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Sat in the stand till noon, seen nothing....
Grabbed the boys for a late afternoon/evening sit in the blind.
Let them grunt, bleat, and rattle for a while. They had a blast!! Again seen nothing...
Sat in the stand till noon, seen nothing....
Grabbed the boys for a late afternoon/evening sit in the blind.
Let them grunt, bleat, and rattle for a while. They had a blast!! Again seen nothing...
The best thing I've seen all day.
How old?
My 6 yo son doesnt have the inclination yet, but my 12yo daughter does.
I spent 12 hours in a stand today, but just saw a ton of squirrels and heard and owl mid day.
No slender footsteps for me.
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My boys are 5 and 7. They did fine, just have to keep them occupied.
iPhone, iPod, coloring books, candy.
The only thing that sucks is hauling in so much gear, but that's just the nature of the beast I guess.
Got this up today in a nice corner with lots of sign. View attachment 42737View attachment 42738View attachment 42739
What stand is that?
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I wish I had a field like that to hunt, all I have is crap thick woods
What stand is that?
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I wish I had a field like that to hunt, all I have is crap thick woods
I ordered the equivalent from sportsmansguide yesterday
Crap thick woods? Welcome to New England! In the long run it will make you a better all around hunter. Deer hunting is not what you see on tv and read in magazines. Good luck!
The magnum stand is on sale at dicks for 50 right now and the steps are 30.
They also make the smaller stand for 35 on sale. It works fine for me really its big enough.
In my opinion the 20 foot sticks are the way to go. The 16 doesnt get u high enough. Though you have a lot of stick left above your stand. I usually like to only have a step or two so the platform is at least 18. If i need a hand hold i throw in a screw in or two.
First day out, all I saw was a baby
Originally I wanted it a little higher, but behind me is a hill. I didn't want to be even height with the crest of the hill, stick height I'm about 16 feet but in front if me I'm about 18.
See anything this week?
Good luck everyone. I'm thinking of you while I get this work project hammered out.
My time is coming soon.
Plans fell thru for work today .. posted up around noon till 7 .. the long shift with no deer. Lots of pheasant hunters blasting away ( they werent there when i got there) and then the local police had their fire arms training about 1/2 mile away across the land i was on .. i though that A the police practice all the time , the deer are maybe use to it ???) and B the pheasant hunters and dogs might push the deer around for me . I feel i lost in all venues ... Should i not have that thought again , honestly ?