How many stands do you guys put out?
- Thread starter triton
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- Prince Albert, Sk
So which one do you pick to use????
I hate those strap/chain on stands. Uncomfortable, and downright dangerous. There are a few that are 30+ feet high on some public land I hunt and I have no idea how someone could sit up in one of those things. Any higher than 20ft and I can't stand being up in one. I like to build solid stands out of lumber between 3-4 trees. With a railing. I like to setup 2 per smaller property so I can pick and choose depending on the wind. This year I had a total of 2 portables, 5 fixed, and one ground blind.
Me and my bud have a few that are placed for different wind directions.
Unfortunately the wind often changes in their favour while sitting in the darned things.
I do have one favorite spot that never seems to fail no matter where the wind is blowing.
Its on a ridge overlooking swamp and higher ground where they come out before hitting the fields..
That one stand would do me for the rest of my life!!.. Its such a great location.
Unfortunately the wind often changes in their favour while sitting in the darned things.
I do have one favorite spot that never seems to fail no matter where the wind is blowing.
Its on a ridge overlooking swamp and higher ground where they come out before hitting the fields..
That one stand would do me for the rest of my life!!.. Its such a great location.
here at home i have 100 acres and have 2 climbers, 4 permanent wooden stands, a tripod single swivle seat, 2 double ladder stands, 4 single ladder stands and 3 blinds. at the other 3 farms that we have access to with a total of 400 acres and all 3 farms are together we have 3 perm wooden stands, couple of blinds, a big tripod with blind, couple of climbers and 14 single ladder stands. it's a little overkill but we're able to move around keeping wind in mind. there's 6 of us that hunt these properties during shotgun and muzzleloader, but only 3 of us hunt during archery. some stands we haven't sit in a year or two, we do check them all in summer. we buy all of our stands in the U.S. usually a couple a year.
Since I can only be in one place at a time I don't generally put up more than two stands although I do own several including a couple of ground blinds.
I really think you could drive yourself nuts trying to figure out "where to go when" if you deploy more than a couple of stands at a time.
I will try to find up to two good locations, each allowing for different wind directions and maybe taking into account whether a given location is a morning-only place, an evening-only place or both.
To me one of the key things in deer hunting success is to patiently stay put for a few days in one prime location and if this doesn't pan out then I will spend some mid-day scouting time to find a new location and then move my stand over to there.
If you have more than two stands placed then I don't see how you can do much justice to your site selection.
I have two tripod stands (useful particularly in willow runs or other places lacking in good trees), two pop-up ground blinds, and three ladder stands one of which is a double-seater for either more room to put your coffee down or for two people. With this array I have a lot of flexibility as to cover and terrain but I sure don't try to use more than two at a time. In fact usually I'm only using one for a few days at a time.
If you use too many stands and shifting between them then you are not giving any of them much of a chance to pay off.
There may be other opinions (there usually is if I know GunNutz lurkers) but this makes sense as far as I am concerned and I have been successful at deer, moose and elk hunting for too many years.
I hope this is helpful.
I really think you could drive yourself nuts trying to figure out "where to go when" if you deploy more than a couple of stands at a time.
I will try to find up to two good locations, each allowing for different wind directions and maybe taking into account whether a given location is a morning-only place, an evening-only place or both.
To me one of the key things in deer hunting success is to patiently stay put for a few days in one prime location and if this doesn't pan out then I will spend some mid-day scouting time to find a new location and then move my stand over to there.
If you have more than two stands placed then I don't see how you can do much justice to your site selection.
I have two tripod stands (useful particularly in willow runs or other places lacking in good trees), two pop-up ground blinds, and three ladder stands one of which is a double-seater for either more room to put your coffee down or for two people. With this array I have a lot of flexibility as to cover and terrain but I sure don't try to use more than two at a time. In fact usually I'm only using one for a few days at a time.
If you use too many stands and shifting between them then you are not giving any of them much of a chance to pay off.
There may be other opinions (there usually is if I know GunNutz lurkers) but this makes sense as far as I am concerned and I have been successful at deer, moose and elk hunting for too many years.
I hope this is helpful.
Logan_Lamothe
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- Big River, Sask
I have 3 out right now and will be adding 4 or more this year. I make mine like an out house, no hole though.
Ain't that the truth.
I have 3. (Kids)
...and one ladder stand.
(I might build some new ones in the summer though)
