A good hunting tree stand has several advantages: game is less likely to detect your scent, and as predators don’t come from above, they rarely look up. You also get better concealment, and in many ...
There were likely many more falls that didn't result in the involvement of law enforcement, search and rescue or an ambulance and therefore weren't reported. It's really beyond me how anyone can in ...
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, ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) — Firearm deer season starts next week in Illinois and hunters are reminded to keep safety in mind when using tree stands. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is ...
Every deer season, loss of life tragedies could be avoided. We lose hunters each year to falls from treestands. Wearing a safety harness would likely have saved those lives. Safety is paramount when ...
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 ...
As we head into deer season, we'll undoubtedly start to see tragic stories of hunters falling form their stand and losing their life or becoming seriously injured while hunting from a tree stand.
Every deer season, tragic loss of life could be avoided. We lose hunters each year to falls from treestands. Wearing a safety harness would likely have saved those lives. Safety is paramount when ...
ASHEVILLE - It’s finally starting to feel like fall in Western North Carolina now that the abnormally high and mostly unwelcome October heat has lifted. The leaves are finally brightening, wood smoke ...