How many stands do you maintain??

[Shawn Leonard]

Gregg, I also keep 3 Chippewa wedge-loc stands handy and a set of LW climbing sticks for any in season moves but I have most of the ground covered so rarely does sign appear where there is not a huntable stand. I have some stands that are in funnels where there are 3-4 stand within 80 yards of each other so I can hunt that spot in any wind. We have a set-up called the golden triangle in my bow only area that all 3 stands can be seen from the other and are no more than 70 yards apart. I myself have killed over 35 deer from these 3 stands in the last 10 years or so. Shawn

[Hoyt]

Right now I have 5 climbers and 4 hang ons. I don't maintain any of them, they are all back behind my house in the National Forest on the ground locked to tree trunks.

I hunt about 1000 sq acre section (that's about as far as I can walk and hunt) and spread the stands out so I can go by an pick one up to hunt  a certain area. That way I don't have to carry stands a long ways.

I have one really light hang on (Loc On Limit) that is on the main route I take so I can pick it up to hunt any place out of the way.

I don't hunt the same spot twice very often..move around a lot.

[RedShaft]

I have some ground blinds but my stand  is on my back in and out everyday. I hunt public land so it is what it is.....

[dhermon85]

5

[dhermon85]

And a ground blind that might make it out

[Roughrider]

two o three out at this time, will have about 15 - 20 up at any one time, move them around, probably 50 - 100 locations throughout the season for my wife and I and a few guests and clients.  Sometimes more, sometimes less. I think we have about 20 Lonewolfs, six double bulls, and eight ladder stands,and a few old odds and ends for hang ons if all the lone wolfs are out.

[vtmtnman]

Right now between myself and the old man we have 8.I am always scouting in the off season and looking for new sites.I have one ladder stand and 3 trees rigged for my treesaddle.I wish I would have started with a tree saddle a long time ago.Treesteps are cheaper than stands and move easier.Even better when. You get them at Walmart on clearance for a buck a piece.I'also have cheap climbing sticks from Dick's as well that I use.Also have a strap on stand that I use sometimes.

[coyote30]

6 stands and 3 blinds.

[The Night Stalker]

5 stands on 37 acres and lone wolf climber to be mobile.

[nj hunter]

My father has about 15 set up scattered around... I just have one up that I seen some deer at last year but no shots. Of course he shares some stands with me and I moved my 1 to try for a better chance but more is always better.

[xtrema312]

I have about 9 hang on stands, 10-12 stick ladders, four ladder stands, pop up blind and hand climber.  I was hunting 3 properties with about 30 identified and prepared trees for hang ons.  80, 40, and 10 acres. I use only 16 or 20'sick ladders for my hang ons and in trees that don't work with a climber. I have started to only put up the sticks in a lot of spots now.  I now hang about  5 stands in spots I know I will hunt a good amount because they can be good all season or if the tree is hard to set a carry in stand in the dark. I then set another 6-8 sticks that I will hunt with my lone Wolf assault. That is so easy to pack in and set that I use it more and more.  It is easier to do a quick location change when I don't have to pull a stand to move the stick. Each hang on spot ideally has at least 3 other close spots 50-75 yd away,reasonably ready to go.  I rotate these spots to keep the survivors guessing year to year. If I am off the mark a little I can quickly move a stick ladder.  I some times set additional stands on stick ladders if the spot heats up and I want to work it more. Ladders go where I hunt all day hunts and want extra comfort, where even a sick ladder doesn't work and now where the kids could hunt or go along on a hang on off the side of the ladder.  Pop up and climber go where I need to be as things change. I try to trim areas around good climber spots.  I only hang a stand in a good climber spot of it is a spot that can't take the noise of climbing due to how close the deer are likely to be.

[Brianlocal3]

I don't have any. I use to but always found myself on th ground so I gave them away one by one.
My dad showed me ground hunting using nautral blinds and to be honest just never got into tree stands. I bought two when I started finding my own places to hunt, and did harvest a few deer from them, but I hunted public land alot and it was just a pain.

[m midd]

I maintain about 20 on a 700 acre lease and 4 that are in various tracts of public land.

[Stumpkiller]

Two.  I tried a hang-on back in 2006 after I had knee surgery and it worked so well I added a second one (a ladder this time) for this year.  ;-)

Spend much more time in a stand than on foot lately.

[BWD]

One, I hunt out of a climber.

[Cwilder]

I use a climber. But hunt 100% public land and have about 400 stand sites stored in my gps from all the different tract of land I hunt.

[Terry Green]

None...seems the less stands I 'maintain'....the more deer I kill. Just like when I use to fish the bass tourny trails...the less tackle in my boat, the more money I won.      

[adkmountainken]

anywhere between 5-10 depending on where i am hunting that year, at this moment only have 5 up but plan to ground hunt more then stand this year.

[Mike Gerardi]

I use a climber and have gotten pretty creative with it. I do not like leaving stands up for fear that someone will steal them. However I do keep two hang on stands up year round along a field edge. The wind is pretty constant here in our part of the world. Any deviation from the normal is not a problem and I have trees that I use when the wind changes.

[DeerBacon]

2 hang on stands and a climber for back up. The climber is a little tricky with long bows.