Please follow these safety tips. Your life or livelihood may depend on it.
Always read, understand and practice the manufacturer’s recommendations before using
any climbing equipment or tree stand.
Check permanent tree stands every year before hunting from them. Replace any worn or
weak lumber.
Check your equipment before and during the season for loose, broken or worn parts.
Use updated equipment. Newer tree stand equipment is solid, safe and secure.
Always practice installing a hang-on tree stand at ground level before attempting an
elevated installation.
Always use a fall restraint system while climbing a tree.
Use a FULL BODY SAFETY HARNESS as part of your fall restraint system. Never use a
waist belt or rope as a substitute for a FULL BODY SAFETY HARNESS while in a tree stand.
Only climb healthy trees.
Use your climbing device or tree stand for support; branches may give way under your
weight.
Use three points of contact with the tree or climbing device for a secure hold.
Climb higher than your stand and step down onto it. Climbing up into the stand can dislodge
it causing a fall.
Wear boots with non-skid soles. Steps or platforms may be slippery in rain, sleet, or snow.
Never carry anything while you are climbing. Use a haul line to get hunting devices and
other equipment into and out of your stand. Make sure guns and crossbows are unloaded
and broadheads are covered prior to raising or lowering firearms, crossbows, or bows with a
haul line.
As a precautionary measure, clear the ground of debris below your stand and climbing
device.
If you are sleepy, climb down from your stand and hunt from the ground.
Leave a hunting plan with a responsible adult. Include specifically where you will hunt and
when you will return. Draw a map to better explain your location. If no one is available for
you to tell, leave this information at your camp or in your vehicle for rescuers to find.
Carry a survival pack with you that you keep on your person. This should include a whistle,
cell phone, flashlight, and a basic first aid kit.
More information and an online course on tree stand safety is available at
www.tmastands.com.
NEVER HUNT FROM A TREE STAND
WITHOUT USING A FULL BODY SAFETY HARNESS.
Always read, understand and practice the manufacturer’s recommendations before using
any climbing equipment or tree stand.
Check permanent tree stands every year before hunting from them. Replace any worn or
weak lumber.
Check your equipment before and during the season for loose, broken or worn parts.
Use updated equipment. Newer tree stand equipment is solid, safe and secure.
Always practice installing a hang-on tree stand at ground level before attempting an
elevated installation.
Always use a fall restraint system while climbing a tree.
Use a FULL BODY SAFETY HARNESS as part of your fall restraint system. Never use a
waist belt or rope as a substitute for a FULL BODY SAFETY HARNESS while in a tree stand.
Only climb healthy trees.
Use your climbing device or tree stand for support; branches may give way under your
weight.
Use three points of contact with the tree or climbing device for a secure hold.
Climb higher than your stand and step down onto it. Climbing up into the stand can dislodge
it causing a fall.
Wear boots with non-skid soles. Steps or platforms may be slippery in rain, sleet, or snow.
Never carry anything while you are climbing. Use a haul line to get hunting devices and
other equipment into and out of your stand. Make sure guns and crossbows are unloaded
and broadheads are covered prior to raising or lowering firearms, crossbows, or bows with a
haul line.
As a precautionary measure, clear the ground of debris below your stand and climbing
device.
If you are sleepy, climb down from your stand and hunt from the ground.
Leave a hunting plan with a responsible adult. Include specifically where you will hunt and
when you will return. Draw a map to better explain your location. If no one is available for
you to tell, leave this information at your camp or in your vehicle for rescuers to find.
Carry a survival pack with you that you keep on your person. This should include a whistle,
cell phone, flashlight, and a basic first aid kit.
More information and an online course on tree stand safety is available at
www.tmastands.com.
NEVER HUNT FROM A TREE STAND
WITHOUT USING A FULL BODY SAFETY HARNESS.
