Safety harness system for hunters

A safety harness system comprising:

• a harness to be worn by a hunter;
• a tether strap extending from the harness;
• a tree strap having ends removably attachable to the tether strap to support a hunter from a tree by extending the tree strap around the a portion of a tree, said tree strap further having a buckle allowing adjustment of its length;
• a foothold strap having a plurality of footholds at intervals along its length and upper end secured to the tether strap;
• and
• a recovery strap having ends removably attachable to the tether strap to support a hunter from a tree by extending the recovery strap around a portion of a tree, said recovery strap further having a buckle allowing adjustment of its length;
• whereby a hunter can move along a tree by standing in the footholds of the foothold strap, and alternatingly lengthening and then repositioning the tree strap and recovery strap in a step-wise fashion along the tree.

A method for enabling a hunter who has fallen out of a tree stand to climb along a tree to safety, said method comprising:

• providing the hunter with
• (a) a harness worn by the hunter:
• (b) a tether strap extending from the harness;
• (c) a tree strap having ends removably attachable to the tether strap to support the hunter from a tree by extending the tree strap around the a portion of a tree;
• (d) a foothold strap having at least one foothold and an upper end secured to the tether strap;
• and
• (e) a recovery strap having ends removably attachable to the tether strap;
• placing the hunter's feet in the footholds of the foothold strap so that the hunter's weight is carried by the tether strap and the tree strap;
• positioning the recovery strap around a portion of the tree a distance from the tree strap and attaching the ends of the recovery strap to the tether strap;
• shifting the hunter's weight from the tree strap to the recovery strap by loosening the tree strap;
• repositioning the tree strap around a portion of the tree a distance from the recovery strap;
• shifting the hunter's weight from the recovery strap to the tree strap by loosening the recovery strap;
• and
• repositioning the recovery strap around a portion of the tree a distance from the tree strap.