Year of fixes

[growalot]

My stands had a rough winter ....but all easy fixes did have a floor board rot on one 22 yr. Old stand. It was non pressure treated and I knew it when building...but was short just one board. Dang not bad for a regular 2x6...Lol  stand is built in the crotch of a huge maple.So nothing but tree directly under it. Checked all other pieces and bracing then pulled nails and replaced. Was going to retire that stand because the corn field has made it barren. They usually chop the end of this month .. but not this year..So I planted a tail plot to it.. Just 40 yrds from the house and one of my best stands. Was a major travel area morning and night. Also mid day bucks until the corn went in. I checked prints and they are back traveling again. If nothing else it's a great stand to watch most of that section of wood lot. Though I gave the seat a heck of a yank and it popped off the tree...looks like a ratchet strap fix on that. Never liked seat position anyways.

Then one slippery ladder. So I cut strips of hardware cloth wide enough to bend over the 2x4 rungs and screwed them down. That was a pretty easy fix...I'm considering this for my ladder stand as well...May try on lower rungs as a test to see how it would work in those thin ice situations.

Edited September 19, 2017 by growalot

[bugsNbows]

I like the hardware cloth idea!

[growalot]

For ladder stand I will use heavy zip ties to attach..I love my zip ties...Lol

Edited September 19, 2017 by growalot

[growalot]

Decided to take some pics from the stand I fixed. I have a dead limb and a couple of branches on a dog wood to trim but good to go..I miss using that stand.....Just talk to UPS guy...2 120+ spotted in farmers hay field behind us ...so at least they are around...he saw 8 getting ready to cross onto us when he drove up

[wolc123]

 

 

doublepost - wrong section

Edited September 24, 2017 by wolc123