In advance of the 2025 fall hunting seasons, the DNR has issued reminders on tree stand safety and hunter education classes.

Tree stands are elevated platforms used by hunters in pursuit of game; usually deer, but sometimes other species. Unfortunately, hunters lose their lives or are seriously injured each year because ...

Also, the stand’s stability can be compromised over time, as the tree grows. “Hunter education instructors want you to be safe this coming season,” said Nicole Meier, Vermont Fish and ...

Archery deer season starts on Sept. 15, and the Missouri Department of Conservation is encouraging hunters to prepare for ...

You are also not to build permanent stands on public lands. On private lands, you must have landowner permission to set up a tree stand, cut or remove trees or other plants, or to cut limbs.

The Wisconsin DNR reminds hunters to avoid placing deer stands in or near ash trees as they start scouting properties ahead of the coming deer hunting season. Most ash trees in the southern two-thirds ...