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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 blaze orange and hunter education requirements that have gradually become an accepted part of the landscape for deer hunters in Mississippi were inspired by scores of tragic accidental shootings ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

TOWN OF OAKFIELD – A 44-year-old Waupun man was injured after falling 12 to 14 feet from his tree stand while deer hunting Oct. 30. Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release the man ...