My harness saved me opening day of bow season this year. My climber gave out and dropped. In 30 years of hunting from a climbing treestand, this was a first. I had my tree saddle on, and it spun me towards the tree. Luckily my foot caught the bottom of the stand. I was able to get the bottom of the stand to bite into the tree and rescue myself. If I had not been wearing a harness of some sort, I hate to think what would have happened.
My friend has a climber and attaches the bottom to the top. Another friend has his bottom part ratchet down to the ground with him hanging on the gun rest. Fortunately, he had enough clothes to make a rope.
Fell in 2019 taking down stand in Jan. Shattered hip and pelvis broken right shoulder 10 broken ribs bruised femur and lungs severe hypothermia. Was alone phone was 100 yards away in my truck brutal crawl to get it and 55 months since. Harvested a great buck 9 months after fall on my own. Never give no matter how bad situation. Always strap in or be prepared
In November 2019 I fell 15 feet while trying to hang a stand. I shattered my right ankle. I ended up with 12 screws and a plate in my ankle. In July of this year I had ankle replacement surgery to address arthritis that developed as a result of my fall. It was the first time in 20 years that I didn't wear a harness.
That’ll learn ya! Thank yew for sharing. I ain’t never used a dang tree harness, and never will. That ain’t how we roll in Eastern Tennessee where we’re taught to climb adroitly from birth and avoid all Sasquatch. Hey ol’ Rocky Top, Rocky Top Tennessee!!
In 2003 I fell also and broke my heal. I have screws and plates in there and so far after the healing I’ve been pretty lucky. I do not jog cause don’t want to disrupt that heal I was off work 12 weeks
I agree 100%. I moved to saddle hunting 2 years ago and feel very safe due to being tethered to the tree at ALL times. When using a ladder stand on the property or one of my climbers, I admit that I am not tethered going up or down and it actually increases my fear factor.
@@beez7753 you are correct. I haven’t used my climbers in a couple of seasons but I may use one this year. If I do, I’ll definitely use it with my climber as well. Good luck in the woods.
@@chocolategravyandbiscuits8418 that’s what I do. I move the tether up then I push off the tree while raising up my climbing platform with my legs. I’m only using the bottom platform of a climber and my saddle. Works great.
Friend of mine was getting ready to climb down and slipped. In a weird way his life line somehow got tangled around his legs. He was left hanging upside down for hours with a broken ankle. When he wasn't home on time his wife realized why his dog had been going crazy for hours. She called the police and they followed his dog straight to him. They also found the deer he had arrowed about an hour before his climb down and had it processed for him
I fell 20 ft a couple years ago, a 2 1/2” healthy white pine branch I used for a step snapped in cold weather under my foot to cause the fall. It hurt, a lot. Thankfully I was okay. The saddest part is I am a tree climber, I should know better but people get complacent. I’ve since switched to strictly saddle hunting because of it. Always tied in seems safer to me.
My deddy is passionate about deer hunting and I remind him each time before he goes to wear his harness. He'll normally head out to the stand around 5'ish in the morning and I'm always worried that he's going to fall asleep in the stand. But I didn't know going up & back down where most accidents happen. I will have to watch this video with him and try to convince him to get these rigs set up on all of his stands. I love that man more than he will ever know, I don't know what I'd do without him
I fell 18 feet from a ladder stand that the straps broke on. Crushed my L2, fracture L3 and L4 and ruptured 7 disc. I now have two rods and ten screws fusing everything from my rib cage down. My left thigh is numb from the spinal cord damage. I couldn’t take a leak for a month afterwards but luckily it all began to work again. The surgeon told me I was in his top three for complicated surgeries and number one and two were paralyzed. It took him 9 hours to pick out the pieces of bone from where my L2 shattered into pieces. I’m a ground hunter for the most part now. I occasionally get about 8 to 10 feet up in my saddle.
Didn't use a life line last year and fell 15 ft. Dislocated my left shoulder and broke some ribs and vertebrae in my neck. See a neurosurgeon later this month. My leg slipped in the ladder rung held there a nano second then boom. I'm soon to be 69 so now I'm hunting on the ground. Now I can nap safely 😊😊. All hunters out there be careful this and all seasons
Complacency is what gets people hurt. It happened to me on my motorcycle this year July 23rd broke both hands shattered left wrist and broken t8 vertebrae
I’m 66 go to gym 3 days a week year around to stay in shape. I use summit mini viper easy to climb if you stay in shape. Have to be vigilant about safety no matter how you climb. I also use a Mellennium M 300 tree seat more now .
