So I fell out of a tree this morning.

[DanB]

Well sort of.

Since the land owner in Amber is only allowing us to rifle hunt his land this year we have been slow to get stands out. THis morning finally worked for me to get the stand hung in the place I wanted it.

Started screwing in footpegs with no problem. when I got to where my feet were about 3-4 feet in the air I placed my foot on a stub left from a broken limb. I rested on this while screwing in another spike. I didn't remove my foot from this stub before lifting my other foot to the next spike. It held until that point.

My brother in law got a good show as I went sliding down the trunk grabbing at the spikes I had just screwed into the tree. I managed to catch myself pretty quick but not before the tree left its mark on me.

a few scrapes and bruises that will hurt more in the morning nothing that won't heal up in a day or two.

But the stand is up ready to hunt on the 20th. Probably going to get a new harness

Off to go find that harness. If not I'll probably go get a new HSS harness and climbing rope.

 

[Survivor]

Glad that you are relatively ok and not hurt any more than you were. The worst scrape I had from a tree was when I was in the Bahamas in my swimsuit & a friend offered me $20.00 to climb a palm tree. It was no problem getting to the top but when I climbed down-OUCH! I had scrapes and cuts all over me and the salt water sure did burn when I went swimming.

 

[RG22lr]

That is why I went to ladder stands and blinds. LOL

 

[dennishoddy]

Been there done that.... Years ago we bought some factory reject steps for dirt cheap that needed modified, and in using them, we didn't use a strong enough roll pin, and the pin gave away, and I bit the dirt like you. Fell into poison Ivy, so got a double pain in the butt.

 

[DanB]

i'll be going back to buy a few more spikes. Ran out of spikes right at standing platform level.

That and probably going to buy a new harness the HSS looks very appealing.

 

[Jesse]

never had any luck with the screw in steps, I use a tree lounge. Do you all remember those.....I still use mine.

 

[icedakotart2000]

i don't personally like those spikes either, about 4 years ago I made my extremely hard climb into my brothers tree stand and just when I sat down the whole dang thing fell out of the tree. Come to find out he forgot to put the safety chain around the tree. So now I hunt from the ground.lol