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Been trying to get to it all summer to no avail...until now...I finally got ladder down and nailed the loose brace....and today I hooked that God awful heavy 20 ft ladder made from 2x6's and 2x4 rungs every ft...it's 16in's wide inside step....to the gator and dragged the thing as close as I could....hooked it to a waist drag and got it to the stand...hooked in.... braced feet and pulled it up to just the tip over point and it swung out to the side....auuggghhh...thankfully it was stopped by a tree, but then hung up...so I lowered it and will have one of the guys come in and steady it so I can try again...I just know there will be doe and the buck making their usual runs under it...the ladder there now is still in good shape but is an old wooden commercial made ladder ...just too much moisture all summer..... now I have a little nagging in my mind about it ...it needs to come down and get another really good linseed soaking...to be used at another stand next year.

Not getting that particular stand done has made me superstitous....I really think whether I take a deer out of it or not...I won't get one until it's all set and useable..

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Lawdwaz Grand Master

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Some piece of mind will come to those that use REAL ladders instead of homemade jobs! Ten years ago my buddy saw a sale at the hardware store and bought a bunch of decent aluminum extension ladders to be used with some hang on stands. Easy up/easy down. Tie the top in and you are cool as a cucumber.

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Some piece of mind will come to those that use REAL ladders instead of homemade jobs! Ten years ago my buddy saw a sale at the hardware store and bought a bunch of decent aluminum extension ladders to be used with some hang on stands. Easy up/easy down. Tie the top in and you are cool as a cucumber.

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I was thinking that for the past month. Good grade aluminum ladder, lash it to the tree with good ratchet straps, and it should be far more stable then any of the stick ladders out there.

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I was thinking that for the past month. Good grade aluminum ladder, lash it to the tree with good ratchet straps, and it should be far more stable then any of the stick ladders out there.

 

I forgot to mention:  pick up a couple cans of spray paint and rattle can 'em. 

 

IIRC they weren't much more than 65-70 bucks a piece.  Just something to chew on......................................

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I'm not about to worry about a ladder made from PT 2x6 with 2x4 rungs attached using ss screws screws...I have one that is 20 yrs old I don't worry about...Btw they make a non slip spray paint I bought some this summer.

 

Wrenching a shoulder while muscling that PT SOB could get you MORE PT.......... :)

 

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Suppose woulda,coulda,shoulda hind sight would say that...but I worked it smart didn't need to look on hind sight..I can climb up into my stand safely..

 

That's cool but it seems you mention injuries often??

 

No sweat, shoot a dandy tomorrow!!

 

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nada...now going out for a couple of hours with back pack blower...it wasn't so quiet going in this mornig..almost all leafs are down now..beech and oak will hang on a bit more..with having mowed trails earlier...it should just be a slow walk carry a 20# pack...Deer gravitate to the cleared trails....

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Nothing wrong with a hand made wood ladder. As long as you take care of 'em should stay safe and last a long time. My thoughts last month about the aluminum ladder was weight based. I can carry a 20 footer in alone and set it to the tree alone. Because it's all one piece, it won't bow in the middle like some climbing sticks do.

 

Does that skid proof paint really work? I was looking at some last summer for my back porch steps.

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