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Because I have membership , it cost me $62.69 for 5 boxes 99 cents of that was for insurance .

I put one of the cheap 15' stands up at my SILs but the only way I could put it on the tree was facing straight out . Sooooo , I took a chain-on that I had laying around and mounted it side ways a few feet about the seat of the ladder stand so it's about 20' high . Works great ! Oh , and I buy the cables and locks at Harbor Freight . Almost all of my stands are locked to a tree .

I periodically check the straps and change them . It's cheap insurance .

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You had to quote Slowhand's lengthy post just to say that ????????

Yes ! Those seat cushions are very uncomfortable and I seldom use one of them . I use my old standby 1" seat pad . I have short legs so the seat height is okay . My butt isn't that wide so the wire mesh seat is fine . And once again , for 50 $ , you can't beat it !

I have several of the ladder stands and havn't had any major problem installing them alone and i'm 71 1/2 ( lol ) . The only real problem I have had is fitting them sideways between limbs that I didn't want to trim . I strap the 3 sections to the rear basket on the ATV and haul it to the area I want the stand located . I don't mind the latch pins at all and I have never been shorted any hardware . I put the foot platform on ass backwards so it sticks out past the ladder a couple inches . That gives me a bit more foot room to stand on . I buy ratchet straps from Tractor Supply or Harbor Freight to strap the stand to the tree and I also like the adjustable support bar that come with the stand . Years ago they didn't adjust and that stunk plus the ladder sections just slid inside each other and there were no holes and latch pins . What the heck do you want for $50 ? I carry a couple sections of rope with me when installing a ladder stand . I tie to each side of the seat and when I get the stand against the tree , I criss-cross the rope behind the tree , and tie it to each side of the ladder to hold it in place so it will be stabilized and I can climb up and ratchet strap the seat platform to the tree . I usually put some weigh on the ladder rung to press it into the ground as it is a rarity to have both rungs equal . If they are equal , I use a piece of 2"X4" board and a couple of spikes . I drive the spikes in the 2X4 and slide the spine heads into the ladder rungs . I have 12 ladder stands on 5 different properties and have a couple new stands to install this summer .

I just bought 5 boxes of Remington 20 ga Accu-Tips from Sportsmen's Guide ..........

Ground Clear also has the Glyphosate in it at 5% in the concentrate . It gets mixed at 1 quart of Ground Clear Concentrate to 1 gallon of water . WalMart has it for $19.95 a gallon .

I never gave my permission for my photo to be used !

Hey , you still have the October Bow Season ........

Rage II's do the trick and make a big hole

Looks like someone did some poor planning ! ...

I believe they require 4 "D" cell batteries

I have the Garmin GPSMAP 60CSx and it works fine . I use it to check the distances I have walked and to find Geo Caches more than anything . It uses 2 AA batteries and they last quite a while . I prefer the throw away batteries vs the rechargables .

Happy Birthday !

Hay bales work great for those that sell hay !

Here is a Target I made with Tractor Supply blocks and had posted on our DIY forum some time ago . When you shoot out a block , loosen the straps , push the bad block out , slide another one in and tighten the straps .

Take a Sharpie Pen and mark a number on a Vane of each arrow . Shoot at separate spots on the target . If one particular numbered arrow consistantly hits off in one direction , you know you have a flyer and weed that arrow out of your shooting arrows . All the arrows should be close in weight . You wouldn't expect different grain bullets to hit the same would you ?

I have 2 dehumidifiers in my basement . They are great . No more musty smell .

My oldest son picks rocks from rock piles and finds all sorts of uses for them .

Two of my bows are 60# and 70# draw . Both bows will put arrows through hay bales at 20 yards plus mice like to make nests in the bales .

Drove into Irondequoit to attend a neice's First Communion . Saw 3 dead deer on the way in from Ontario and saw another 4 dead deer on the way home . What's going on ?

A "Monster Bag" goes for around $30 and you won't get a pass through for a long time .

I don't use them as the arrows pass right through the bales . If you are seeing bales near the road , the highway depts sometimes put some there when they do a job , plant grass and put bales of hay there to prevent erosion .