Successfully complete the approved hunter-education course to Hunting training law (enacted in 1977) requires only persons whoīorn after 1960 and are greater than or equal to 16 years old to
Required before a hunting license is issued. In most states, a hunter-safety course is Injuries (2-5), suggesting that inexperience and poor judgmentĬontribute to injuries. Younger hunters may be at higher risk for firearm Were less than 21 years of age, and 66% had not completed a hunter Received reports of unintentional firearm injuries in 1792 huntersĤ7 states and nine Canadian provinces-a rate of 9.2 firearm In 1987, the North American Association of Hunter Safety Those injured sustained fractures (including fractures of the Hunting-related fatalities and that morbidity was substantial-73% Investigation found that, in Georgia, tree stand-related injuriesĪccounted for 36% of all reported hunting injuries and for 20% of Stand-related injuries has not been emphasized (1-5). Svcs, Epidemiology Program Office Epidemiology Br, Div of InjuryĮpidemiology and Control, Center for Environmental Health andĮditorial Note: In previous reports on injuries among theĢ0 million recreational hunters in North America, the role of tree
State Epidemiologist, Georgia Dept of Human Resources. Reported by: J Brown, Georgia Dept of Natural Resources RK Sikes, Safety harness or seat-belt device at the time of injury. Hunter-safety course was indicated on the report form: 43 (66%) hadĬompleted such a course. Intoxicated at the time of their incident.įor 65 injured hunters, information regarding participation in a Reported they had fallen asleep in their tree stand immediatelyįalling, and eight (4%) either admitted to or were suspected of Steps) occurred in 68 (32%) of the incidents. Mechanical failure (i.e., collapse of the tree stand or Stand, 49 (23%) fell while descending from a tree stand, and 40įell while climbing to a tree stand for 14 (7%), this information One hundred eleven (52%) hunters were injured by falling from a Occurred while the hunters were carrying their firearms up to orįrom a tree stand or on impact after a fall. Injuries and eight (47%) of the 17 fatalities. Unintentional discharges of firearms caused 27 tree stand-related The trunk and extremities included fractures of the lumbar Spine fractures accounted for 16 (10%) of the fractures. Sprains were the most commonly reported injuries (Table 1). Injured hunters: 139 (78%) were hunting with a rifle 23 (13%),īow and arrow and 16 (9%), with a shotgun. The type of hunting weapon was known for 178 tree stand-related Were hunting without the supervision of an adult greater than or Of nine who were less than 16 years of age, Georgia however, 24 (11%) injured hunters were residents of one ofįive bordering states. Tree stand-related injuries occurred in 89 (56%) of the 159
Licenses sold per year (range: 2.4-13.7)) (Figure 1) 17 (8%) ofĪll the tree stand-related injuries occurred during hunting Stand-related (8.9 tree stand-related injuries per 100,000 hunting Rate of 24.9 deer hunter injuries per 100,000 hunting licenses sold Injuries (including 85 fatal injuries) were reported in Georgia-a In Georgia from the 1979-80 through the 1988-89 seasons wasįrom the Fishing and Game Licensing Bureau, GDNR.ĭuring the 1979-1989 hunting seasons, 594 deer hunting-related The number of big game (deer, bear, and turkey) hunting licenses A tree stand-related injury wasĪs any injury associated with any device used to hunt deer from a Tree stands, the Georgia Department of Human Resources and theĭepartment of Natural Resources (GDNR) studied all treeĭeer hunting injuries (reported on Georgia's mandatory UniformĬasualty Report form) for the 10 hunting seasons (mid-September Provide an expanded field of vision while minimizing ground scent.Ĭharacterize unintentional hunting injuries associated with the use Tree stands are elevated platforms used for hunting large game Tree Stand-Related Injuries among Deer Hunters - Georgia, For assistance, please send e-mail to: Type 508 Accommodation and the title of the report in the subject line of e-mail. Persons using assistive technology might not be able to fully access information in this file.