bamaranger your stories bring back a few of my own,
Hunting new area and found an old stand that was higher than it was suppose to be and the main platform was broken from a windfall, well I figured I could stand on the seat. Heck i never had a stand before that with a seat anyway.
The seat was in bad shape also, but to a 24 <> YO hunter it didn't matter, I had a tree to hold on to.
A spike comes out behind me and as i turned the seat broke, I grabbed hold and shot the spike while holding myself up 12 feet off the ground. Had a very hard time getting re-loaded and getting down.
And that is why I worry about my Grandchildren hunting
Another,
Was climbing into a huge cedar tree. Had my 1894 30 WCF tied with a rope across my back.
The knott came out and I watched the rifle fall and when it hit the ground I was looking right down the barrel of that "LOADED" Rifle.
The next time I climbed that tree my rifle chamber was empty and there was a string of knots connecting the rope to the barrel.
About half way up the tree a nice buck gets out of a bed and is sneeking away. I hurriedly untie the action and lever one in, take aim and all I see is knots
That is when This BONE HEAD went to bolt action w/sling.
Hunting new area and found an old stand that was higher than it was suppose to be and the main platform was broken from a windfall, well I figured I could stand on the seat. Heck i never had a stand before that with a seat anyway.
The seat was in bad shape also, but to a 24 <> YO hunter it didn't matter, I had a tree to hold on to.
A spike comes out behind me and as i turned the seat broke, I grabbed hold and shot the spike while holding myself up 12 feet off the ground. Had a very hard time getting re-loaded and getting down.
And that is why I worry about my Grandchildren hunting
Another,
Was climbing into a huge cedar tree. Had my 1894 30 WCF tied with a rope across my back.
The knott came out and I watched the rifle fall and when it hit the ground I was looking right down the barrel of that "LOADED" Rifle.
The next time I climbed that tree my rifle chamber was empty and there was a string of knots connecting the rope to the barrel.
About half way up the tree a nice buck gets out of a bed and is sneeking away. I hurriedly untie the action and lever one in, take aim and all I see is knots
That is when This BONE HEAD went to bolt action w/sling.