I happened to drive by my all time favorite Ladder Deer Stand which is located overlooking a creek bottom in the woods and surely something had happened since I saw it July 4th.
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A huge limb had fallen from this 40" dbh Cherrybark Oak and crashed the ladder.
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Just really made a mess.
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There was nothing to do but to dismantle and salvage the actual seat. A new ladder was in order.
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My helper and I rigged up a rope/pulley and raised the freshly rebuilt ladder stand.
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Some burlap and it is looking good again.
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As seen from the creek bottom 75 yards away.
One morning I shot a 10 point from this stand which was the 12th buck that I saw that morning. I have passed on two very good 8 pointers from here, and took a nice 11 point a couple of years ago.
Now if my FF Friend from the Glaciated North can get the vacation time arranged, I have a place for him to sit for some morning hunts. :)
man, hats off to you, mine is not that bad, as to a hit from a limb, but not real excited about getting in it as is, with the son in law coming in this October, I have some work to do as well, sigh, seed ticks are horrible right now, so time will tell, a nice cold front passing through might give me a window to get it done in time, be safe, and looking forward to seeing another bruiser, I see your helper was pretty concerned about it ;D
OUCH! I'm just glad you weren't sitting in it!
Andy would have went up that ladder and fixed it. ;D
Andy don't want two broken butts heads. :o
:D :D :D :D :D
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN!!!!!!!!
Andy don' do no more ladders!! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( :o :o :-X :-X :-X
Pat was not too happy with me stepping back and forth between the two ladders. :o