SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WSIL) -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is urging deer hunters to prioritize safety, especially when using tree stands. These stands are the leading cause of ...

This story has been updated to add a video. Avid outdoorsman Joe Musser shuffled 19 feet up a tree not far from his parents’ home in South Central Pennsylvania and situated himself in his tree stand ...

A ladder tree stand used during deer season. Many hunters consider another person’s stand sacred — and to use it, cheating. Credit: Susan Bard / BDN Deer hunting alone in the North Maine Woods, I ...

Which tree stand is best? Since many animals don’t spend a lot of time looking up, a tree stand gives hunters an advantage to watch for prey from above. Tree stands are quiet and provide an adjustable ...