Deer stand preparation

[Rube Shooter]

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Made a few improvements to my camouflage today. By cutting oak scrubs while they are green the leaves will stay attached. Some of the brown you see are trees cut last year and still have the leaves attached. That’s duck blind netting on the roof.

Mighty nice, the one thing some people don't consider with camouflage is breaking up the hard lines.

 

[Immike]

Mighty nice, the one thing some people don't consider with camouflage is breaking up the hard lines.

I drove one of these vertically in every stud around the outside just 4” below the window ledges, adding brush can be done from the inside from now on. The roof netting was self attaching with the tin screws grabbing it everywhere, in fact I had a hard time spreading it out. The netting should gather falling branches and leaves for a very natural cover.

 

[Immike]

Well, so much for cheap cameras. This thing is so slow I have a couple dozen pictures of nothing. Heck I drove by it and turned around and it only took my picture as I walked up. It would require a feed pile to get any pictures which I can’t do within 200 yards of any stand.

 

[pirate ammo]

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Well, so much for cheap cameras. This thing is so slow I have a couple dozen pictures of nothing. Heck I drove by it and turned around and it only took my picture as I walked up. It would require a feed pile to get any pictures which I can’t do within 200 yards of any stand.

My cheapo works good, for what I use it for.

 

[hogpatrol]

I bought a Spypoint non verizon micro and it works great and the phone app software doesn't crash like the Bushnells I have. The plans are way cheaper too. The worst wireless I've owned is the Snyper commander, clunky app, ancient software and no support.

 

[hogpatrol]

Truck stand. He's ready.

 

[Immike]

 

[fantastic]

Awesome stand you got there.

 

[Rube Shooter]

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Well, so much for cheap cameras. This thing is so slow I have a couple dozen pictures of nothing. Heck I drove by it and turned around and it only took my picture as I walked up. It would require a feed pile to get any pictures which I can’t do within 200 yards of any stand.

I had a cheap camera similar to yours, only it was too sensitive, that year I had more pictures of the grass and trees moving around because of the wind blowing instead of deer. Absolutely frustrating to go out to check your pictures and see nothing of substance. The worst pictures were of the corp of engineer's bulldozer and pick up trucks when they rolled past by my feeder on the way to clear out trees along the dam for the reservoir I hunt by 3 weeks before general season started.

 

[Immike]

Guys are sending me trail cam pictures and I don’t have anything to send back. Lol
I guess I enjoy reading the sign the old fashion way (like I have a choice) that doesn’t take any batteries! But it would be nice to know what’s out there... maybe I need a mineral lick for this camera.

 

[linekin]

Been thinking about going down to a couple of the salons to pick up some hair to place all around a guys stand....

 

[Immike]

 

[Immike]

Bought a salt block. Lol cheaper than a new camera!

 

[hogpatrol]

We use this mix of the ingredients listed below, dig a bowl shaped hole about 36" in diameter, mix it with the dirt, preferably near a water supply, and they'll hang around like a kid in a candy store.

1 part Hi Cal lime, feed grade
Comes in 50lb Bags you need one bag.

2 parts Trace mineral salt, the red and loos kind without the medications.
Comes in 50lb Bags you need two bags.

1 part Stock salt, ice cream salt.
Comes in 50lb Bags you need one bag.

 

[Immike]

Had some unexpected company this morning! Glad I didn’t need a paper towel.

 

[bsekf]

Hog Patrol..... I shoot a lot better out of one of them "truck stands" !!! I am 80 and one of my favorite stands is the cornor of the deck! I do have 2 tree houses that I extended the ladder, so I can just step onto the platform.

Bill

 

[Immike]

Somebody in Jeff city area already wrapped up the season.

 

[284winner]

I have an elevated box blind that I built on my property at least 10 years ago. I have shot 2 deer out of it. When I built it my wife asked why I was building it. I said it's my old guy deer stand that I'll use when I am no longer able to hunt the way I always have. I just turned 72 in August. I hunt Michigan and Wisconsin. I still hunt, make drives, use my Summit climbing stand, take a daypack and hunt all day and use no bait. My cousin and hunting buddy are starting our 60th year of hunting together. The areas we hunt we rarely see another hunter especially after opening weekend. We don't always kill deer but we have a hell of a good time. Barlow

Your my hero Barlow. At 72 years young still using a summit climber. Way to go !!! Keep doing what your doing. That's unbelievable to me. Climbers aren't a senior citizens game in most cases. Obviously you are in very good shape at 72. I guess using a climber enough will keep you there. Keep it up

 

[284winner]

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Somebody in Jeff city area already wrapped up the season.

Gorgeous buck

 

[284winner]

How cold does it get in Mo.? For all of my teenage and adult life until two years ago I cut and split (what needed splitting) 12-13 firewood cords of mostly hard maple with a splitting axe. I used a hydraulic splitter one day about 40 years ago, but decided they were too much work. Now I cut about 3 cord to burn in the fireplace. Barlow

Always wanted to hunt Wisconsin. I hunt the UP during rifle season. Hunter numbers are low even tho the deer numbers are too. Just rather not see hunters. One day I'll make it to Wisconsin on a rut hunt.