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BowEd:
Eric....Good example of what can happen.You were lucky I would say.Always the worst happens when it's a surprise and your depending on something.That can make a difference in how you land.Most times accidents do happen when a person gets into a little bit of a hurry or tries to take a short cut.My friends daughter cracked her back when she fell.She's ok now luckily and had a cell phone with her.The consequences are life changing for sure.Many of us pay for our youthful accidents as we get older.Including me.Keeping a healthy respect for potential dangerous situations is needed here.
I'd hate to tell the scary stories I've encountered mostly by myself many miles from home coon hunting climbing trees fetching dogs and coon alike or piecing huge trees down for firewood with a chain saw as these things don't scare me too quick.Sometimes 30' up.It would sound insane but all true.I did fall once around 15' but with no injury.In the dark I might add.Try that once.It's different.The fall feels longer time wise.
I will still hunt from stands though and tie myself off in my stands and trust my judgement on my ladder and stand bindings to the tree.Constant rechecking during use is a must not taking things for granted.Most all my stands are around 15' tall.One is 18' maybe.The ladder stands are a bit more safe it seems of course and that's just in the climbing up department.All stands have a 300 pound limit.I weigh just a little over half of that.
When I buy a platform tree stand I revamp mine with chain/larger hooks and bigger bolts for that more secure type feeling also.

BowEd:
Eric....I did'nt mean any at all to sound callus to your situation.I do understand your concern and the negligent experience you had with the paticular orthopedic doctor.I've experienced the same negligence in the past.I cracked my pelvis as an adult many years ago.It was a motor cycle accident though.
I should stress stand hunting is potentially dangerous if not done properly.I have quite a few set up myself for my standards on the amount of ground that I hunt.I think 11 platform with climbing stick stands and 4 ladder stands with a few ground blinds also.Set up for different wind directions/ambush points and changing of movements of local deer or when the temps get fairly cold later in the season.
Hunting with only primitive equipment is challenging.I think that's what brings me back to it.The rewards I feel are greater than any way I've hunted deer especially with equipment you've made for yourself.

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