[Challenger]

He fell out of his tree stand Sunday. 10' up. He fell asleep and fell out. No safety harness!!
Landed on his face.
He has a wife and 3 little girls.

3 broken ribs.
broke his collarbone.
left eye messed up.
3 Fractures in his neck.
smashed vertebra in his back.

He will be off work for a little while. He says his Bosses are good and they have his back.
I hope so.

He's a big man 6'6" 230 lbs.

He is up and walking.
Thanks to God.


ALL WAYS WEAR A SAFETY HARNESS!!!!!!

 

[jody4915]

Wow! He is a lucky man. All thanks to God that he's still alive.

 

[davglo35]

Good thing he wasnt 20 foot

 

[DODGEMAN]

We sell the 20feetup harnesses and they are good and easy to use.

Glad he is going to be ok.

 

[Sylamore]

What kind of tree stand (brand name) did he fall from? :head:

 

[luckless]

Man oh man. I was standing in my climber over the weekend giving my butt a rest and the platform slipped about 6 inches. Take about making your butt pucker up when your 25-30 feet in the air. I did have my harness though.

 

[hortonhunter]

Glad he is going to be ok Always wear your safety harness !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BDW]

Wow...He got lucky. Glad he lived to tell about it. I've still got buddies that never wear a harness, and they've all got a family to go home to. I've preached to them about it til I'm blue in the face.

 

[Ivory Hunter 101]

Wow you hear of aht happening every year, Glad he is going to be ok. Best wishes for a speedy recovery, May wanna get him a SAFETY HARNESS for christmas

 

[mikebri]

Glad he's ok, but he will hurt the rest of his life.

 

[hunt4meat]

I bet that $100 investment in a HSS vest don't seem like too foolish of a purchase now, does it?

Glad he's still alive.

 

[Challenger]

What kind of tree stand (brand name) did he fall from? :head:

I don't know. He lives in Olkhoma. I do beleve its a loc on.

 

[BDW]

There is NO WAY I'd hunt out of a loc-on without a harness....Nothing to keep you in your seat if you fall asleep. That's what I like about my Summit Viper. I've snoozed many an hour in it. But I still always wear my HSS.

 

[Juice]

The worse excuse is, "it'll never happen to me". I hope he fully recovers.

 

[gunslinger66]

Whats this safety harness you speak of?:skeptical:

 

[Hooked Spurs]

That is scary for sure. Glad to hear he is at least ok, though banged up and probably going to have some long term effects from it. I had a tree stand break last year while climbing and I landed on my shoulders and upper back from about 8 feet. I was sore for a week and shaken up pretty bad, but fortunate to not have been higher up when it happened. 10 feet may not seem high, but it is sure enough to hurt a person. I wish your buddy the best and hope for a full recovery.

 

[carbonelement]

I am glad that he is ok. Losing someone to something like that would have devistated his family. My prayers are with him for a speedy recovery.

 

[Blyon]

Glad to hear he is ok!