I am looking for information on tree stand history. When it started? How it has evolved?different types etc. Would appreciate any information or site that you can refer me to.
thanks,
writer Bob

Treestands, from what I have heard, were an idea brought back from soldiers that fought in the Pacific Theater in WWII. Japanese snipers constructed stands in the jungle to snipe American GI's as they made their way through the brush. The first portable stand that I am aware of was the Baker. There may be others before it, but this is the one I know of. From there companies such as Warren & Sweat, Amacker, Summit and others were born. Personally, the first treestand I owned was an Amacker Deer Thief that I still have. It was small, heavy, uncomfortable, loud, and I can't count how many hours I've spent searching the forest floor in the dark looking for a dropped wing nut.

Oh how far we have come. I'd like to see what information others have on this subject. Good post.

I thought Al Gore invented the tree stand?

Do a search for tree stand history and you will find a lot of info. someone asked the same thing over a year ago and it got quite a response with links to other websites.

Good Ole Baker, the widow maker, tree stands! lol

The indians use to hunt from trees,Dont know about stands ,but they did use trees and they often hunted under a fullmoon at night

Didn't they know that's past legal shooting time?