With plenty of collective experience hunting from tree stands, we’ve been around long enough to remember when hunter safety classes focused mainly on firearm safety. In those days, tree stand safety ...
(WAND) - As firearm deer season gets underway, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources is reminding hunters who use tree stands to keep safety a priority. IDNR urges hunters to use safety ...
TULSA, Okla. — The top priority of a hunting trip is a safe return home. If you use a tree stand, ensuring safety and security is the first step to that goal. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...
I just reviewed the injury statistics from the 2020 deer season as they relate to hunting from elevated stands. Surveys suggest the greater majority of both gun and bowhunters use a stand of one kind ...
FeraDyne Outdoors has recalled tree stands because the safety harness with the stand may fail. The company on Dec. 21, 2023, recalled 50,000 Rhino tree stands that were sold at hunting and supply ...
I remember the “incident” like it was yesterday. It’s not easy to admit your own stupidity, and stupid it was. My son and I were fishing a local lake, and without getting into the details of why, I ...
TWIGGS COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources says weekend deer hunting can get dangerous. Last year, DNR covered 36 hunting accidents, 20 of them involved a tree stand. In October, ...
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 ...
In the past few weeks, there have been multiple incidents where hunters have had accidents due to their failure to wear protective equipment. The worst was a gentleman near Elizabeth, Ill. (about 15 ...