HUNTING SMART

With archery deer season looming hunters are reminded to play it safe when hunting above ground
  • Virginia's Glen Mayhew is founding president of the Tree Stand Safety Awareness Foundation. Mayhew has been pushing the message of tree stand hunting safety for years now with the help of numerous representatives throughout the hunting industry and outdoors media. Photo Courtesy TSSA
    Virginia's Glen Mayhew is founding president of the Tree Stand Safety Awareness Foundation. Mayhew has been pushing the message of tree stand hunting safety for years now with the help of numerous representatives throughout the hunting industry and outdoors media. Photo Courtesy TSSA
  • This screenshot image from the TSSA Facebook page shows a hunter falling from a lock-on stand platform. The hunter does not appear to be wearing a safety harness or using a safety line of any kind. The powerful video can be seen in full at facebook.com/reel/24427188656930935. Courtesy Hunter Safety Systems
    This screenshot image from the TSSA Facebook page shows a hunter falling from a lock-on stand platform. The hunter does not appear to be wearing a safety harness or using a safety line of any kind. The powerful video can be seen in full at facebook.com/reel/24427188656930935. Courtesy Hunter Safety Systems
    There is a powerful video on the Tree Stand Safety Awareness Foundation Facebook page that every big game hunter needs to see. More importantly, they should let the obvious message soak in. The video sends a convincing illustration to show how quickly things can go awry when hunting above ground.Check it out at facebook.com/ reel/ 24427188656930935.The clip depicts a hunter attemp...

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