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Joined: Feb 2016
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That’s awful. Glad it wasn’t any worse and hope you get well soon.
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dang it! prayers for a full recovery! At 62 thats why I love ground blinds so much more!
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Thanks for sharing. Most of us on here are not exactly younguns and need to hear good advice like you shared. Prayers for your recovery.
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Bad deal squeaky, can’t never tell. Things like that happen fast. Hope for fast recovery
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Glad you didn't get hurt any worse. You had to hit HARD to break your femur. Holy Hell.
We had a platform with a pop up and used a regular 6ft step ladder as the ladder (good angle). One trip up I watched my dad open the popup and get in from the ladder and I build a landing platform before we came back up and attached that to the platform. After doing it I was dumb for not having it in the first place.
If you want a 4x4 platform, build it 6x4 and use the extra 2x4 as a landing area. Even a 2x2 landing area is enough. Only cost an extra $20-30 if you build it out of 2x8's w/ 2x4 rails. First I pray OP makes a full recovery. Our stands all have "decks" to stand on and get into the house, most of our houses are 5'x5' with a 3'x5' deck. We stopped using wooden ladders years ago when one failed on a hunter causing him to fall like that. He landed fine and was uninjured but landed on his rifle and ruined a $3500 scope. All our stands have aluminum ladders screwed to the deck, instead of wooden. We set our houses on old scaffold. Most are 3 sections high (about 10-12' high). We set the scaffold up, then lay two 6x6's across the scaffold and set the house on top of that. We drive a T post at all 4 corners and drill through them and the scaffold and bolt it together. We also install hand holds, usually stainless grab bars like used in showers, at the top of the shooting houses for when you step off the ladder and onto the deck. I had not considered adding a rail around the deck but think ill add those next summer.
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I fell thru a ladder on a shooting house a few weeks ago. Luckily I was able to hang on and not fall
We will burn that bridge when we get there
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things can absolutly happen in the blink of an eye. im a bowhunter who has pretty much only hunted out of lock ons and 11 yrs ago I fell 24 feet woke up in uab with a brace from my hips to my head. to this day I still dont know how it happened. very blessed to still be here for sure. got to walk my daughter down the isle back in November. hope you have a speedy recovery
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Glad it wasn’t worse! Hope you heal up quick! The last 2-3 years I’m showing my age too… gotta be more careful.
Everything woke turns to shucks
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Hate that for you. Prayers for a quick recovery!
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Omg. I’m so sorry and so very grateful you were not injured more severely. I’ve got a shooting house prob about same height of yours and it’s got new stairs but no hand rail. I’m going to rectify that. 🙏🏻🙏🏻for a full recovery.
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Dang man, sorry to hear that. Hope you recover quickly.
Also my own reminder about holstering pistols and making sure nothing inside the trigger guard.
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Glad you made it Squeaky. Prayers for healing !!!
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I fell a few years ago, I wasnt hurt as bad as you. I also lost a good friend to a fall 25 years ago. It happens quicker than most folks realize. I hope you heal up quick.
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Higher than my expectations
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Thanks for sharing. Hopefully your story prevents it from happening to someone else.
Hope you have a speedy recovery.
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Good grief Squeaky I'm shocked...  Man I hate to hear about anyone getting hurt doing something they love to do... I hope you get well soon and recovery goes easy for you...
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Prayers for quick recovery . 🙏
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Hope you heal up quick and are able to back out there in woods after em.
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Glad you are able to share your story and hope you get better soon. My Dad broke his leg with a spiral type break at about age 58 and it really affected the rest of his life. I carry his misfortune with me as I start to do something sketchy that I shouldn't, so that I don't do the same.
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Dammit man! Just glad you're still here with us. Heal up quick buddy.
Life is a journey. Make sure and bring plenty of Beer.
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Sorry to hear about this. Glad it was not worse. Prayers for a speedy recovery.
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