There are plenty of things that can kill a man in the woods,” Shane’s father told his son, “but three in particular worry me the most because they are particularly unforgiving. Luckily, all are things we can usually control.”
Shane, who was gearing up to go bowhunting by himself for the first time, stayed quiet because he knew the answer was forthcoming.
“Guns, boats—especially while duck hunting in cold water with waders on—and treestands. With all these things, it just takes one little slip—one split-second of complacency—and your life can be snatched from you in the time it takes to think, I wish I’d worn my life vest.
“I knew one poor fella who fell out of his treestand—an old, rotted board in the crotch of a tree—and broke his back. They couldn’t…
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