New ladder stand for 2017 in Roanoke (and second one on site)

Inner-Redneck

Deer Hunting:

2014 - 2015

2015 - 2016

2016 - 2017

2017 - 2018

My second ladder tree stand in Roanoke
For the 2017-2018 deer season

The tree stand will cover the northern end of the pine grove.
It will view the turkey trail where so many deer have crossed.


BassPro warehouse customer pick-up February 14, 2017	Mainstream Holdings, who owns Muddy Outdoors, also owns Big Game Treestands, Eyecon trail cameras, and the Xecute brand of scent control products.	The Nova
The warehouse guy told me that he warned a friend about this one being the last	This is model # MLS1700 (The Nova)	I purchased at Bass Pro for $169 (last one on the clearance pile)

"The Nova" is 16' high at the shooting rail and supports 300lbs.
It has a flip-up seat, vinyl spacer washers to prevent squeaking,
cushioned arm rests, a wide ladder, a deep platform, and a foot rest.

The future spot of my second ladder tree
stand in Alabama

American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)

Due to the prevalence of deer appearing on my trail camera at the intersection of the northwest passage and the turkey trail, I decided to place my next stand nearby.

The growth was very heavy near the base, and I spent many hours across four separate trips out to Alabama just to clear a path to the tree.

Here, you can see where I will be monitoring as the trail camera also monitors
activity in this direction. This site was the first known scrape by a buck as captured on video.

This tree is just off the northwest passage (a cleared trail that circles around to the north of pine grove) which goes from an elevated field to the west of the old cedar barn and house. The path is relatively easy to drive.

I never even knew that this was a sweetgum

until the leaves came out in the spring!

PROCESS of building the LADDER STAND:
Tim and I began assembly inside the huntin' shack.
The temperature outside went from about a cool 58˚F to a comfortable 73˚F outside.
We took the stand around the northwest passage to the turkey trail where the tree feeder is.


9:41 a.m. CDT May 7, 2017 Assembly begins	10:18 a.m. CDT May 7, 2017 Attaching top of ladder to platform	10:24 a.m. CDT May 7, 2017 Spreading out parts and tools	11:03 a.m. CDT May 7, 2017 Rifle rest stops are added

11:03 a.m. CDT May 7, 2017 Back end view, bark biter down	Around noon CDT May 7, 2017 Tim got this photo; two-man job here	12:14 p.m. CDT May 7, 2017 Platform and seat portions completed	12:39 p.m. CDT May 7, 2017 Loading up truck to take out to woods

12:39 p.m. CDT May 7, 2017 Tim getting weed whacker & pole saw	12:49 p.m. CDT May 7, 2017 View outward from close to target tree	12:50 p.m. CDT May 7, 2017 View of tree from turkey trail	1:11 p.m. CDT May 7, 2017 Tim attaches winch

1:12 p.m. CDT May 7, 2017 About to winch stand up to tree	1:53 p.m. CDT May 7, 2017 After getting mid support bar installed	1:53 p.m. CDT May 7, 2017 Before rotating counter-clockwise	2:41 p.m. CDT May 7, 2017 Support straps are on; quit for day!

Come Saturday, May 20th, Robert came on by to help us secure the stand:


3:40 p.m. CDT May 20, 2017 Robert not afraid to climb up!	3:40 p.m. CDT May 20, 2017 Robert gets ratchet strap started	4:12 p.m. CDT May 20, 2017 View back down pathway	4:14 p.m. CDT May 20, 2017 The stand is now secure!

On Sunday, May 28th, I came back to chop down a tree,
thereby clearing a shooting lane to the right...

BEFORE AFTER

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