Avoid sleeping in stands, even with a safety belt falling may crack ribs. Make sure you re wide awake prior to descending from your stand. Use your haul line to lower your bow, pack, and equipment. Swinging them to the side so a fall will not result in your landing on them. If you follow these rules, you should hopefully avoid a mishap while hunting from Tree Stands.
Common sense goes a long way toward preventing accidents.
Until next week, Good Luck, Happy Hunting, and God Bless. Every experienced Bowhunter understands this rule to be a matter of ethics and good procedure to insure efficient harvest of game. After all, unlike firearms which bring down game predominately by shock, archery tackle in skilled hands accomplishes the same task by hemorrhage. The sharper your Broadheads are the more massive hemorrhages will be, with well placed shots. Subsequently, the more effective your tackle will be.