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Tree Surfing

I was sitting in the tree swaying back and forth pretty hard a couple weeks ago, and it got me wondering if anyone has actually had their tree blow down while they are in it? Or had a nearby tree fall against their tree? A couple of years ago I had a huge tree fall over not 20 yards away and I can still feel the vibrations created when it crashed to the ground. I try to climb only healthy sturdy trees but it's always in the back of my mind. What say you?

Will tell you tomorrow. Thinking of an afternoon hunt and it is gonna blow pretty good :)

I just don't have much of a taste for adventure these days. Windy? I'm on the ground.

Bunker. Everybody goes upwards for concealment--why not downwards? I guess scent mitigation is a factor--up in a tree may control scent better than down in a hole. Regardless, it's interesting to think about. I may dig myself a hunting trench.

Last Friday was windy as heck and had a branch from above fall down directly in front of my face while sitting in the stand. A few inches and its on my head. Instantly pcked my stuff up and climbed down, lol.

I always look up into the tree before I climb it. check for branches and critters. but no, I have never had a tree fall while in the woods. heard / seen big branches fall though. that's scary enough.

Not while I was hunting it, but 4 feet from a red oak I have a stand in another big red oak went down. Ripped off a few screw in steps. I'm sure it would have scraped me off the tree if I was in it!

Jeb, I like the hole idea. Let us know how that works out. I suspect it makes it harder to see very far . . .

We'll see, I guess. Still digging. These tree roots are killing me.

Windy days do make you think about it. I worry about the surrounding trees more than the one I am in. Would suck to have a big one drop on you while your tethered 25' up a tree and they both came crashing down! Kinda poetic justice to get taken out that way. (LOL)

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