Patent ID: 8424645

Claim:
A method for using a treestand comprising: providing a parallel limb compound archery bow including a lower limb and an upper limb that extend more rearwardly than upwardly and downwardly from a riser, the lower limb including a lower surface and an opposing upper surface on opposite sides of the limb, the lower limb joined with a cam defining a cam hole; positioning the parallel limb compound archery bow above an upper surface of a treestand support platform, the support platform configured to provide a standing area for the user to stand on, the support platform including a front edge, a rear edge, opposing side edges joining the front and rear edges, the support platform defining a bow holder hole bounded by a forward support edge, the bow holder hole defining a longitudinal axis that projects rearwardly from the forward support edge toward the rear edge of the support platform, the support platform including a cam post that projects toward and includes at least a portion that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, lowering the parallel limb compound archery bow downward toward the upper surface of the support platform so that the cam is proximal the longitudinal axis of the bow holder hole and so that the cam hole aligns with the cam post; moving the parallel limb compound archery bow so that the cam post inserts into the cam hole in the cam; tilting the parallel limb compound archery bow so that the lower surface of the lower limb of the parallel limb compound archery bow engages at least one of the forward support edge and the forward edge of the support platform and so the cam post engages the cam around the cam hole, wherein the parallel limb compound archery bow is supported in an upright position, whereby user can readily grasp the bow when the user is positioned on the support platform.