How to Use a Climbing Tree Stand

Hunting can be a very peaceful pastime. You’re sitting out in the cold, bunched up in your gear and relaxing with your thoughts until that prize doe crosses into your line of sight. A climbing tree stand makes hunting an even better experience by allowing you to move up and down and in any direction you want.

Instructions

    • 1

      Select the best tree for the installation of your climbing tree stand. You should find one that has a straight, thick trunk. Make sure there are no dying branches at the top of the tree, as these could break and fall down on you. The tree’s bark should not be too rough or too smooth.

    • 2

      Undo the bolts that hold the loop of the top of the tree stand to the tree. Put it around the trunk of the tree at chest height and put the extensions back into the pipe ends and secure the bolts. Don’t worry; you’ll make your way up the tree.

    • 3

      Attach the loop that secures the bottom of the tree stand to the tree and tighten the bolts. This should be about knee height.

    • 4

      Climb into the tree stand and make sure your safety restraint is in place. You’re climbing up a tree, after all, so you should have a little backup in case the worst happens. Shimmy your way up the tree by pushing the top of the stand up and making it secure. Pull the bottom of the stand up by the boot loops. Repeat this until you are between 12 and 18 feet in the air.

    • 5

      When you’re ready to check out the whitetail you’ve taken down, reverse the process, working slowly down the tree until you are close enough to the ground to simply climb out of the tree stand.