I've known a couple of people that severely injured themselves falling from stands. IMO the greater percentage of these falls are from trying to carry things ( guns, bows,gear) up and down while climbing instead of using a rope to pull gear up and down after you're securely belted in.
I know two people who have fallen from tree stands. Both sustained serious injuries, one very nearly died. They have both recovered and both are extra careful to stay harnessed and connected. A few years ago, there were no hunter shootings where I live. There were two fatalities from tree stand falls. Wear your harness. Stay connected.
I do not hunt but used this tree rope safety line system pruning branches from the top of a 90ft aspen tree blocking my view. I did diligent homework on this subject as I did not want to fall and be hurt. Summit pro harness and HSS reflective 100ft lifeline and a cordless Milwaukee KIT Pruning Saw 12V as my weapon of choice.
Have a good health policy or funeral arrangements. One guy went one time without his harness. He can operate his wheelchair with his left hand. "It'll never happen to me."
I have had a few “close calls” while treestand hunting. I don’t climb very often because of total knee replacement on both knees. I took things for granted. Every climb is different in some way. Don’t climb slick bark trees, inspect your stand cables and the stand itself for visible weak places. Tie both platforms together so that you cannot lose one while coming down. For Gods sake, wear a harness and stay tied to the tree while climbing up and down. Yep, it costs more, yep, it takes more time, and yep, it will save you from severe injury or death.
Access trees like an arborist or like a recreational tree climber. Learn about ropes and knots. The more you learn from people that climb a lot, the more that you’ll recognize ways to improve your personal safety.
I've never felt safe climbing or sitting in a ladder stand, even with a harness. After 5 sits and one close call I put them aside for good. I researched alternate methods and moved to a saddle. If I cannot get into a tree with my saddle I hunt from the ground. It isn't worth the risk.
In wisc we have to take our stand in and out of public land every night in southern half of state and at 71 its the most dangerous thing I have to do it's actually safer to risk a fine .
I fell 2018 18 feet broke t9and 10 verba L1 burst fracture i had my phone called 911 and my wift gave my gps colorants to the emts they found me with in a few hours and im now healed two rods and 10 bolts in my back never thought it would happen to me
I cannot believe that Tree Stands are still legal for hunting. There are many dead and permanently handicapped people due to those things. I read a couple of years ago an article by a Doctor / Medical Examiner that reported in a published paper that many/most states do NOT report Tree stand deaths and part of deaths in the outdoors. A relative of my S-I-L feel asleep in his tree stand and feel out of it and broke many bones and some internal injuries (other than bones) and is in a wheelchair now and probably forever.
Tree stands, climbers, are great for hunting, but if you are lucky to live to be 74 years old like me, you will realize you are better on the ground. I still have tree stands and climbers on the farm, but I hunt exclusively from ground blinds now. I want to see 75!
You have to adapt as you age. I used a climbing treestand for many years but at 55 the exertion was causing me to sweat. Switched to hang-on stands. Now I'm 65 I use only ladder stands and ground blinds. Always used a safety line after one of my friends fell.
I will never climb a tree to kill a deer!! A friend broke both elbows( could not wipe his own behind) broke ribs and his ankle. Now he fights depression. Not worth a deer or any other animal.
I'll never ride in a car. Thousands die in them every day. I'll never live in a house. My friends whole family burned to death in one. Life has pitfalls.
You're safer in the tree than in your car on the way to go hunting. It's also much safer to eat deer than meat that's been handled by multiple people and businesses.
Limited field of view, large equipment haul through rough terrain, and prey smells you a mile away - blinds have their uses but treestands will always be superior
I’m 65 years old and have been climbing trees since I was 4. I’ve never fallen out of a tree and I never will. Climbing is all about being smart and athletic. Always have 3 points of contact. Lifelines are just a money making gimmick.
Good job guys. So many common sense things aren't being taught to kids anymore. It is a government thing to teach kids less so people become more reliant on them. And uneducated people are easy to control. It's a shame you lost the ability to walk to teach it though.
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You can't get more disrespectful than to have inappropriate Hollywood movie style Tweedledee Tweedledum Ga Ga Pooh background music when talking about an easily avoidable tragic life changing accident.
@@sierra7534 You can't get more disrespectful than to have inappropriate Hollywood movie style Tweedledee Tweedledum Ga Ga Pooh background music when talking about an easily avoidable tragic life changing accident.
WTF!!! This guy is teaching kids...KIDS how to not be in a wheel chair!!! The smartest thing to do is NOT climb a tree for any reason. People need to think. The kids are being lead down a path of falling. JUST SAY NO!!!!!!!!!
