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Do you sleep in your yard for fear that your wood framed house will collapse on you? I know how you love your family and there no chance that your gonna let your boys climb into a little rascals tree fort. Check it frequently as Im sure you will and hunt away. The only warning Ill give you is that a lot of deer do become familiar with any type of permanent stand and will give you the stink eye everytime they're near it.
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To each his own, but where I hunt I wouldn't even bother. The deer have been duly educated and walk around looking up. I've typically hung multiple small chain-on stands (Loc-On LEMS) just before the season in prime locations, always with good cover, never above the level of the mountain laurel and 50% will still get busted before I ever hunt them the first time! 20 years ago this tactic worked, but the deer have caught on...I killed the stupid ones. I have friends who put permanents in prime areas and ruined them within a couple years. Next year I've resolved to put stands up and take them down only when they're being hunted....what a hassle!
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I used to build stands into trees but over time, the kind of deer I hunt quickly become aware of them and change their pattern.
Way back when, I bought a climbing stand---the predecessor to the "Baker". It was then called the "profane" stand. First time I used it, I moved to an area away from my permanent stands and killed a nice 8 pointer---. But you can build a good one if you know a little about building things with wood.
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Just don't underbuild and you will be fine. I've seen a wide variety of wooden stands, some last a year, some a dozen. Just like any stand, check them every time you use them.
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I still have an old Baker stand out in the shed. Talk about an adventure!
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I have to disagree with the guys that say bucks shy away from permanent stands. The stands to them as they frequent an area are always there and become part of the landscape. I shot the biggest deer in 30+ years of hunting from a stand I built 25 years ago. I have shot many nice bucks from this stand and don't see a reason for this to change.
AS was stated before, the only dangerous stands are built by someone who is not skilled enough to attempt it.
My fall 20+ years ago was due to this reason. Since then I did my own mods on the same tree and hunt safely year after year. I even bring my 12 year old daughter with me in the same stand.
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Swamp Yankee and Woodchucker---I just hunted from my old Baker yesterday afternoon---I went up a big pine and stayed up nearly 3 hours--saw several deer but not "Mr. Big" that I have been seeking all season.
To Catskill Longbow--I almost exclusively hunt for big bucks--I find that permanent stands are often patterned by big bucks because no matter how careful one tries to be, one leaves residual scent and a "trail" to and from these stands. That is just my opinion though and I am glad that you have had better luck than I've had on bucks with them.
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