Mother Nature loves to mess with us. It’s like those beef jerky commercials about “MessN with Satchquach”. It’s just something you don’t do. And if you do, you have to know you are likely to get the short end.
A topic of seasonal debate around many deer hunting camps and even when a solo hunter owns or leases a parcel of land to hunt is where to put the hunting tree stands. In the planning process the reality eventually sinks in as to the multiple factors that contribute to an ideal placement of a tree stand to maximize hunting success.
First is locating a decent tree growing in just the right place. It has to be a good, strong, healthy tree with a straight trunk capable of handling a climbing stand, a lock-on with climbing sticks, or a ladder stand. It has to be spotted over a place where deer travel,…