Hunters are settling into their tree stands now that archery deer season is open. The season opened Saturday and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission wants to remind all hunters to double-check all ...

VIENNA, Md. – A 69-year-old Baltimore man died Tuesday afternoon after falling from a tree stand he was repairing, according to the Maryland Natural Resources police. Candy Thomson, the public ...

GEORGIA (WALB) - The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (GDNR) asked hunters to practice safe hunting when using tree stands. During Georgia’s 2024-2025 hunting season, they said 12 of 23 hunting ...

Tree stand accidents can happen to deer hunters of all skill levels and result in serious injury or death. In Iowa last year, four hunters fell from tree stands, all resulting in personal injury.

Two tree stand accidents in East Tennessee over the past few days have resulted in the death of one hunter and serious injuries to the other, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA ...

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) — Firearm deer season starts next week in Illinois and hunters are reminded to keep safety in mind when using tree stands. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is ...

During deer season the number of shooting accidents would fill a thimble compared to falling accidents. That’s the advice from Oklahoma Game Warden Carlos Gomez of Tulsa County, who says deer hunters ...

Bob Boyd always has considered himself “the safest hunter in the woods.” But last year, on opening day of the muzzleloading season, he broke one of his own rules, and it nearly cost him his life. The ...

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 ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Rifle deer season is right around the corner and it’s almost time for you to bag a big buck. However, safety officials are reminding hunters about precautions that can prevent ...