Thread: Show us your deer stand

This is my latest project. I am in an archery hunt in a local park. We have to remove our stands every night. I may be more than 1/2 mile from where I can park. I hope this will double as a game cart. Of course I am going to use it tomorrow so I just finished it up tonight!I painted the wheels in the dark after I took these photos. I am going out for a second coat after I write this. I could find all sorts of bright colors but only flat black that was sort of camo. At least it will be better than chrome.

An engineering marvel:

Here's my little guy, cute huh? I just taught him this.


Kidding. I wish I had a picture of one of my stands handy, but they aren't much to look at. I guess now that I think about it, that's a good thing, no?

Originally Posted by Jimbo7

Kidding. I wish I had a picture of one of my stands handy, but they aren't much to look at. I guess now that I think about it, that's a good thing, no?

You aren't out to win any beauty contests! I went to a museum last week that HNSB's looks a lot better than some of that expensive art. The balance and the angles pull it all together.

As I was finishing my second coat in the dark it started to sprinkle. That ought to add some texture.

As I looked again at my second picture I am thinking I am getting that Urban Camo look pretty good.

Tim

A picture of my livingroom chair or back deck wouldn't add to the party

There are tracks 18" from my front door stairs.

Glen would have similar 'stands' - recall his vid of the Moose in his front yard last yr.

That rolling stand is really cool. I'd imagine with the right topography it would work real slick. Unfortunately my deer hunting is mostly limited to scrubby northwoods and there's just too many downed trees to try to negotiate a way out with that. Do you have a rope or supports to attach it to the base of the tree? They aren't really necessary, but I've found that with stands like this they make me a lot more confident that a little patch of soft ground won't ruin my day (or my spinal cord).

[QUOTE=pinklather;867197]A picture of my livingroom chair or back deck wouldn't add to the party

There are tracks 18" from my front door stairs.

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A couple of years ago My son and nephew got 4 at one time off the porch of their cabin. We had to fish one out of the river and take the john boat to the other side to get another.

Originally Posted by Jimbo7

That rolling stand is really cool. I'd imagine with the right topography it would work real slick.
Do you have a rope or supports to attach it to the base of the tree? ).

The park I am going to use it in has paved and gravel paths to go down. We have to be a minimum of 200 ft off the paths so there will be some cross country. I have heard that the wheel chair wheels can be narrow for soft ground but they are what I had. The stand itself is a few years old and this last weekend I carried it out over 1/4 mile through some pretty thick brush in spots. It balences pretty good if you put your head inbetween in the first and second rung from the top. That changed I am sure with the wheels in the equation. so I can carry it also. One thing that I noticed when testing around the alley is that the length will be an issue with the turning in the woods. The ladder is made out of 1 1/4" x 10 ft conduit. 12 -13 ft overall. That is a big swing. I do use tie down straps in the woods. I just had it proped up against the pole in the alley to see how the wheels sat before I welded them tight.

Mine are in the woods, never thought to take a photo!

I see them and know they are called deer stands, but I still don't know what they are - am I the only one?

edit: ohh, this is the deer equivalent of a duck blind. carry on!