agross Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Just saw this on QDMA's facebook page. Apparently someone found this chair 18 feet up in this tree chained to it. Guess it has been there for a few years with the growth around it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Get a ladder up there and you're good to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno C Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 times are hard i guess... lol i mean you can get a tree stand on sale for $20... metal chair strapped to a tree is classic tho lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phade Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I suspect that chair was ground level when attached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yotehntr Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Phade, if you put a nail in a tree at 4' it will always stay at 4'. When a tree grows it only grows outward hence the rings in a tree. The branches on top continue to thicken and grow creating the appearance of the tree growing upward. So someone climbed up there and strapped this sucker in there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREDATE Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I agree that it was probably hung there intentionally, but I forgot that trees don't grow upwards...............woops. I might be grasping here but at some point the tree has to grow upwards. lol, just raggin' on ya'. I see what you mean though, barbed wire through the middle of big ol' trees is at the same level as the day it was strung. Interesting. I've seen bench seats from a car fastened to trees a few feet up. Cool pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooly Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 That makes a pretty strong argument against safety harnesses! I'd have hated to be strapped into that stand when the tree decided to swallow it head first,lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREDATE Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 The trees' probably had it up to here at this point too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawdwaz Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 My uncle left a Baker Climber up in a tree 20 years ago. He'd climb up a ladder and then step onto the stand and hunt. The ladder was pulled and the stand is still up there but is all messed up and at an odd angle you wouldn't believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papabear Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 My uncle left a Baker Climber up in a tree 20 years ago. He'd climb up a ladder and then step onto the stand and hunt. The ladder was pulled and the stand is still up there but is all messed up and at an odd angle you wouldn't believe. papabear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Yes, I remember when commercial tree stands were not even thought of. Most of us went to the woods with boards, hammer and nails and built structures in the trees. But apparently there were others out there that had some different ideas about how to provide a high place to ambush deer. This is the first time I have ever seen this one though .... lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landtracdeerhunter Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I'd chairish that stand, if it were mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNYBuckHunter Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 That guy had alot of faith in a couple of rivets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culvercreek hunt club Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I am betting the wooden platform that was under the chair is since, long gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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