“One study showed about 80% of the tree stand injuries required going to the operating room, so that's a pretty high ...

But one thing is clear – if every tree-stand user wore a full-body harness and kept it attached to the tree at all times while hunting from or installing or taking down an elevated platform, or ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding hunters to double-check their tree stands and safety gear ...

“Tree stand injuries are largely preventable when hunters use reliable fall arrest gear and inspect every part of their stand ...

Twenty feet doesn't sound like a terribly high point to fall from, but that's the height at which many fatal tree stand falls occur, said Joe Huggins, hunter education coordinator for the Arkansas ...

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 ...

Of those five fatalities, failure to adhere to hunting safety guidelines contributed to the accidents. In four of the fatalities, the hunter was not wearing a full-body harness, although one fatality ...

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 ...

A Franklin County hunter is recovering from injuries tonight after falling from a tree stand. It marks the second tree stand fall in Southwest Virginia in just the last two weeks. WDBJ7 met with the ...

There are good reasons most hunters aiming for a white-tail deer on Saturday will climb into a tree stand. Tree stands get you above a deer's line of sight. They give you a bird's eye view of the ...

September is when a lot deer hunters start crawling back into trees. In some states, the season opens this month. In others, hunters are hanging their stands in preparation of an October opener. To ...