PLEASE WEAR YOUR SAFETY HARNESSES!

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With opening day of bow season just around the corner for many of us I would like to ask everyone to please remember to wear your safety harnesses if you are using a climber, hang on or even a ladder stand.

Here is a story from a very qualified wildlife specialist that took a fall and lived to tell the tale and hopefully save lives and stop accidents:

http://www.qdma.com/articles/thoughts-w ... -treestand

Be safe guys for you and your family.
 
I started hunting in 1988 and started hunting out of tree stands in 92. I always prefered hang on stands never really cared for ladderstands. I NEVER wore a saftey harness but always wore a belt. This is my first season ever wearing a full harness and I prefer a ladder stand now. I guess I'm a lot older and a lot wiser how ever I still dont wear a belt or harness in a ladder stand. I need to wise up a little more.
 
I want to add to this wear a proper safety harness not just any harness will do. Only ones equipped with a foot sturup relief.
I drive a flatbed truck and actually have discovered this issue myself.
When a harness comes into play that is to say you fall the groin straps pull up into your pelvis hopefully the family jewels got out of the way in time... but even more important than that you have a major blood vessel that runs on the inside of your leg and the groin straps will cut that blood flow off. I got trapped in a harness jumping down from my load to the bed of the trailer the lead locked down with me halfway between and I couldn't get a firm hold to pull myself back up. It doesn't take long for the legs to start tingling and you feel the loss of blood flow to your legs.
If this happens to a hunter by themselves and no way to relieve that pressure they could lose their legs or life.
 
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