In addition to the tree stand, some hunters use a safety harness to prevent injury in the event that any component of the tree stand fails. This is done until the hunter is at the desired height. Then the part that the hunter is moving is set back level and the next part is moved up. To climb the tree the back of each part is angled to the tree one at a time and pulled up. The part that wraps around the tree is fastened to the stand with a bolt or pin for easy adjustment for different tree sizes.īefore climbing the tree both parts need to be adjusted to the tree so that both upper and lower parts are angled up to account for the narrowing of the tree. The part that wraps around the tree can be made from a thick cable or boomerang shaped piece of metal. Only trees that have no limbs up to the height desired for hunting will work.Ĭlimbing tree stands have a couple of different styles to connect to the tree. There is normally a strap that connects the two parts, so if the bottom falls while in the tree or climbing, the platform does not fall all the way to the ground, stranding the hunter. Not all the top parts have backs for the seats. The bottom part is the standing platform and the top is the seat. Photo: retiredredneck.Ladder-style tree stand Climbing stand If you think you’re seeing things, you’re not, it really is a three-story duck blind. Photo: Outdoor Life Online Editors This strays a little bit from our theme of deer stands and blinds, but it’s impressive none-the-less. Photo: Outdoor Life Online Editors Why camouflage yourself as a tree when you can camouflage yourself as a cloud? Photo: Outdoor Life Online Editors The safest deer stand in history – unless of course wind gusts reach above five mph. For all intents and purposes it is nicer than my deer shack. Outdoor Life Online Editors This octagon-shaped deer blind has a stove, a storage loft and a carpeted floor. Outdoor Life Online Editors The sliding windows of this blind increases the stealth factor times 100. This tip comes from Shooting Editor John Snow. Outdoor Life Online Editors Our only suggestion for the wood pile blind would be sliding windows. Outdoor Life Online Editors This is actually a small cabin that could double as a blind, or a pile of wood. Photo: Outdoor Life Online Editors OK, cool blind, but where are all the windows? Photo: Outdoor Life Online Editors This isn’t so much of a deer hunting blind, but more of a deer hunting fortress. Photo: Outdoor Life Online Editors Think hay bale blinds are only for goose hunters? Think again. Photo: Outdoor Life Online Editors You just have to make sure the deer come from in front of you. Outdoor Life Online Editors This cow blind is designed for pronghorn hunting, but it could probably work for whitetails in open country like Texas or the Dakotas. A great place to take a kid on his first hunting trip so he can fall asleep and you can watch for deer. Photo: Realhuntingchat Outdoor Life Online Editors The good old two-man elevated stand. Hollowell Hunting Preserve Outdoor Life Online Editors It appears that a tree has grown up through the middle of this blind. Not really, but he would be proud of those stairs … just look at the craftsmanship. Photo: trailmasteroutdoors Outdoor Life Online Editors This is Bob Vila’s box blind. Photo: eviemaedavid Outdoor Life Online Editors Want to bring the camaraderie of duck hunting to your deer stand? Well than this setup is for you. I can’t see what could possibly go wrong with this. Photo: NC Cigany Outdoor Life Online Editors The classic platform stand wedged between three trees stand. But is there a cooler way to hunt deer? No. Photo: Hunting whitetail deer Outdoor Life Online Editors Is there an easier way to hunt deer than to hoist a stripped-down pickup truck 15 feet into the air? Probably, yes. The only difference is that you can’t shoot deer out of your New York City apartment. Outdoor Life Online Editors In New York City you can rent an apartment with the same square footage as this blind for about $2,000 per month. More Wacky Blinds and Stands While this may not be the most luxurious of blinds, it does do a nice job of recycling. With a grill, you can enjoy venison from the last hunt while looking for the next trophy. Step 10: Install grill, but be careful no to burn down the deck.
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