Hank Parker tree stand fall
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From: 4nolz@work
25-Sep-24
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Got lucky
From: RonP
25-Sep-24
the article said he fell from 30 feet. hard to believe someone would climb that high to hunt. might be something there i don't know about....? i climb ladders and get on residential roofs nearly every day. the older i get the more concerned i am about falling. no way i would climb 30 feet up a tree to hunt. no freak'in way. 12-15 feet is plenty high.
From: Jimmyjumpup
25-Sep-24
Did his harness fail? That is scary.
From: JohnMC
25-Sep-24
He said it was a ladder stand but he fell down hill. So assuming a percentage of fall was the height of the ladder stand and percentage of fall was the down hill part from base of tree. Never heard of 30 foot tall ladder stand.
From: RonP
25-Sep-24
what i read is the following:
“Wear a lineman belt when you’re putting up your sticks, and you won’t be taking helicopter rides and sitting in an emergency room. It’s all about safety.”
i took that to mean he had multiple sections of climbing sticks to reach that height. anyway, he fell too far whether it was 10 feet or 100 feet.
glad he will be OK. we read about these every year.
From: JohnMC
25-Sep-24
Watch the video towards end when he is standing in a log cabin. That were he said ladderstand
From: midwest
25-Sep-24
Always liked Hank. I bet he's a hoot to hang out with. Hope he heals up quick.
From: Will
25-Sep-24
Scary - hope he heals up well
From: Dale06
25-Sep-24
100% avoidable.
From: Mathew’s 68
25-Sep-24
Shameless hunter safety system plug.. going to be a new sponsor in the side of his boat bass boat now lol
From: drycreek
25-Sep-24
I always liked Hank too, I hope he gets over that quickly.
From: butcherboy
25-Sep-24
Who gives a rip if he said something about the hunter safety system?! Just be glad another hunter didn’t get seriously injured or die.
From: bentstick54
25-Sep-24
butcherboy x2
From: Lewis
25-Sep-24
Close call for sure and it probably felt longer than 30 feet he really dodged a bullet so glad he is ok ?? Be careful out there Lewis
From: scentmouse
25-Sep-24
Yes glad he is ok, he has been around so long he should have a crew set up his stands he's no spring chicken. scentmouse
From: WV Mountaineer
25-Sep-24
Lewis, in my experience, it happens in a blink of an eye. And, its the actual hitting the ground part that starts to draw reality out longer.
I’m glad he’s ok. Seems like a good fella for sure.
From: TGbow
25-Sep-24
I'm glad he's gonna be ok. I've hunted on the ground probably 90% of the time but this year I'm going to hunt from a treestand. I agree with his statement about wearing a lineman's belt. I plan on using one for sure. I want to hunt from a treestand some before I get too old to.
From: longsprings
26-Sep-24
No ladder stand it was climbing stick and last strap tore and he took a nice flop Thanks to God nothing broke He will be back at it
From: TGbow
29-Sep-24
I was out practicing with my XOP stand and sticks. I was reminded of why I've mostly hunted on the ground. Sure is a lot of crap to get up a tree...unless they are preset. A climber is a whole lot simpler. Looking at the sharp steps on the sticks, you could get hurt by those steps. Lot of people use them I know but I'm not sure about a hang on for run n gun. I'm glad Mr Parker didn't get hurt any worse than he did.
From: WhattheFOC
29-Sep-24
I heard he texted his wife for help. Message said “c’mere dear”.
From: Dale06
30-Sep-24
Good one??
From: t-roy
30-Sep-24
Don’t give up your day job, Trevor….;-)
From: WhattheFOC
30-Sep-24
Hey Troy - when she said she couldn’t come right away, he threatened to shwack her.
From: BULELK1
30-Sep-24
I'm not much of a Fishing TV Show guy, but I always liked to watch his fishing show.
I hope he heals up well as we get older it takes longer to heal dang it.
Good luck, Robb
