| Thwarting Treestand Theft |
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| Cruise the Internet hunting forums and you’re bound to find a thread like it: Someone stole my stands. You may have experienced it. I know I have. Private land, public land, thieves know no boundaries. They are scum. “Hunters” stealing from hunters. Is there a lower form of life? |
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| Power Scouting For Big Bucks |
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| Used to be, you set your stand before the season. If that spot failed to pay off, you either watched the leaves die or hunted from the ground in a different area. Not anymore. With climbing stands and today’s lightweight hang-ons, hunters should never feel confined to one spot throughout the season. But only in recent years have hang-ons become so lightweight and easy to hang that they, too, can be moved every time you head to the woods. |
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| Avoiding Danger in the Woods |
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| Hunting is an extremely safe activity. According to the National Safety Council, far more people per 100,000 participants are injured while bicycling or playing baseball than while hunting. Further statistics show that while around 100 die in nationwide while hunting each year, more than 1,500 die in swimming-related accidents. But, there are dangers. Here are a few things you can do to ensure you don’t become a statistic. |
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| Beat Hunter Pressure on Public Land |
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| I caught the movement out of the corner of my eye – something crossing behind me and to my right. My heart jumped and pulse rate instantly increased, but when I slowly turned my head to get a look, it was another hunter, and not the buck that made the rub 20 yards in front of my stand. |
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| Treestand Options |
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| The off-season is the time to reflect on our successes and failures of the past and plan for the future. One of the main points of contention in deer hunting is stand placement. Watching the buck-of-a-lifetime saunter 20 yards out of bow range or deer after deer enter the greenfield from the opposite end of the woodline will get any hunter figuring on where to put his stand next year. |
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| Picking the Right Treestand |
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| The right treestand contributes greatly to the success, not to mention enjoyment, of any hunt. I once spent five hours a day four days in a row on a stand that was too narrow and had a hard pedestal seat, and was sore for a week after. I couldn’t sit still, was afraid to stand up or move around much and found myself checking my safety harness far too many times. |
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| 5 Hunting Activities to Keep You Ready For Fall |
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| Summertime is like Algebra class – just get through it and something better’s on the other side. Summer is a tough season for the hunter, but if we can just bide our time we’ll be in the cool breezes of fall before we know it. Here are some things to do during summer that will make the season blow through like a thunderstorm. |
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