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 ...

A reader of this column brought to my attention that they were walking their property when they found two tree stands. Not a single person had gone to them to ask permission before placing those ...

TRAVERSE CITY — With hunting season approaching Oct. 1, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reminding hunters to use caution when using tree stands. Lt. Joe Molnar of the DNR advised ...

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 ...

the Susquehanna River on Oct. 21 last year. Deer hunting from tree stands can be productive, but using them can be dangerous, according to a hunting safety expert in Penn State’s College of ...

Tree stand accidents can happen to deer hunters of all skill levels and result in serious injury or death. In Iowa last year, four hunters fell from tree stands, all resulting in personal injury.

That’s how Buddy Faison describes his 15-foot fall from a tree stand he was erecting in his yard for practice shooting his bow. “Because I was putting my stand up, I had not yet attached myself to the ...

According to one survey, more than 90% of bowhunters and 80% of gun hunters use tree stands. If you're one of those people, you know the joy of sitting among the leaves—but also the struggle that can ...

If you want to slay big bucks, you better draw a 70-pound bow and hang your treestand at least 25 feet up. Or, maybe not. There are a handful of articles and videos out there about selecting the ...