Two fatalities occurred.

Nov 10, Recent studies found roughly five of every 10, deer hunters percent) annually require medical attention after falling from treestands. The chances of suffering a gunshot wound while hunting are at least 90 percent lower.

That’s partly because risks incurred by stand. Nov 20, He was caught hanging from the tree but was still able to call for help. This happened in the Pinckney, Mich.

area. Aug 20, What Statistics Say About Falling From a Treestand.

If you haven't fallen from an elevated stands, the odds are good you're going to one day. And when you do, odds also say you'll be paralyzed - or worse. There was a time when firearm accidents were the No.

1 cause of injuries and deaths when hunting.

What is scary to me is the trend for younger hunters to ignore the use of safety harnesses and lifelines.

Not stumpclear.barted Reading Time: 9 mins. Jul 25, According to Jay, more than half of all treestand falls happen when the hunter is climbing up/down or into/out of the stand, so being secured only when you are sitting in a stand is not reducing the most serious risk.

Leaving stands in the woods during the off-season without regularly replacing or adding new straps is also not a good stumpclear.barted Reading Time: 7 mins. Aug 27, This significant drop in the estimated number of falls reflects the industry-wide efforts of TMA, NBEF, WTU, IHEA, state DNR’s, TSSA, our other supporting partners (Realtree, Hunter Safety System, Summit Tree Stands, stumpclear.bar, American Hunting Lease Association, Sole Scraper) and others focusing on tree stand stumpclear.bar: TSSA.