The smartest thing to do is wear a safety harness. If you don't like tree stands, that's your prerogative. But trust and believe they will get curious and climb SOMEONE's tree stand if they really want to. It's better to educate than to try and completely eradicate the idea.
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My harness saved me opening day of bow season this year. My climber gave out and dropped. In 30 years of hunting from a climbing treestand, this was a first. I had my tree saddle on, and it spun me towards the tree. Luckily my foot caught the bottom of the stand. I was able to get the bottom of the stand to bite into the tree and rescue myself. If I had not been wearing a harness of some sort, I hate to think what would have happened.
My friend has a climber and attaches the bottom to the top. Another friend has his bottom part ratchet down to the ground with him hanging on the gun rest. Fortunately, he had enough clothes to make a rope.
Fell in 2019 taking down stand in Jan. Shattered hip and pelvis broken right shoulder 10 broken ribs bruised femur and lungs severe hypothermia. Was alone phone was 100 yards away in my truck brutal crawl to get it and 55 months since. Harvested a great buck 9 months after fall on my own. Never give no matter how bad situation. Always strap in or be prepared
Dang, I hate to hear that. Glad you are still here with us to share your story.
In November 2019 I fell 15 feet while trying to hang a stand. I shattered my right ankle. I ended up with 12 screws and a plate in my ankle. In July of this year I had ankle replacement surgery to address arthritis that developed as a result of my fall. It was the first time in 20 years that I didn't wear a harness.
That’ll learn ya! Thank yew for sharing. I ain’t never used a dang tree harness, and never will. That ain’t how we roll in Eastern Tennessee where we’re taught to climb adroitly from birth and avoid all Sasquatch. Hey ol’ Rocky Top, Rocky Top Tennessee!!
In 2003 I fell also and broke my heal. I have screws and plates in there and so far after the healing I’ve been pretty lucky. I do not jog cause don’t want to disrupt that heal
I was off work 12 weeks
A saddle is a great choice for a safety harness. I use mine to climb also so i’m strapped to the tree 100% of the time.
I agree 100%. I moved to saddle hunting 2 years ago and feel very safe due to being tethered to the tree at ALL times. When using a ladder stand on the property or one of my climbers, I admit that I am not tethered going up or down and it actually increases my fear factor.
@@beez7753 you are correct. I haven’t used my climbers in a couple of seasons but I may use one this year. If I do, I’ll definitely use it with my climber as well. Good luck in the woods.
A saddle is absolutely worthless if you climb without a linesman’s belt or moving your tether up as you go. Like a ton of people do.
@@chocolategravyandbiscuits8418 I never climb w my saddle wo using my linesman
@@chocolategravyandbiscuits8418 that’s what I do. I move the tether up then I push off the tree while raising up my climbing platform with my legs. I’m only using the bottom platform of a climber and my saddle. Works great.
Friend of mine was getting ready to climb down and slipped. In a weird way his life line somehow got tangled around his legs. He was left hanging upside down for hours with a broken ankle. When he wasn't home on time his wife realized why his dog had been going crazy for hours. She called the police and they followed his dog straight to him. They also found the deer he had arrowed about an hour before his climb down and had it processed for him
Lier.. cool story but I bet it's not true
@@brandinellis2003 source?
@@brandinellis2003 I was in a tree 36 yards from him and I saw it go down, and yes it's true.
@@daltondrouillard9308 If you saw it go down from 36 yards away, why did you let him hang there for hours?
@@sierra7534 Because I was hunting deer and when he started distress call, I switched over to coyotes.
I fell 20 ft a couple years ago, a 2 1/2” healthy white pine branch I used for a step snapped in cold weather under my foot to cause the fall. It hurt, a lot. Thankfully I was okay. The saddest part is I am a tree climber, I should know better but people get complacent. I’ve since switched to strictly saddle hunting because of it. Always tied in seems safer to me.
My deddy is passionate about deer hunting and I remind him each time before he goes to wear his harness. He'll normally head out to the stand around 5'ish in the morning and I'm always worried that he's going to fall asleep in the stand. But I didn't know going up & back down where most accidents happen. I will have to watch this video with him and try to convince him to get these rigs set up on all of his stands. I love that man more than he will ever know, I don't know what I'd do without him
I fell 18 feet from a ladder stand that the straps broke on. Crushed my L2, fracture L3 and L4 and ruptured 7 disc. I now have two rods and ten screws fusing everything from my rib cage down. My left thigh is numb from the spinal cord damage. I couldn’t take a leak for a month afterwards but luckily it all began to work again. The surgeon told me I was in his top three for complicated surgeries and number one and two were paralyzed. It took him 9 hours to pick out the pieces of bone from where my L2 shattered into pieces.
