A good hunting tree stand has several advantages: game is less likely to detect your scent, and as predators don’t come from above, they rarely look up. You also get better concealment, and in many ...

Hiking into a hunting area with a tree stand strapped to my back is a labor of love that I’ve endured many, many times. It’s also one that I don’t need to endure again, thanks to saddle hunting.

With plenty of collective experience hunting from tree stands, we’ve been around long enough to remember when hunter safety classes focused mainly on firearm safety. In those days, tree stand safety ...