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Post by dusty20 on Nov 11, 2015 13:39:28 GMT -5
It becomes more challenging in the fall/winter time. However if you look at the bark you can decipher what species of tree it is being oak, maple, poplar and the like. Not whether it is a silver maple, or Lombardi poplar etc. And then there is also the "shape" of the tree, branch spacing and the way the branches grow along with the crown of the tree. If you would like to know more send me a message and I can do my best to describe to you what is what and anything else you would like to know. Absolutely! I appreciate the help. One example of an odd tree I have found so far: From what I can gather We have a small clump of Red Alders kind of on the edge of the backyard/ woods line. Took a lot of looking to figure those out. From what I can see they are generally only in the far stretches of the northwest US, they certainly do not pop up when I type in Native Northeast Indiana Tree.
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Post by dusty20 on Nov 11, 2015 13:30:29 GMT -5
Lot of things to consider here. First and probably in my opinion make sure that your lifeline can/will support you. Try swinging around from it in a garage or something. Next thing is and I would know quite a bit about this being I used to work in the Tree Industry for around 15 years. I know that you are probably worried if you are tied off to a branch or whatever the situation might be. You need to take into account the species of tree you are in. If you are tying off to a branch in a pine tree the size of your thigh would be prudent. If you are going around the base of the tree or if you are screwed into the base nothing to worry about. And as always check for bad spots in the tree/branch/trunk. Something I always told guys that climbed trees with me was if they were concerned about the size of the limb they were tying off to view it in the size of "2x4's". A single 2x4 will definitely hold your weight. If you are going up in an oak or something similar you are set. Tulip Poplar's are a close second to pines. And lastly you were concerned if a tree were going to "uproot/break". A hard wood tree doesn't bend as much so I would feel very comfortable up in it being they tend to uproot prior to breaking, come to think of it I've never seen an Oak tree snap in half from high winds, they've always uprooted. But you aren't likely to be hunting in a 60+ mph wind are you. The softer the tree the more susceptible they are to break before they uproot, then again if you aren't hunting in 60+mph winds nothing to worry about. My apologies for being long winded, if you need some more pointers let me know. Props to you, I've seen videos and I cannot imagine driving to work everyday thinking what kind of massive tree do I have to scale and trim or cut down today before I can get my lunch break! I would be extremely interested in learning more about trees in general, how to truly tell the health of a tree, what each tree is on first glance (would sure save hours worth of google searches) and based on given limbs, trunk sizes etc what type of weight it will support. If nothing more than the fact that I have woods full of trees that I can only name a few at first glance. Now that there aren't any leaves it gets harder!
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Post by dusty20 on Nov 11, 2015 13:25:55 GMT -5
Ladderstands should have 2 ropes that are tied to rear corners of seat and cross behind tree and tie to ladder to help hold it to tree till strapped I still use a helper I agree and any one that I have seen does have that. The only way that I have seen to put them up is you lift it then tie those off as well as the center support to the trunk and climb it while it's not tied to the top of the tree and while you are not tied to the tree yourself. once you get to the top you can tie yourself off and put up a lifeline etc but as the statistics show it's 80+% of falls that happen when climbing into or out of a stand I would assume this would be no different. In addition these ladder stands arguably aren't the strongest things made and I can only imagine a slightly wrong lean angle and you could bend a ladder in half in a hurry. I'm just trying to gain a bit more information, if just climbing to the top and strapping it is the best method I guess I'm doing the best method ha.
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Post by dusty20 on Nov 11, 2015 10:59:53 GMT -5
Been a lurker for a couple years now but with all the news articles about treestand safety these days I have several questions about the tree itself.
I am new to hunting this will be my second full season. I just bought some property that gives me a little room to hunt there. I never put much thought into it but always used a harness that I strapped to the tree once I was up the ladder. This year I bought lifelines for all the stands I have. My brother fell about 10 ish feet while screwing in tree steps right before bow season and it landed him in the hospital with two new screws in his ankle right next to the two he already had from an old bmx accident and a back brace to support his l1 and l2 because they fractured when he hit the ground. All in all it was better than it could have been but it sure shook me up. Never really been afraid of heights before this but something as silly as heights can sure put a hurtin on you. He had a makeshift lineman's belt but shortly after I made sure we had a purchased one for good measure... Too little too late... Edit: I should note that he is now getting to the point that he can begin walking again, back is healing nicely and foot is healed although very sore and stiff.
My real question falls on the tree itself. I would sure like to think I know a good tree from a bad one but I'm no tree expert. I've noticed a few trees on my property that have fallen since I've moved in that I wouldn't have paid much attention to when hanging a stand. Had leaves, appeared healthy etc. So what are some best practices for which trees a stand should be placed in? Last thing I want to do is be strapped to a few ton object that is dragging me down to earth with it if it breaks.
An add on is propper way to hang s ladder stand and be strapped to the tree while doing it. A lifeline only works once it's connected to the tree. Should k buy another set of climbing sticks and put that up prior to the ladder being erected?
I don't like this new found worry of heights ( not going to say fully afraid... Yet) but I have a kid on the way and should be here around new years and I can't think of leaving him with a dad that is seriously injured or worse because I was being careless with something like this.
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Post by dusty20 on Jul 17, 2015 12:03:18 GMT -5
The water is Moore Lake.
Seems like the people on neighboring property are real 'interesting' people and not quite worth living next to. I think the house is a pass for us but am still really interested in know so i can spread the word if something like this comes up again.
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Post by dusty20 on Jul 9, 2015 21:55:15 GMT -5
Looking at a new house which has 400' of lake front property, the listing states someone else owns the majority of the lake and does not allow people on their side. From what I have been told by my realtor is that if you have access to the water on your property then you are able to use the water regardless of where the property lines fall within the water. ( it shows the property line falls roughly 20' into the water)
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Post by dusty20 on Apr 8, 2015 22:34:18 GMT -5
Hilarious!
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Post by dusty20 on Oct 1, 2014 8:06:51 GMT -5
Been reading this forum off and on for about a year and decided to join in seeing as how it's opening day.
new to hunting, this will be my first full year.
I didn't grow up in a hunting household or family so I've had to do a lot of research on forums such as this, podcasts, websites etc to catch up. Tough getting such a late start but I can say I'm hooked and plan to make this a lifelong obsession I can pass down to my future children.
Planning to get in the woods this afternoon for a good opening day!
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