I’m a ground hunter for the most part now. I occasionally get about 8 to 10 feet up in my saddle.
Speed harness is my go-to. Hardly even know it's there, but I definitely feel safer.
Didn't use a life line last year and fell 15 ft. Dislocated my left shoulder and broke some ribs and vertebrae in my neck. See a neurosurgeon later this month. My leg slipped in the ladder rung held there a nano second then boom. I'm soon to be 69 so now I'm hunting on the ground. Now I can nap safely 😊😊. All hunters out there be careful this and all seasons
Reading accident reports is a good way to stay safe.
I'm a hunter education instructor and get accident reports from the state agency.
I’m the only one in my club that wears a harness! I get on to them all the time!
The fall is MUCH worse than wearing a harnesses. Took me almost 6 years to get back to closest I can too being normal
Complacency is what gets people hurt. It happened to me on my motorcycle this year July 23rd broke both hands shattered left wrist and broken t8 vertebrae
I’m 66 go to gym 3 days a week year around to stay in shape. I use summit mini viper easy to climb if you stay in shape. Have to be vigilant about safety no matter how you climb. I also use a Mellennium M 300 tree seat more now .
I've known a couple of people
that severely injured themselves falling from stands.
IMO the greater percentage
of these falls are from trying to
carry things ( guns, bows,gear)
up and down while climbing
instead of using a rope to
pull gear up and down after
you're securely belted in.
Just had this conversation with a coworker yesterday, i font understand for the 20 bucks Muddy Lifeline and 65 for safety harness, why would you not?
Not just that but all stands come with a harness.
I know two people who have fallen from tree stands. Both sustained serious injuries, one very nearly died. They have both recovered and both are extra careful to stay harnessed and connected.
A few years ago, there were no hunter shootings where I live. There were two fatalities from tree stand falls. Wear your harness. Stay connected.
I always use a safety rope and harness .
That's awesome, it's so important!
I do not hunt but used this tree rope safety line system pruning branches from the top of a 90ft aspen tree blocking my view.
I did diligent homework on this subject as I did not want to fall and be hurt.
Summit pro harness and HSS reflective 100ft lifeline and a cordless Milwaukee KIT Pruning Saw 12V as my weapon of choice.
Have never worn one, would like to have had a lineman’s belt back when I used to build stands 20’ up!
That's an average height
Have a good health policy or funeral arrangements. One guy went one time without his harness. He can operate his wheelchair with his left hand. "It'll never happen to me."
@@knothead5 got good insurance, and life insurance 👌🏼
@@inthewoods3237 Be safe so you don't need either one. Good hunting this year.
@@knothead5 already tagged out (163”) 2nd sit good luck man!!
I have had a few “close calls” while treestand hunting. I don’t climb very often because of total knee replacement on both knees. I took things for granted. Every climb is different in some way. Don’t climb slick bark trees, inspect your stand cables and the stand itself for visible weak places. Tie both platforms together so that you cannot lose one while coming down. For Gods sake, wear a harness and stay tied to the tree while climbing up and down. Yep, it costs more, yep, it takes more time, and yep, it will save you from severe injury or death.
That’s the rule at my camp safety line up and down!
the #1 tip of tree stand safety ,,, Never get it 1 !
Sucks for that guy, being paralyzed over deer hunting, I’d have a hard time living after that
Great video.
Access trees like an arborist or like a recreational tree climber. Learn about ropes and knots. The more you learn from people that climb a lot, the more that you’ll recognize ways to improve your personal safety.
I've never felt safe climbing or sitting in a ladder stand, even with a harness. After 5 sits and one close call I put them aside for good. I researched alternate methods and moved to a saddle. If I cannot get into a tree with my saddle I hunt from the ground. It isn't worth the risk.
In wisc we have to take our stand in and out of public land every night in southern half of state and at 71 its the most dangerous thing I have to do it's actually safer to risk a fine .
many people die each year falling on 2 foot step stool. let that sink in.
I fell from my deer stand 100 feet and broke every bone in my body. Wear your harness people!
I fell 150ft and i have to get my wife to type this. Hes right guys.. wear the harness
I fell 200ft. Still falling......
I fell 2018 18 feet broke t9and 10 verba L1 burst fracture i had my phone called 911 and my wift gave my gps colorants to the emts they found me with in a few hours and im now healed two rods and 10 bolts in my back never thought it would happen to me
Why they no wear the parachute?
I cannot believe that Tree Stands are still legal for hunting. There are many dead and permanently handicapped people due to those things. I read a couple of years ago an article by a Doctor / Medical Examiner that reported in a published paper that many/most states do NOT report Tree stand deaths and part of deaths in the outdoors.
