This week’s Trail To Adventure! is so important, as the topic is treestand safety. Gerry and his guest are at the annual Archery Trade Association Show, in Nashville, Tennessee. Gerry visits with Paul Meeks who started the API Outdoor Treestand Company, which by the time he sold it, was the number one manufacture of this type of product. Paul shares about the history of hunting from trees and how he got started in this outdoor industry with API, also being the first aluminum stand to appear on the market. Then when Paul eventually sold the business, he started the “Great Day” outdoor product line with an assortment of products designed for ATV users and such in North America with his son, Ilar Paul Meeks. Gerry and Paul spend the majority of this interview talking treestand safety to help the listeners understand the importance of the topic and tomseriously consider their need to wear safety harnesses while hunting and they also look at how Paul Meeks and API helped in the radio program’s beginnings!