Cold weather does not cause most tree-stand falls, but it quietly amplifies every mistake you make once your boots leave the ground. Numb fingers, icy rungs, and bulky layers turn small slips into ...

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 ...

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 ...

As the 2025 fall Wisconsin hunting seasons near, the Department of Natural Resources is reminding hunters of tree stand safety and recommending those who need a hunter education certificate to sign up ...

Wisconsin DNR urges tree stand safety and hunter education as hunting seasons approach. Hunters are warned against using ash trees for stands due to emerald ash borer infestation. Hunters born after ...

WAUSAU, Wis. – Tree stand-related incidents are among the leading causes of hunting injuries each year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). As firearm deer hunting ...

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 ...

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 ...

Six more of Louisiana’s 10 deer hunting areas open for the archery season Wednesday after four opened Sept. 19. Since most archery hunters hunt from a stand, tree-stand safety is a must if these folks ...

With Iowa’s bow season just days away, hunters are in the final stages of preparation; adjusting tree stand locations, cutting shooting lanes, or ‘just’ scouting those early season deer habits. Tops ...

Editor’s note: This is the first in an 11-part “Backtag” series focusing on deer hunting-related subjects connected to Wisconsin’s nine-day gun deer season, which begins Saturday. While Sue Howards ...