A relative of my S-I-L feel asleep in his tree stand and feel out of it and broke many bones and some internal injuries (other than bones) and is in a wheelchair now and probably forever.
Besides being unsporting tree stands are accidents waiting to happen
Tree stands, climbers, are great for hunting, but if you are lucky to live to be 74 years old like me, you will realize you are better on the ground. I still have tree stands and climbers on the farm, but I hunt exclusively from ground blinds now. I want to see 75!
I hunt from a tree seat at the base of a tree. A bit more of a challenge, but both feet are always on the ground.
You have to adapt as you age. I used a climbing treestand for many years but at 55 the exertion was causing me to sweat. Switched to hang-on stands. Now I'm 65 I use only ladder stands and ground blinds. Always used a safety line after one of my friends fell.
No one can tell it like he can; that makes an indeligible impression.
Just learn to hunt from the ground.
☦️🙏❤️
I stay on the ground when i hunt
I will never climb a tree to kill a deer!! A friend broke both elbows( could not wipe his own behind) broke ribs and his ankle. Now he fights depression. Not worth a deer or any other animal.
Well you just aren’t that into hunting. Don’t possess the passion. It’s fine
It sounds like you're against broken bones,not being able to wipe your own ass and depression bud. Not climbing trees or shooting deer.
I'll never ride in a car. Thousands die in them every day. I'll never live in a house. My friends whole family burned to death in one. Life has pitfalls.
You're safer in the tree than in your car on the way to go hunting. It's also much safer to eat deer than meat that's been handled by multiple people and businesses.
Stories like this are honestly why I never leave my parent's basement. It's a scary world out there!
So it's called a ground blind. It's on the ground.
And you sit in it
Wooooow 🎉
Limited field of view, large equipment haul through rough terrain, and prey smells you a mile away - blinds have their uses but treestands will always be superior
@@sierra7534- they don't always smell you. I've had deer & turkey just a handful of yards from my blind more than once 🙂.
I’m 65 years old and have been climbing trees since I was 4. I’ve never fallen out of a tree and I never will. Climbing is all about being smart and athletic. Always have 3 points of contact. Lifelines are just a money making gimmick.
And the only gun you should own is a double barrel shotgun. Isn’t that right Mr. Fudd.
People die everday in cars
Education in a wheelchair is almost pointless when your life is wrecked by an attempt to shoot a deer
What? He's educating the kids, genius.
What does this even mean?
Hunting from the ground is lethal much safer
I just use my parachute in case I fall 😊
Somewhere in Michigan there’s a multi-point white tail saying, “lmao!”
Good job guys. So many common sense things aren't being taught to kids anymore. It is a government thing to teach kids less so people become more reliant on them. And uneducated people are easy to control. It's a shame you lost the ability to walk to teach it though.
I kill lots of deer out of ground blinds over bait.
Total BS
Message ruined with silly inappropriate background music.
WARNING MUST BE WATCHED MUTED BECAUSE OF INAPPROPRIATE MIND NUMBING VOMIT INDUCING BACKGROUND MUSIC. What is wrong with you people who need your feeble minds constantly inundated with this Tweedledee Tweedledum Ga Ga Pooh background music?
This has to be a joke. The irony is palpable
You can't get more disrespectful than to have inappropriate Hollywood movie style Tweedledee Tweedledum Ga Ga Pooh background music when talking about an easily avoidable tragic life changing accident.
@@sierra7534 You can't get more disrespectful than to have inappropriate Hollywood movie style Tweedledee Tweedledum Ga Ga Pooh background music when talking about an easily avoidable tragic life changing accident.
WTF!!! This guy is teaching kids...KIDS how to not be in a wheel chair!!! The smartest thing to do is NOT climb a tree for any reason. People need to think. The kids are being lead down a path of falling. JUST SAY NO!!!!!!!!!
The smartest thing to do is wear a safety harness. If you don't like tree stands, that's your prerogative. But trust and believe they will get curious and climb SOMEONE's tree stand if they really want to. It's better to educate than to try and completely eradicate the idea.
Oh shut the hell up Smoky the Bear thats what a harness is for. I bet all your kids have a “peanut allergy”
Don’t teach kids to wear seatbelts in a car! Just teach them to never go in a car!!
just say NO!!!@@figlermaert
That’s ridiculous, you probably sit in your basement with a mask on!
Real hunters don't get in tree stands or hide in blinds they hunt their prey down, that's hunting, problem solved
Lol. It’s called ambush hunting my guy
Yeah, I chased my buck down with a spear and a cheetah print thong last year. Just like a real man going real hunting.