Post by onebentarrow on Oct 6, 2015 9:12:06 GMT -5
To explain this will be long winded.
I obtained a property years back to hunt and we had problems with ttrespassers hunting our stands (most were perminent then) side note. I and my hunting buddy have ALWAYS carried a back pack with us to hunt.
To combat this we came up with the idea of removing the steps as high as we could reach then (remember perminent stands) we would drive 2 big spikes in the tree and we carried a rope ladder in our pack that appon reaching the stand we would remove from pack and hang on spikes then climb stand. I made our ladders with 2x2 so there was a good aera to place our feet. I learned that a person needs to pull the ladder out from the tree on the first step so it is away from the tree for ease access while climbing. On the way down you have to learn to do the same thing with your feet to the first rung for ease decent.
This stopped all tree stand use as it takes one heck of a man to scale 8 feet of tree with no steps . We have modified this to use with lock on stands and stick ladders. What we do (if screw in steps are not a problem) is at aproximently 8 feet is screw in a step and then take bottom piece of stick ladder with the up side down y as place on top of step then use a ratchet tie down to hold it in place install rest of ladder and stand. With the bottom of stick ladder tight to tree this leaves enough room to hang rope ladder on step with rope behind y for better stability on rope ladder to asend tree. If screw in steps are not allowed we use the step with the strap that goes around tree in the same manner. We have not lost a stand sence we started this and to our knoladge have not had any one sitting in our stands when we are not there.
Yes it is a pain to remember to take the ladder but just put it in the back pack AND LEAVE IT THERE. With the cost of stands and ladders and the Hassel of not hunting and anger from some one swiping your stand it is a little inconvenient but well worth the piece of mind that all will be fine when you reach your stand.
Hope this helps some one.
I do not have any pictures of this method but if some one request some I will take some next time I an in the woods to give a better idea of what I am talking about.
I obtained a property years back to hunt and we had problems with ttrespassers hunting our stands (most were perminent then) side note. I and my hunting buddy have ALWAYS carried a back pack with us to hunt.
To combat this we came up with the idea of removing the steps as high as we could reach then (remember perminent stands) we would drive 2 big spikes in the tree and we carried a rope ladder in our pack that appon reaching the stand we would remove from pack and hang on spikes then climb stand. I made our ladders with 2x2 so there was a good aera to place our feet. I learned that a person needs to pull the ladder out from the tree on the first step so it is away from the tree for ease access while climbing. On the way down you have to learn to do the same thing with your feet to the first rung for ease decent.
This stopped all tree stand use as it takes one heck of a man to scale 8 feet of tree with no steps . We have modified this to use with lock on stands and stick ladders. What we do (if screw in steps are not a problem) is at aproximently 8 feet is screw in a step and then take bottom piece of stick ladder with the up side down y as place on top of step then use a ratchet tie down to hold it in place install rest of ladder and stand. With the bottom of stick ladder tight to tree this leaves enough room to hang rope ladder on step with rope behind y for better stability on rope ladder to asend tree. If screw in steps are not allowed we use the step with the strap that goes around tree in the same manner. We have not lost a stand sence we started this and to our knoladge have not had any one sitting in our stands when we are not there.
Yes it is a pain to remember to take the ladder but just put it in the back pack AND LEAVE IT THERE. With the cost of stands and ladders and the Hassel of not hunting and anger from some one swiping your stand it is a little inconvenient but well worth the piece of mind that all will be fine when you reach your stand.
Hope this helps some one.
I do not have any pictures of this method but if some one request some I will take some next time I an in the woods to give a better idea of what I am talking about.
