a guy does (like a fool!). Good point. FORE! Well get that pole saw out... If you dont.... Doctor, time of death is? FOUR! |
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Post by mnfish on Sept 2, 2017 21:29:53 GMT -6
Thanks for posting DL! Gosh damn smart with the harness.
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