my7pointmonster

I wnt to get one of my aluminum ladders today and i havent been there in like 7 or 8 months so im climbing up, i get to the top rung look at the chair, dont see anything i try to fold it.... I just about fell out of the tree... White Faced Hornets nest in the pouch of the chair... I got stung on the knee and bit on the back of the neck and arm and diddnt get stung anwhere else, but i waited till after dark and went up and removed the problem. Man did that ever hurt, my arm is still bleeding and my knee is the size of a softball, White Faced Hornets are Some mean s.o.b's And I was saying words that arent quite suitable for a sunday.... It about made me fall out of the tree, i diddnt have my harness on ither.... from now on its going on reguardless of what im doing ive had enough close calls for one lifetime.

Ryan.

Rob/PA Bowyer

Yup, white faced hornets are the worst, the very worst...lesson learned and a tip for everyone else.

You'll recover and remember, pain lets you know your alive.

rankbull

ouch

Bullet Hole Bailey

When i got stung by one of them i was doing this!

It never feals good! OOOOUUUUCCCCCCHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Michigan hunter14

That sucks...ouch.

F.Y.I.....did you know that they are not even hornets at all, they are a member of the Wasp family. A little useless info for ya guys.

deerhunter518

I hear ya on the wasp stings i was stung by a yellow jacket not to long ago while doing a roof in BFE and it made a hole in my arm and left a good scar

my7pointmonster

just to paint a little picture of how bad the pain was, when i got stung it made my knee buckle, i thought i got bit by a spider at first... i was like hollie crap that aint good then i saw them flying..... i was like ohh....my.... god..... haha i was 20ft off the ground and jumping was looking like it was a GREAT option. haha.
Ryan.

squirrelkilla23

Jumping does sound like a great option when there's bees stingin ya. Heck, last year i was hanging a stand up in a tree and there was a bee's nest in that tree apparantly. I didnt even get stung but i saw the bees flyin around and i figured i wouldnt last much longer so i just let go of the tree and jumped down 18 feet. The falling is cool, but i wish the landing wasnt so rough

nybowhunter

Sounds to me like some good advice for all of us. You never know what will happen when get back into a tree stand after a year away.

iowabob85

OUCH I hate wasps and bees but as for me if I see a spider I am gone. They really freak me out. YUCK