An assistive apparatus for hanging a tree stand (e.g., in a tree) including abasepivotably mounting a pair of opposable arms, and a pair of springs for movingthe armsbetween open, spaced apart set positions and closed tree clamping positionsclamping a treeor pole there-between. A pair of trigger members operatively coupled to thearms react to atree or pole being pushed there against to release the arms from their open,spaced apartpositions to closed tree clamping positions.
