Tree stands are elevated platforms used by hunters in pursuit of game; usually deer, but sometimes other species. Unfortunately, hunters lose their lives or are seriously injured each year because of ...

Of the four seasons, fall is and will always be my favorite time of the year. With the deer archery season set to begin Oct. 1, the time is at hand to pen what I consider to be the most important ...

Although Pennsylvania’s statewide archery season ends on Nov. 22, the season here in our neck of Penn’s Woods (Wildlife Management Units 5C and 5D) runs clear through Nov. 29. This year our lingering ...

Treestands are elevated platforms used by hunters in pursuit of game. Usually deer, but sometimes for other species. Unfortunately, hunters lose their lives or are seriously injured each year because ...

Hunters are urged to review tree stand safety before hunting. Generally, most hunting incidents that occur each year are related to tree stands. During the 2023-2024 season, 14 of 29 total incidents ...

Archery hunters frequently rely on tree stands to elevate themselves well above ground to help beat the whitetail s sharp eyesight and keen sense of smell. Using a high quality safety harness and ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission wants to remind hunters about tree stand safety. State wildlife leaders said tree stands can easily turn dangerous or even deadly, ...

September is when a lot deer hunters start crawling back into trees. In some states, the season opens in September. In others, hunters are hanging their stands in preparation of an October opener. To ...

There is a powerful video on the Tree Stand Safety Awareness Foundation Facebook page that every big game hunter needs to see. More importantly, they should let the obvious message soak in. The video ...

A Franklin County hunter is recovering from injuries tonight after falling from a tree stand. It marks the second tree stand fall in Southwest Virginia in just the last two weeks. WDBJ7 met with the ...

DEERWOOD, Minn. -- The permanent deer stand went up easily enough. The trick was carefully climbing to the platform about 12 feet above the ground to tie the strap -- securing the stand -- around the ...

An animal is not worth it, Jeff Gier says and encourages hunters to wear a harness and use a safety line while up in trees. “Absolutely stupid, for a deer, not to take that extra step. And it’s not ...