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Post by fasteddie on Jun 2, 2005 19:02:09 GMT -5
Anyone doing anything with treestands yet ( putting up , moving , etc) ? I was down to my mother's today and moved a stand . I had it just in from the edge of a hay field and left some trees for cover. Someone used it last year and cut the trees down . I moved it farther from the field and more into the thick trees then trimmed just the upper parts from some brush for a shooting lane . It's 60 miles from here , in Groveland , and I only hunt there maybe twice a season . Gotta put up a stand in Walworth in the next few days before the skeeters get any worse .  |
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Post by bigjohn on Jun 3, 2005 5:53:40 GMT -5
Iwas going to start that is if my stand is still there, I disn't last season so I may not have a stand to move.
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Post by herbie on Jun 3, 2005 7:28:33 GMT -5
my chain on are all up the climber are waiting for the season to open  |
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Post by WNY_Whitetailer on Jun 3, 2005 11:26:59 GMT -5
I was just down looking at my ladder stand during turkey season...I was considering taking it down and painting it a nice camo paint job...Got to do that before long so the smell is long gone before 10/15...The climber is in my shed taking a warm weather nap. Two of my chain ons are in my garage awaiting deployment and there is one other that is still on a tree in Scio(Hopefully). I want to take that stand down and tighten up the bolts...Nothing more unnerving than when your stand moves back and forth because the one bolt at the pivot is loose.
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Post by maytom on Oct 31, 2005 0:52:41 GMT -5
Recently Turning 51, I don't enjoy hanging my "hang-on" stands as well as screwing in 17+ steps anymore. My arms get very sore and I work up one heck of a lather in the process!! Today I ordered a Summit Goliath X5 climber from Cabela's. Hopefully it will get here within a week. I always liked Summit treestands, and I finally took the plunge and picked one up. At 6'-0" and almost 255 lbs, I wanted a little more room and a heavier rated climber. It only weighs 1 lb more than the regular Viper model. Can't wait for that puppy to get here!!  |
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Post by WNY_Whitetailer on Nov 1, 2005 18:08:14 GMT -5
I attest to the quality of the Summit Treestands...I have a Viper Extreme XL and a Cobra top half for archery season...I always take my climber hunting with me. It might not always go into the woods but it is there just in case.
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Post by maytom on Nov 2, 2005 21:21:27 GMT -5
I ordered this stand this past Sunday from Cabela's, and when I got home from work today (wed), the stand was here!! WOW!!! Talk about quick service or what!! |
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Post by WNY_Whitetailer on Nov 4, 2005 13:33:56 GMT -5
Now take it out and practice putting it up and climbing as quietly as possible...It takes some finesse but you can do it with practice. It's good to have a routine because you will most likely be climbing a tree in the dark. Good luck...
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Post by huntingfreak2 on Dec 21, 2005 20:19:02 GMT -5
all my stuff got ripped off this weekend. got the troopers & dec involved dec officer and I tried tracking the 4 wheeler tracks in the snow.walked about a mile then the tracks got covered by snowmobile tracks.the trooper called me for a follow up tonight not looking good.
hope they find them or something before I do!!!!!!!
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Post by WNY_Whitetailer on Dec 31, 2005 14:49:43 GMT -5
Good luck with that hf2...Did they take it out of a garage? shed? hunting cabin? house? How did they get your stuff?
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Post by huntingfreak2 on Jan 1, 2006 11:41:56 GMT -5
No they got off the property I hunt. The stands were there the Thur. before muzzleloader ended and on the Sat. before it ended they were gone.
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Post by fasteddie on Jan 1, 2006 14:04:31 GMT -5
Sorry to hear about your stuff getting stolen . That sucks big time ! Too bad you don't know who they are so you could give them a payback .
My son is kinda anxious to get to his camp in Italy Valley to see if his cabin , etc is still intact .
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Post by bubba on Jan 1, 2006 19:37:39 GMT -5
I am moving all my stands on the private land I hunt and need to find a new place. Kind of an entwined family story, but lets just say my wifes family is in turmoil right now and my brother in laws farm I have been hunting on I no longer to plan to go near. The sad part is it will drive a wedge between my nephew I spend so much time with and myself. However there are times when doing what is right is what needs to be done, So, I am loking for a new place to hunt mostly evening watches. So my stands will come down by next weekend and I will store them until I find a place
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Post by huntingfreak2 on Jan 1, 2006 21:09:03 GMT -5
I wish I had an idea but all I have is the direction they went. Now all I can say is I should have taken them down after shotgun.But the last 4 years I've had no problems.
I HATE TRESPASSERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by WNY_Whitetailer on Jan 2, 2006 0:42:09 GMT -5
That rots...How many stands did they take? Are we talking ladder stands, hang-on stands or the home built type?
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