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Primal Treestands Emergency Descender

Hanging in a safety harness after a fall from a treestand for too long can be fatal. The Emergency Descender from Primal Treestands lowers a hunter to the ground automatically after a fall.

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No Treestand? Hunt From the Ground!

If you want to hunt places unsuitable for treestands or prefer your feet firmly planted on the ground, try hunting at ground level in a blind of natural cover.

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Top 10 Random Thoughts While on the Treestand

When you’re bored spitless during those deerless all-day sits, the mind tends to wander. Where does it go?

February 27, 2019

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Treestand Reading: Survey Results and Book Recommendations

Our reader poll confirms that treestand reading is as popular as ever. Plus, check out these book recommendations for this hunting season.

November 15, 2018

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How High Should I Hang My Treestand?

A treestand that is 20 feet up and 25 yards out from the trail gives you a higher percentage chance of hitting both lungs as opposed to a 30-foot shot at the same distance.

October 30, 2018

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Bowhunting Pre-Rut Bucks —Part 2

Eight ways to shoot for early deer season success.

October 30, 2018

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Bowhunting Pre-Rut Bucks — Part 1

Eight ways to shoot for early deer season success.

October 29, 2018

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Deer Stands Used to Capture Tennessee Fugitive

Tennessee fugitive was taken into custody after a 7-day manhunt. Two deer stands provided cover and aided law enforcement in the suspect's capture.

October 15, 2018

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Can't Find a Perfect Treestand Tree?

Found a whitetail hotspot but having trouble locating a suitable stand tree? Don’t give up just yet.

September 24, 2018

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Hunter Hung Upside-Down From Treestand for Two Days

An Oregon hunter fell from his treestand and hung upside-down before two hunters heard his cries for help. The most dangerous part was the rescue.

September 12, 2018

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3 Tips and 1 Tool to Create Better Shooting Lanes

Don't neglect the little things, because those are the things that'll get ya. Here are some quick tips to create better shooting lanes, and one tool that makes the work easy.

August 27, 2018

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Deer Stands Provide Shelter for Missing Woman

Missing woman lost in wooded bottomland for two days took shelter in deer stands and avoided severe dehydration by drinking pond water.

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Whitetail Journal’s Quick Look: 2018 Treestands and Blinds

Whitetail Journal offers a quick look at a new 2018 treestand and two hunting blinds. There's new tech for better concealment in one blind, while another gives hunters a 360-degree vision.

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MLB coach Ned Yost falls from treestand

Headlines of hunters falling from a treestand continue, including one by a World Series champion.

November 16, 2017