Whats your go to stand

[HuntOrBeHunted]

Ladder stand... Climber... Hang up ???

[The_Real_TCIII]

Climber, probably 80% of my hunts


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[Robhuntandfish]

Ladder stand.  Next to an apple tree, on a thin stretch of woods, with a cornfield on one side and a beanfield on the other.  

[Bionic]

I prefer 2 person ladder stands, but do like a climber so I can more around, when I feel like it.

[JRod 8G8H]

Ladder stands for sure. My favorite being on 5 acres in the corner of a friend's property. They have to walk through his yard and the neighbor's yard to get back to bedding. I am close to retiring from hang ons. Just bought a climber today. Not looking forward to dragging an extra almost 30 lbs out there but if it gets me onto some mature bucks I wont be complaining anymore.

[Steve D]

I like the convenience of ladder stands but when I need to move or come across a new area to hunt it is tough to beat a climber. I use mine both bow & gun.

[moog5050]

Ladder.  I have a climber and hang ons but 95 percent of my hunts are from ladders.  

[Cabin Fever]

Trying to phase out my portables and going with ladderstands. I feel safer and I feel better with my kids using them too.

[grampy]

Ground blind. Built with stuff laying in the woods nearby. I don't like being confined in a tree.

[DirtTime]

33 minutes ago, HuntOrBeHunted said:

Ladder stand... Climber... Hang up ???

Ground blinds. Mainly brush blinds I made. I have a couple store bought hub blinds, easy to set up, a PITA to take down.

I also have a few spots that provide natural cover over looking some good trails I have noticed get beaten up every year and have some good sign. If I feel I might be exposed on those, I will bring the camo burlap and tie it off in front of me.

 

[Team Hoyt]

Ladder stands, feel safer. Fell out of a hang on while trying to get it hung. My fault should of wore my harness. Haven't used 1 sense 

[Nomad]

All ladders . Sold my hang ons, traded the LW climber for some plumbing work .

Kept one LW hang on and four sticks , I may even put it up this week .

[Lawdwaz]

95% of the time its hang on Screaming Eagle's.  During gun I'll hunt ladder stands and climber, a box blind during gun in BAD conditions.

I've never once hunted out of a ground blind for anything. 

[Reb]

I only have ladders for stands on my property but am going to get a climber next year to move around and check out new areas,I also have 3 blinds.

[Swamp_bucks]

Ladder. I do have a climbers that i use on stateland.  But once opening day of gun is done i tend to be on the ground with good vantage points.

[wolc123]

My favorites are couple of two-story ones that I made from old construction-style truck caps.    I finally broke in the one over at my folks place last fall, with what may be my heaviest buck ever.  I killed that stout, 46 inch chest girth,  3-1/2 year old from the upper deck (built on the ladder rack) with my crossbow.   I think I drew him into range by trying to sound like a rival buck clearing a scrape, as I cleared the leaves off the upper deck with my hands, about 3 minutes prior to his arrival. 

The one at our place has been the most productive stand here for quite some time and is definitely the most comfortable to hunt from.  It is the most roomy with plenty of space for the kids, built with an 8-foot cap (the one at my folk's place is a little cozier, being made from a 6.5 footer).   The enclosed lower levels provide good protection from high winds, cold rain and sleet.  The side doors fold out giving additional rain protection and good sun shade and nice gun rests atop the 3 foot lower side walls.   The upper deck provide better visibility in fair-weather conditions and are wrapped with a 3-foot high barnwood wall which provides safety and a shooting rail all the way around.  I have killed multiple deer from each level of the one on our farm. It has some mobility, with the lower deck made from an old snowmobile trailer.   It will likely remain in its present location as that has been the most productive and the trailer is getting to be in rough shape for further transport. 

For me, a go-to stand has to be comfortable in all weather conditions and has to be located in an area that offers more shot opportunities than alternatives.     

[ny hunter]

Have a 2 man ladder stand only about 10feet high... not crazy about hieghts I like to pile some logs and branch’s to make a blind on the ground also..,

[Pav2704]

I prefer ladder stands when I can tuck them into pine trees for concealment.  When that's not possible I use hang on stands for the extra height.  Lately, I have been putting up two person stands so that I can take my son out with me!

[Pav2704]

I have also started to put these in for rainy days or if I wanted to take my kids out.  The top blind I have used several times for turkey and the bottom blind is a great spot for late muzzleloader season.  That blind overlooks one of my bigger plots.  I have used old pallets to build them and have thrown a Camo tarp over the top to stay dry.

[Billdogge]

Ground or Ladder Stand for me. Too damn big for anything else. 

[dbHunterNY]

you'd think etiquette is common place on private ground but it's not. other hunters (family) on the farm don't pay attention to wind and other things like i do. i don't get much time to hunt either. My climber is my go to stand. leaves less scent and other hunters can't burn out my stand i worked hard to place and put up before i even sit in it.

[DanD]

Summit Goliath; however, I'm starting to like my lone wolf alpha with XOP tree sticks more as it allows me to get in nearly any tree as opposed to the straight limbless trees with the Summit. 

[G-Man]

permanant 2 person

[HuntOrBeHunted]

Ended up getting my first climber today. The cost kept me away for the longest but they were not getting any cheaper lol. I have ladder stands and hang ons and I always seem to not like the position or height choice so I figured a climber is the best way to stay mobile. And the deer patterns change so much around here when cold and rut comes in to play. 

 

If I didn't have a dinner date with the ol lady I would be testing it out this evening, Grrr lol.

[HuntOrBeHunted]

18 hours ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

Climber, probably 80% of my hunts


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 Have good success? You generally stand up to take a shot with a bow? and what's your preference for height?