Cold weather does not cause most tree-stand falls, but it quietly amplifies every mistake you make once your boots... The ...

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 ...

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 ...

More and more Arkansas deer hunters are getting harnessed. They are buying and wearing in elevated stands those rigs of sturdy straps that secure them to a tree or a stand in case of a fall. Harnesses ...

Two hunters fell from tree stands this week -- one in Penn Hills, who was injured, and another who died in Moon Township.According to experts, tree stand falls are preventable."I just couldn't imagine ...

To better raise awareness of safe hunting from tree stands, the Pennsylvania Game Commission has launched its Hunt Safely, Wear a Harness campaign. The campaign logo, which is appearing on billboards, ...

Archery and rifle hunters alike should always wear a high quality full body harness and make sure it is properly attached to a safety line or life line when hunting from elevated tree stands. Rusty ...