Tree Claims Hunter

[Steppenwolfe]

They're becoming more and more popular as a way to get up and see more, while reducing the scent traces on the ground. If I ever build one it will have a roof and probably a small stove to perk coffee and cook lunch, as well as a small table to play solitaire on.

I'm sure up your way you've seen those ice fishing huts all decked out. Why not for deer season? :thumbsup:

 

[cqaigy2]

And it was the exponent of gravity that caused the impact...

Called, acceleration.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

I have none of the above though, including bolt cutters. What I do have is a BFH, so everything looks like a nail to me.

This will cut a lock, chain, or cable quicker than *&^%, great for cutting uni strut and conduit too. Makita XBP3Z 18V LXT Lithium-Ion Cordless Compact Band Saw, Tool Only - - Amazon.com

 

[Jstpssng]

This will cut a lock, chain, or cable quicker than *&^%, great for cutting uni strut and conduit too. Makita XBP3Z 18V LXT Lithium-Ion Cordless Compact Band Saw, Tool Only - - Amazon.com

I already want one of those, but can't justify the price. In my younger days I could just stand on the ground with my .308 using a sapling for support, the tree for a backstop and that lock would be scrap metal. (I once harvested a hornet's nest out of a tree top 50 feet up that way... two shots cut the limb and down it came.) Now though I'd miss the lock AND the tree, sending the round sailing into the next county. not a good plan when there are roads and houses two miles away in the line of fire... and the next county is in Canada.

 

[buck12]

I don't hunt anymore, but did a lot when younger. Are tree stands seen more in midwest, east coast? I never saw or knew anybody that used a tree stand.

Tree stands of all types are popular in the south. I am setting in a fairly nice box stand as I type this watching a light rain but no deer. When I was younger I used climbing stands but as I have gotten older I like a roof and sides.

 

[/pine]

Called, acceleration.

Yeah...downward acceleration...LoL...!

 

[cqaigy2]

Yeah...downward acceleration...LoL...!

Relatively speaking.

 

[the old grind]

In crash safety we were told that automobile 'crush zones' are designed to 'delay the rate of acceleration' and thus ameliorate the force of impact.

If you go to brush something off your shoulder and it's the forest floor, you might better just come back another day to hunt (or snooze) .. if you can still walk.

 

[buck12]

In crash safety we were told that automobile 'crush zones' are designed to 'delay the rate of acceleration' and thus ameliorate the force of impact.

If you go to brush something off your shoulder and it's the forest floor, you might better just come back another day to hunt (or snooze) .. if you can still walk.

Snoozing and some deer stands do not mix. Years ago, it was early afternoon and I was in a lean to ladder stand. I kept nodding off and decided to climb down and go one hill over from where I was hunting and take a power nap. When I woke up it was pitch black and for a brief moment I had no idea where I was. It took a little bit feeing around trees to find my gun.

Now I only hunt from box stands or ground blinds.

 

[Frankenkubota]

I've found 4-5 of these on my land. This one is in good shape but the others are falling apart. Problem is they are attached to the tree at the top of the ladder with bailing wire. On most of them I wouldn't even try to climb.

I've got jillions of trees but seems a waste to drop the tree just to remove the ladder, so I won't.

 

[dmccarty]

Oka-ay, but I'm not sure how accurate I can be if jumping into the air at the same time.

You will have to work on your jumping AND your marksmanship. The regulation requires one to be at least eight feet off the ground. :laughing:

Later,
Dan

 

[the old grind]

How much would a trampoline for that cost compared to a blind? One or the other, if course. I wouldn't put a trampoline under a blind.

 

[jerrybob]

I don't hunt anymore, but did a lot when younger. Are tree stands seen more in midwest, east coast? I never saw or knew anybody that used a tree stand.

Not popular out in the PNW.....used more...as you say in the mid west and east coast......a few use them out in the PNW for bear...rarely deer.