“Tag: Treestand”

To have the best chance at seeing a buck, you must stay in step with the rut's three basic phases when choosing where to place your stands and which days to hunt them.

Elevation is one way to ensure deer hunters remain undetected in a treestand. To truly disappear from a deer's field of view, follow these tips, too.

Smart, quality gear can make your hunt safer, more successful and more enjoyable. Here’s our list of the top 10 pieces of hunting gear developed in the last 50 years.

Treestands, like other pieces of equipment, need some “winterizing” treatment. Before storing your stands, inspect them for these signs of wear and tear.

When temperatures fall and the elements are against you, it’s tempting to pack it in. To hang in there during nasty weather, try these creature comforts.

The word “superstand” refers to a rare stand location that consistently produces bucks regardless of the season or conditions. Most times hunters luck into them. But you can find your own superstand, or even make one, if you know what to look for.

If you've hunted from a treestand, you've probably had to take at least one shot that you weren't completely comfortable with—they're, more often than not, made to keep you in the tree first, provide an ideal shooting rest, second. One new product is trying to correct that: the LockedOn 360 Mobile Gun Vise.

American Hunter Associate Editor Jon Draper discusses a variety of new treestand safety products that are available from Hurricane Safety Systems.

Take a look at some of the best deer gear of this year, for those who love to hug a tree.