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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK — According to the New York State Department of Conservation, every year hunters are seriously injured, paralyzed or killed falling out of tree stands. Falls from tree stands have become a ...

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 ...

Tree stands get hunters out of sight and smell of wary deer, but they can also get hunters into trouble. Here are some tips from Vermont Fish and Wildlife to help stay safe and get the most out of ...

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 ...

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 ...

DEERWOOD, Minn. -- The permanent deer stand went up easily enough. The trick was carefully climbing to the platform about 12 feet above the ground to tie the strap -- securing the stand -- around the ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- As the time to bag a buck draws near, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is reminding hunters to brush up on tree stand safety ahead of hunting season. About 25% of ...