I’ve been a fan of ladder stands since my first time in a hardwood tree some 15 years ago. Though the ladder was narrow, it didn’t pop, creak, or move and the steps were perfectly spaced. Up I went ...

Really, it's quite amazing in this day and age well into the 21st century that many of us spend so much time up in a tree. We may sit high up in a tree stand, maybe even 20 feet or so … for hours, and ...