Well I hate to admit defeat (and I won’t) but it looks like I’m going to have to try a different location to hunt for awhile. I just got back from my Hillsdale “40″, and again I did not see a thing. I know its a full moon, but you’d at least think I’d see a yearling or two!
I have another piece of property that I just leased this year. It’s 160 acres, but only about 20 of that is woods. Anyway I have two stands placed over there, but have not hunted it yet, due to the 1-mile walk back to the woods. I have a 4-wheeler, but your cloths smell like fuel after riding the thing. So when I checked it out there was 5-6 big fresh scrapes along the woods-line. I made a couple “mock” scrapes with some “buck bomb” added just to tick him off.
The picture is of that stand, but while I was there I found a better tree, and hung it about 4-foot higher. I tell you what; I will never own anything but a simple “ladder stand” from now on-I’m getting to old for this climbing, hanging, sawing, screwing, pulling, lifting, dangling, game anymore. I’m so sore today I could hardly lift my legs out of bed this morning! Not only are ladder stands easier to put up, but they are a piece of cake to get in and out of.
Mike
I swear by ladder stands. So much easier to get in and out of. A little harder to find a tree for ‘em though.