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In Nov of '21 last season....
I was bowhunting in my XOP hand climber stand. As usual, I had my harness on while hunting and just took it off to climb down tree. After sitting on the upper hand attachment for about two hours I put weight of my upper body on it to move to foot portion of the stand. That is when the square tubing of the upper portion exploded.
I went straight backwards to the ground and rolled back onto my knees. After getting my breath back in me I quickly mentally assessed the damage waiting to feel serious pain of which bones had to have been broken....as I prayed over and over with utmost sincerity....Jesus please don't let anything be broken....please don't let anything be broken.
No pain at all. I stood up feeling some discomfort in my pelvic area, gathered my bow and beanie I found in the brush and walked about 500 yards back to my truck, Drove 45 minutes back home, went to ER and got CT scans from head to knees. Scans show nothing broken, punctured or damaged. I later felt like I had pulled a lower oblique muscle. That was all I can say was the damage. A stinkin miracle I tell you! Best I can measure, from where my back was to where it hit the ground was about 18 feet. Lower platform about 15 feet from ground.
Few side notes.....about three feet from where I landed, there were two 1" diameter stobs from privet hedge that had been mowed about a foot high. They would've left a mark and probably a body. I also hunt alone and was a mile behind a locked gate.
A week later I walked my only daughter down the isle. Just one very divinely fortunate dude.
A few days later I began my Ground Attack. Had the best season ever bowhunting from the ground. And will continue to do so.
I was bowhunting in my XOP hand climber stand. As usual, I had my harness on while hunting and just took it off to climb down tree. After sitting on the upper hand attachment for about two hours I put weight of my upper body on it to move to foot portion of the stand. That is when the square tubing of the upper portion exploded.
I went straight backwards to the ground and rolled back onto my knees. After getting my breath back in me I quickly mentally assessed the damage waiting to feel serious pain of which bones had to have been broken....as I prayed over and over with utmost sincerity....Jesus please don't let anything be broken....please don't let anything be broken.
No pain at all. I stood up feeling some discomfort in my pelvic area, gathered my bow and beanie I found in the brush and walked about 500 yards back to my truck, Drove 45 minutes back home, went to ER and got CT scans from head to knees. Scans show nothing broken, punctured or damaged. I later felt like I had pulled a lower oblique muscle. That was all I can say was the damage. A stinkin miracle I tell you! Best I can measure, from where my back was to where it hit the ground was about 18 feet. Lower platform about 15 feet from ground.
Few side notes.....about three feet from where I landed, there were two 1" diameter stobs from privet hedge that had been mowed about a foot high. They would've left a mark and probably a body. I also hunt alone and was a mile behind a locked gate.
A week later I walked my only daughter down the isle. Just one very divinely fortunate dude.
A few days later I began my Ground Attack. Had the best season ever bowhunting from the ground. And will continue to do so.
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