safety reminder to you all

[grizhawkins]

To all you fellow white tail members, I'm writing this thread not for sympathy but as a reminder for u all to be safe and take the necessary precautions when moving or placing trees stands. Saturday I wanted to put up a quick stand before an evening hunt. Normally I don't use pegs, but its what I had at the time. I took my 7 year old daughter along just in case something would happen. Sure enough, something did. I was up about 15-20 feet when the limb I was standing on broke and I fell. I was very fortunate and a terrible situation. I fractured my L1 and L2 vertebrae. It was the most pain I've ever been in, in my life. If I hadn't taken my daughter as a stand by, who knows how long I would have been in the timber and how long before someone found me. I left my phone in the truck and she was there to get it and call my sister who is a doctor at the university. So again, to everyone, please be safe, always have someone as a stand by and let someone know where your at. Best of luck to you all

Griz

 

[letemgrow]

Very good reminder and I sure hope all goes well with ya (will be praying for a speedy recovery for ya) from here on out. I recommend wearing a safety harness at all times and be secured to a climbing rope from top to bottom or wear a lineman's rope when hanging stands.

Here are a few other stories as a safety reminder as well.

http://www.missouriwhitetails.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=158660

http://www.missouriwhitetails.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=155186#pid2221690

 

[beararchery]

Went to hang a stand tonight and lost balance and fell but I was only 4 or 5 feet up at the time and I fell right on my rump. My buddie with couldn't quit laughing....I got up walked back to the truck and grabbed a harness and made him do it, my butt was killing me.