IDNR urges Illinois deer hunters to prioritize safety by using harnesses on tree stands, the top cause of hunting accidents and fatalities across the state.

Deer hunters across the country are busy making final preparations for the upcoming season. A large part of those preparations is hanging tree stands and clearing shooting lanes. Safety is paramount ...

When whitetails are on the move, hunting from a blind or a tree stand could be a very effective and exciting way to pursue ...

I just reviewed the injury statistics from the 2020 deer season as they relate to hunting from elevated stands. Surveys suggest the greater majority of both gun and bowhunters use a stand of one kind ...

TULSA, Okla. — The top priority of a hunting trip is a safe return home. If you use a tree stand, ensuring safety and security is the first step to that goal. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

Officials have expanded a recall of hunter harnesses sold with tree stands because the products can fail, causing the hunter to fall from the tree stand, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ...

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 ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is reminding hunters to use safety harnesses when using tree stands, as they are the number one source of hunting-related accidents and deaths in the state ...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reminds those participating in the upcoming deer hunting season to use treestands safely. According to surveys, one-quarter of bowhunters ...

Archery hunters frequently rely on tree stands to elevate themselves well above ground to help beat the whitetail s sharp eyesight and keen sense of smell. Using a high quality safety harness and ...

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 ...

Tree stand-related falls caused 15 accidents, one of them fatal, in Illinois last year, according to the Illinois Department ...