A tree hunt is something that most deer hunters look forward to. Many happy hours can be spent looking at stands and deciding which one to purchase. The tree stand is a great place to hunt from because it conceals your location even more than if you were on the ground in camouflage. It minimizes the chance of the deer catching your scent, seeing you or hearing you.
Planning a tree hunt takes a little bit of time in the beginning. You have to prepare the tree with your stand and steps to make it safer. First of all, you have to consider how you’re going to get your weapon into the stand. Install a step with a pulley so that you can haul the weapon up to the stand before you climb.
Something you do not want to do is to climb your tree while holding the weapon. Even if your stand is a high and you’re very agile, that’s asking for an accident to happen. Holding your gun as you climb is simply reckless behavior. You need to make plans to get your weapon into the stand without having to do that and putting yourself in a position where you could accidentally fire the gun while climbing.
You also want to keep an eye on the weather. You don’t want to be in a tree stand if the weather drops incredibly cold or if a storm comes in. You are more exposed to the cold air and elements while in a tree stand than while on the ground. And if a fast storm whips up while you’re in a tree stand, especially if there is very much wind, it can be very dangerous.
Where you’ll put your tree hunt stand is important as well. You want to put it in an area where it doesn’t stick out like a sore thumb on the side of the tree. But it also needs to be in a place where nothing is going to be hanging between you and your line of sight. You want to choose an area where there’s cover but not so much cover that it interferes. This is where an experienced deer hunter can help you. Get advice from someone you know who regularly uses a tree hunt stand about where to put it on how to set it up and it will make the whole process much easier for you.
Choosing an area with lots of cover doesn’t just help you camouflage yourself but it means they’re more likely is deer that will frequent the area. Look for deer tracks when you’re deciding where put your tree hunt stand and that will help. You may also want to look around for tracks and find a few spots to put tree stands out. If you only have one tree hunt stand prepared and the wind happens to be blowing from behind you, it’s going to be hard to get a deer with your scent blowing toward them. Having more than one stand set up will help prevent that.
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Originally posted 2010-04-08 09:48:20. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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