Don't be like me

[Chad Gus]

Don't be like me, wear your safety harness. This is a picture i took, laying on the ground after i just fell 20 feet out of my treestand, while i was waiting for the wifeto come pick me up. Thankfully, I'm able to make this post and can still walk. I did suffer a wedge compression fracture of one of my vertebrae, a sore ankle and knee and some scrapes and lots of back pain.
This a brand new treestand, that i put up this afternoon. I just got into to it, sat down, looked around to check shooting lanes. I Then stood up to grab the rope to pull up my bow and the cables that attach to the platform, broke and down i went.
I've been sitting in a treestand for 30 years and just took it for granted that something like this would never happen to me.

 

[Addicting]

Lucky to be alive

 

[Cousin Basil]

Glad you are somewhat ok - I never cared for climbing stands....
Makes you wonder if you had your phone in your hand when it fell.....

 

[Gellar]

scary reminder! Glad you are ok.

 

[Deleted member 20812]

Whoa! Glad you’re okay. I hate heights, and sitting in a tree stand is a constant state of discomfort for me.

Get well.

 

[Chad Gus]

Glad you are somewhat ok - I never cared for climbing stands....
Makes you wonder if you had your phone in your hand when it fell.....

That's not a climbing stand, it's a brand new hang on stand, and my phone was in my pocket

 

[EYJONAS!]

Damn buddy hope everything turns out and your ok. Good luck amigo

 

[Corn king 60]

Wow glad it wasn’t worse. That’s scary . I’m really trying to make sure I’ve got my harness on even in my ladder stands. I’ve got the safety ropes put out at all stands but sometimes I get halfway to a stand and damn forgot harness but I’m trying.get well soon

 

[recon6036]

Damn…..many of my portable treestands are 30 years old or so and I still wear the old waist harnesses. Real eye opener, for sure. I’m glad you’re ok

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Glad you are ok man! Get well soon. And Remind me not to buy that brand of treestand.

 

[Hammsolo]

prayers up

 

[Phaseolus]

What brand and age was it?

 

[Wallydeuce]

Get better soon.

I had a 3 story scaffold break on me. Going down, you just hope it doesn't hurt too awfully bad when you hit the ground.

 

[Paul in Idaho]

That's quite a scare. Glad you weren't hurt worse, and hope you heal quickly.

 

[Shangobango]

Glad it wasn’t worse. Hope you have a speedy recovery.

I fell 10 feet in 2007. Rung on a wooden ladder on a fairly new box stand broke. I broke the rest of the rungs on the way down. Landed flat on my butt. Fractured vertebrae and lacerated liver.

 

[Chad Gus]

What brand and age was it?

Big Game, bought it new in September

 

[rtraverdavis]

Dang, glad you’re mostly okay. Best wishes on recovery.

 

[Pucky Freak]

Eek! Glad you are OK and best wishes on a fast recovery. I tend to fall asleep in the tree stand so I buckle in tight

 

[KipCarson]

Glad you’re alright! I’ve had a few bad falls but the worst was about 15 years ago. Ended up in a compression fracture in my lower back too. It was no fun being in a brace from my waist to my throat for a month but I’m sure glad I’m still walking and able to get out and keep doing all the things I love! Get well soon!

 

[MTLabrador]

Scary stuff. Hope you recover fast.