RE: Tree Stand killing tree?
pine tree's are definately alot more sensative then hardwoods. just climbing a pine tree with a climbing stand numerous times will eventually kill it. i have one spot i hunted for 2 years, climbing the same tree (i kept killing bucks from that location). the third year i went back to scout the area and the pine tree was dead. i can only imagine how a pine tree does if a huge lag bolt is drilled through it.