Do you guys use lifelines when climbing ladder stands

[luberhill]

I’m super paranoid so I’m harnessed and hooked to a lifeline before my feet leave the ground.

Then I’m also hooked to a tree strap as soon as I’m seated.

I see lots of guys that don’t use lifelines for ladder stands 

[wolc123]

No

[fasteddie]

No . I don't use a treestand unless I have my safety harness on but I don't use a lifeline . 

[luberhill]

1 hour ago, fasteddie said:

No . I don't use a treestand unless I have my safety harness on but I don't use a lifeline . 

So you just hook up at the top ?

Edited October 14 by luberhill

[First-light]

No life line but harness when in it. It's not a bad idea. I fell two years ago climbing down. Probably 8 foot or so landed on my side. Arm was sore along with neck but I was fine. 

[luberhill]

24 minutes ago, First-light said:

No life line but harness when in it. It's not a bad idea. I fell two years ago climbing down. Probably 8 foot or so landed on my side. Arm was sore along with neck but I was fine. 

Ladder stand ?

[First-light]

31 minutes ago, luberhill said:

Ladder stand ?

yes. I lost the old saying of 3 points of contact. One hand slipped the other was not on the rail. 

[GreeneHunter]

I do not use a lifeline , but when I'm in my ladder stand I bring the bar down in front of me and at that point I'm secure .... great place to take a Nap !

[First-light]

20 minutes ago, GreeneHunter said:

I do not use a lifeline , but when I'm in my ladder stand I bring the bar down in front of me and at that point I'm secure .... great place to take a Nap !

My brother in law used to use a harness but gave it up because of the bar. I'm still a fan of the harness but it did get in the way when I had shot at that big buck. 

[landtracdeerhunter]

I used a retraction system a few times.  Nearly made me fall. It became my pull up rope.

[luberhill]

5 hours ago, GreeneHunter said:

I do not use a lifeline , but when I'm in my ladder stand I bring the bar down in front of me and at that point I'm secure .... great place to take a Nap !

Unless the stand fails or stand straps break

[Doc]

20 hours ago, luberhill said:

I’m super paranoid so I’m harnessed and hooked to a lifeline before my feet leave the ground.

Ha-ha-ha-ha.....I'm more paranoid than you. My feet don't leave the ground while hunting.....ever anymore. I came down out of the trees quite a few years ago. It's a "heights" thing. My last tree stand was a 5' x 5' platform only 12 feet off the ground, and a railing all the way around. Eventually even all that wasn't enough and I found that I could not shoot my bow while both arms were wrapped around the tree.

No I don't do tree stands anymore, and I'm actually more excited about hunting when I am on the ground, eyeball to eyeball with the deer. Yes, hunting from the ground is a bit of a handicap, but it does increase the challenge and the excitement. And I don't have to worry about lifelines.

[Tughill Tamer]

No I don't use a harness or lifeline in a tree stand not that it's a bad idea I just never have. I like GreeneHunter just drop the bar when I'm settled. I won't sit a tree stand without the shooting rail.

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[luberhill]

48 minutes ago, Tughill Tamer said:

No I don't use a harness or lifeline in a tree stand not that it's a bad idea I just never have. I like GreeneHunter just drop the bar when I'm settled. I won't sit a tree stand without the shooting rail.

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They say most accidents happen going up and coming down.. others when the stand itself fails 

[surmn8er]

Definitely use a lifeline each and every time I leave the ground regardless of stand type. I’ve fallen 2x and not doing it again.

[fasteddie]

They say most accidents happen within 25 miles of home . That's why I drive 50 miles away to hunt . 

[Gobbler Chaser]

I'll be cleaning the leaves outta my gutters about every week till they're down on my two story house without a lifeline. So no I don't use one in a 18 ft ladder stand

[GreeneHunter]

19 hours ago, luberhill said:

Unless the stand fails or stand straps break

My Ladder Stand is Lag Screwed into the tree  , it's not going anywhere - my property ! And yes the tree is still alive and growing .

[Hock3y24]

no only hangons for me. I do harness in once up top though. 

[Paula]

Yes

[Steve D]

As a rule I only used one ladder stand and it had a lifeline. Everything else was primarily out of a climber. I always had the safety harness on and was tethered  to the tree going up and coming down.

It only takes one wrong move and your life can be ruined forever.

[Paula]

Somebody that used to be on the site and I think he's still a member here and over at the other one. Fell from a ladder stand, I don't remember the circumstance. He truly is the reason that I use one

Edited October 19 by Paula

[Steve D]

Buffalo man killed in hunting accident in East Otto

Troopers responded to Plato Road in East Otto around 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday to check the welfare of a hunter. Police said an investigation determined that 54-year-old Mark P. Scanlon went hunting off Plato Road and did not return to his vehicle. Scanlon was found dead in a wooded area from an apparent fall from a portable tree stand. There were no signs of foul play and his body was taken to Olean General.

Buffalo man killed in hunting accident in East Otto

 

[Northcountryman]

No lifeline but safety harness and strap- yup!

[luberhill]

2 hours ago, Northcountryman said:

No lifeline but safety harness and strap- yup!

So you don’t hook up until you are all the way up ?