Originally Posted by cayugad

How to hang your rifle is a good question. My tree stands have those bars that are in front of me to keep me from falling out when the wind puts me to sleep up there (a real problem with me when I works a midnight shift). I rest the barrel on that bar and just leave the butt of the rifle in my lap. It also acts as a rest.

In my tree tent, I have a set of shooting sticks. The barrel goes in the top part and the bottom can rest anywhere it likes.

As for bringing your rifle into the house. I hunted in freezing cold climate. I have brought rifles back into the house at the end of the day, and kept them there over night. Only to discover they might not go off the next day. I have stored them in the garage with the same results. So I shoot them off at the end of the day. I then swab them clean and reload them the next morning.

In Wisconsin your rifle is legally unloaded if you pull the 209 primer, the cap, or clean the pan free of powder. That to me is legally unloaded for transport, but I want a little more when I store them.

I tie a red cloth in the trigger guard. I tell everyone in the house the rifle is loaded and marked by a red cloth. I also tell them anyone messing with the rifle, handling it, touching it, etc.. will deal with me. I store mine muzzle end down, put the barrel on a soft cloth. That way if any condensation does form, it moves away from the powder charge. (But 99% of the time, I shoot it off at dark and walk out empty)