Strawhouse Upgrade

Magicman · October 07, 2016, 08:30:37 AM

Well the "furniture" anyway. Last year my friend Jeff tried to put a size 12 butt into a #10 chair. He made it work, but with some discomfort.

I replaced the plastic chairs with some wider and more substantial ones that a size 12 will fit into. Now for a return visit. ;D

DeerMeadowFarm · October 07, 2016, 09:14:57 AM

Is that a shooting house?

WV Sawmiller · October 07, 2016, 11:45:24 AM

I'm disappointed :(. I thought this was going to be an update on the tale of the 3 little pigs :D :D :D.

Magicman · October 07, 2016, 02:10:23 PM

The Strawhouse.

Another view after a limb had fallen on it, and before the Red Oak in the background fell.

The heater and the pee pipe.

The ledger board. ;D

The view looking North, but the Oak trees in the center are much taller now.

The view looking Southwest.

coxy · October 07, 2016, 08:29:46 PM

that's like shooting out your living room window on to your lawn

Ox · October 07, 2016, 09:05:29 PM

You guys know how to do it down there, I'll tell ya what. I've always almost died from freezing when sit hunting. Does the pee drain into a milk jug or something? How do you keep the scent contained? Around here we just pee into a milk jug while sitting on our little wooden platform nailed up in a tree completely exposed to all the elements. Back when I hunted, that is. Haven't been out in years. :

Magicman · October 07, 2016, 11:00:42 PM

The pipe goes down the pole and into a post hole filled with.....pea gravel. ;D Actually there is nothing that tells me that deer are spooked by human urine because I have successfully made mock scrapes. Now sweat is quite another thing.

Ox · October 08, 2016, 12:52:59 AM

I guess I'm going by my knowledge gained from the old folks around here. They'd pee around their gardens to keep the deer and rabbits out. They'd swear by it, so I tended to believe them. I always wondered if the womenfolk ever contributed but I never dared to ask if they did, or how they did it because I thought it would be stepping over the line. I never had to try this trick with my garden. I've got 2 dogs that are good at that. Both with peeing and barking, but no foolish barking. They only bark when something ain't quite right, which makes them perfect dogs.

DeerMeadowFarm · October 11, 2016, 09:21:29 AM

That is a fine shooting shack! I never would have thought of the pee pipe but it's going to be added when I build mine!
What's the idea behind the slabs mounted horizontally below the shack?