Warnings
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WARNING! If you have a limiting physical and/or health condition, DO NOT hunt from heights above
ground level. Hunt from the ground when self-recovery/escape ability is absent. Failure to follow these
instructions may result in serious injury or death!
WARNING! DO NOT attempt to use this and/or any other Game Winner product(s) when ice, snow
and/or freezing rain has deposited or formed on any portion of the tree you intend to climb. Failure to
follow these instructions may result in serious injury or death!
WARNING! ALWAYS maintain three (3) point contact when climbing up/down when using this product.
Proper three (3) point contact means having either two (2) feet with one (1) hand on step or one (1) foot
with two (2) hands on the step portion of the climbing aids at all time when climbing up or down. Failure
to follow these instructions may result in serious injury or death!
WARNING! NEVER adjust any straps, cables, and/or adjustable support bars while standing on
treestand. Make all adjustments at ground level. DO NOT use any treestand if there is wear, rot,
corrosion, cracks, fraying, deterioration and/or any other type of damage on any part of the treestand.
Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious injury or death!
WARNING! DO NOT modify, fix/repair, alter, bend, cut, weld, or heat this product in any way. Failure to
follow these instructions may result in serious injury or death!
WARNING! DO NOT lean out from a treestand for any reason. Never use your full-body arrest harness to
help you lean out from your treestand to make a difficult shot. Failure to follow these instructions may
result in serious injury or death!
WARNING! Never jump or bounce on a treestand for any reason. Failure to follow these instructions may
result in serious injury or death!
WARNING! NEVER allow the harness tether to get under your chin or around your neck. This poses a
choking hazard that can lead to serious injury or death. Failure to follow these instructions may result in
serious injury or death!
WARNING! DO NOT use this product or attempt to use this product on a dead, leaning, diseased, loose
barked tree (bark that flakes or falls off), irregular shaped trees or utility poles. DO NOT use this product
on any tree that does not allow for a level standing platform. Failure to follow these instructions may
result in serious injury or death!
WARNING! DO NOT use this or any other Game Winner product(s) if you have a history of heart problems,
back problems, impaired vision, joints that lock-up, spinal fusions, equilibrium problems, high blood
pressure, are not well-rested and/or any other physical impairment that may limit your ability to use and/or
operate this product(s) in the safe manner outlined in this instruction manual. Additionally, do not use this or
any other Game Winner product(s) if you are currently taking any medication (including prescription or over-
the-counter [OTC]) and/or using and/or consuming any substance, or consumed any substance, including
alcohol, that may limit your ability to use this product as outlined and described in this instruction manual.
Never use a treestand when feeling ill, nauseous or dizzy. Do not use any Game Winner product(s) without
consent from your medical doctor. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious injury or death!
WARNING! Never leave a treestand in a tree for more than two (2) weeks (14 days). Weather, elements,
animals, vandalism, and/or other mechanisms could damage the treestand. Tree growth can also stress
and damage straps, chains and buckles. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious injury or
death!
WARNING! DO NOT attempt to use this or any other Game Winner product(s) when lightning or
thunderstorms are threatening and/or present within five (5) miles. Do not attempt to use this or any other
Game Winner product(s) during or under threat of any adverse weather condition. This includes weather
conditions which have the potential for producing winds, lightning, rain, snow, sleet and/or any other
atmospheric condition which may limit the user’s ability to operate this product in a safe manner as described
in this instruction manual. Should inclement weather conditions arise during your use of this product, return to
the ground immediately. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious injury or death!