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- Tactics · Stand safetyNew York found 117 of 125 hunters mistaken for game wore no orangeNew York firearm investigations from 1989 to 1995 found 117 of 125 mistaken-for-game victims without hunter orange. The same files still show line-of-fire and self-inflicted injuries.
- Tactics · Stand safetyTree Stand Falls: What the Evidence Says About Staying AttachedSurveys, hospital records and a state report provide the fall figures we can check, but their counts measure different things. We compare them without combining them. Guidance from three state agencies shares these steps: wear a safety harness before climbing, maintain three contact points, use a haul line and tell someone your planned location. Wisconsin also recommends a ground-level lifeline connection and a foot strap.1 in 4of Wisconsin bowhunters have had a fall or near fall