Hunting Boots Will Protect Your Feet
ByI'd like to share a story that a reader e-mailed me about his experience with his hunting boots along with a picture of the boot itself.
"I happened to see some of your posts about the importance of a good pair of hunting boots and thought I would share my story:
Just before the start of bow season in September of 2009, I went out to set up an early tree stand so I could guarantee myself rights to this particular spot (within my hunting club). The stand was an older non climbing model (I'll keep the name to myself as I don't want any trouble from the manufacturer if you publish this story) that I had owned for years. My plan was to set the stand up about 12 feet up a medium sized pine tree and then access it using screw in steps. This particular day, I decided to forgo my safety harness as I didn't expect it to be a major operation. I was able to get the stand up and mounted with no problems. However, as I was standing on the foot platform getting ready to climb down, the platform started to shear or break off at the base of the tree. I lost my balance and fell straight down. As I hit the ground on my left hip, the platform came tumbling down and landed squarely on my right foot. While a jagged edge did cut through the boot and hit my foot, it wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been. It hurt like hell and I had to get a few stitches, but shudder to think what would have happened if I had been wearing something other than a good pair of hunting boots."
