- Always wear a safety harness when hunting from a stand, including when ascending and descending.
- Never climb into a permanent stand that you did not build yourself, or have not carefully checked out.
- Never hunt from tree limbs.
- Be sure the commercial stand you have is safe. Practice with it before using it in the woods.
- Never climb a tree that is too small or too large for your stand to fit safely.
- Be sure your stand is level at the height you wish to hunt.
- Always stand up slowly and be sure of your balance.
- Be sure you are steady and braced before shooting a firearm.
- Always use a haul line for your gun or bow. Don not attempt to climb a stand with your equipment.
- Never climb a dead tree, or one with dead limbs above your head.
Hopefully, everyone will follow this advice and have a safe and productive hunting season this year.
3 comments:
Great tips! There's also some growing excitement about using the Gun Slinger to help hunters hunt from stands.
These are great tips. The one we, of course, are trying to change is the one about the haul line. We'd like it to say "use a Gunslinger" instead, but we're patient. Bryan, thank you for mentioning it.
I'm glad people are putting these safety reminders up. I've already heard of at least one tree stand accident that resulted in a death in Michigan.
Dont fall to sleep in a treestand.
Great tips.
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