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I own an amazing piece of land, and in my regen area I plan on putting in some peas, I would like to buy a tree stand one of those big ass looks like a lazy boy on a spruce tree kind. I have never owned a tree stand before and am curious how thick of a tree do I want to put this on? How high up do I want to put this bad boy up? Any pointers would be greatly appreciated the nice thing is once its up it aint coming down so would be making ladder step on trees which are poplar by the way.

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Why not just get one of those two seater ladder stands? They will work from about an 8" diameter trunk up, a foot is better. Where we could we built stands using four good trees close together and put pallets up there on 2x4's and then built a 2x4 ladder on two of the trees. We also put sides on these to cut the wind and hide you better. A little burlap and done. Most ladder stands are about 15' high. Get one with the shooting rail and use the safety harness.
 
My buddy has gone to building enclosed stands on old hydro poles with attached staircases. It's just alot more comftorable and easier for the older guys to climb into. However the tree stands he still has and uses are about 16 feet to the platforms so maybe 18 to the seat and he built railings around the edge of them for a nice gun rest and closed them in for wind protection and too keep the deer from seeing us up there. Seem to work very well. Alot of the deer taken even in rifle season were under 10 yards away.
 
I too would recommend going to a ladder stand.
Populars with nails pounded in them won't last long. I built a nice stand in a Beech one time & 5 yrs latter the tree was dead, maybe it wasn't the spikes but all the Beechs around it were just fine.
 
Please buy or build a tree-stand out of metal...nailing a pallet 16' up in a clump of trees is a recipe for disaster.

And ALWAYS wear a safety harness when in your stand. ;)

Look for a tree 12"+ in diameter...with something behind you to break up your silhouette.
16" is the avg. height I hunt at (climber), but I've been ah high as 24'...depends on cover, terrain, hunting pressure.

Sounds like a ladder stand is what you want...although if you have trespassers, they are very visible and might get stolen/ used by others.
 
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hope you can see this pic .we have been using these stands for many years to big to steal last a super long time and very very safe pm for more info DUTCH
 
Since you own the land you might be able to build a permanent platform stand. I would do that if I could. Build it early for the game to get used to it. If not get a good two man ladder stand. That is what I use. The extra space and strength is well worth the few extra dollars.
 
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I too would recommend going to a ladder stand.
Populars with nails pounded in them won't last long. I built a nice stand in a Beech one time & 5 yrs latter the tree was dead, maybe it wasn't the spikes but all the Beechs around it were just fine.
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I agree, I just torqued my arm a good one taking a stand down that was screwed into a tree on my property. Neither climbing pegs nor stand itself held my weight as they had apparently killed the tree. Not sure why, possibly whatever coating is on them.
 
If it were me and I owned the land I would be putting up permanent stand or at least a good solid ladder stand. I find the more comfortable the stand the more time you spend in it, the more time the more chance of success. If you are hunting a field edge a high stand is not as important as if you are back in the bush.
Because you have poplar trees I would think a ladder stand would be best.
 
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did the math on a two lazy boy type tree climbers and build my own is definitely the way to go will probably do two 25 foot platform with support rails, if I was computer literate I wold post pics of the areas and development this summer, yes I own secluded land with a minimal risk of tresspassing only deer and moose tresspass with the odd bear, none of the coyotes or wolves have seen the beware of snare signs so alas they were prosecuted.
 
Look in the bargin finder, you can usually pick up used scaffolding for quite cheap. Throw 2 sections up with 2x10s on top and build a cheap box blind and keep yourself out of the wind.just make sure the scaffolding is on level ground or secured well. All for less than $200. Normally!
 
I'm in the pallet group

free pallets, add a 2x4 ladder, ratchet strap it to the tree and you're good to go.

the scaffolding idea is pretty good tho, might try that out!!
 
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