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Uploaded on November 18, 2009I'm hunting new property (un-hunted for at least 5 years) this weekend. There are several wooden stands on the property but there's no tellin how solid or safe they are until you are actually in them. What suggestions does everyone have? Should I try an old wood stand or just sit on the ground? I've always hunted out of stands before but wondered what kind of chance I would have at a buck from ground hunting?
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Try them, if you don't feel comfortable, climb down.
I'd stay out of the old wooden stands. However I would suggest hunting close to the old wooden stands. They are there for a reason
Buckhunter's right. The guy that went through the trouble, years ago, to build that stand likely chose his stand site carefully. Whenever i see really old (abandoned)built stands i think that back when these stands were built, hunters were more dependent on killing deer for food than i am, so they were very motivated hunters. Put up a lock-on or ladder stand in the area if you have one. Bowhunting it's nice to be up in a tree, gun-hunting i prefer to be on the ground. In the offseason you can look into fortifying one or more of those old stands. Good Luck
I would prefer to be in a stand, but not if it is not safe. I prefer to be above the ground because any shot fired will be pounded into the ground rather than travel a long ways. Best of luck. I am jealous of your virgin hunting ground
I wouldnt trust if it if it had any rot. I might crawl up if it and if it creaked or if anything shifted I would get down. Take a climber stand and hunt near the old stands. They put em theyre for a reason.
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I'd stay out of the old wooden stands. However I would suggest hunting close to the old wooden stands. They are there for a reason
Buckhunter's right. The guy that went through the trouble, years ago, to build that stand likely chose his stand site carefully. Whenever i see really old (abandoned)built stands i think that back when these stands were built, hunters were more dependent on killing deer for food than i am, so they were very motivated hunters. Put up a lock-on or ladder stand in the area if you have one. Bowhunting it's nice to be up in a tree, gun-hunting i prefer to be on the ground. In the offseason you can look into fortifying one or more of those old stands. Good Luck
I would prefer to be in a stand, but not if it is not safe. I prefer to be above the ground because any shot fired will be pounded into the ground rather than travel a long ways. Best of luck. I am jealous of your virgin hunting ground
I wouldnt trust if it if it had any rot. I might crawl up if it and if it creaked or if anything shifted I would get down. Take a climber stand and hunt near the old stands. They put em theyre for a reason.
Try them, if you don't feel comfortable, climb down.
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