Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!doug.cae.wisc.edu!osnome!hunting From: barkelew@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (David Barkelew) Newsgroups: rec.hunting Subject: Re: tree stands Message-ID: <1991Apr30.072145.13936@doug.cae.wisc.edu> Date: 30 Apr 91 12:21:45 GMT References: <588@erb1.engr.wisc.edu> <1991Apr26.063259.20876@doug.cae.wisc.edu> Organization: Computation Center, University of Texas at Austin. Lines: 68 Approved: hunting@osnome.che.wisc.edu Here's the way I made my tree stands. I used a 2x12, cut about 15 or so inches, and notched at the back for the seat. There are two holes (denoted by "+") in the nothed end for the rope, which is used to secure the seat to the tree. There is a door hinge at the bottom of the seat to hold the brace, which swings below the seat. The brace has a nail or two (denoted by "*") in it with the head protruding to hold that part of the rope in place. The whole thing remains flat for transporting to your favorite spot, then swings open when you are ready to install it. Since it is attached only by ropes, there is no damage to the tree, which may be important if someone else is allowing you to hunt on their land. :) Really crude ASCII graphics follow. Brace | | Rope . ___ . . . a .. | | | . |___| . . . c .. | | | ...|___|... ....... e .. | | | .. | | | ^^^ ..| | | Door Hinge .. | / .======= < |. | | | | | Also, experience has shown that placing this type of tree stand just above a branch will not only give you some cover from below, depending on what type of tree you put it in, it will also give you a place to put your feet so they don't fall asleep while dangling around. :/ > barkelew@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (David Barkelew) writes: > > One thing that i believe caused a problem for me last year was the > stability of the tree my stand was in. I was hunting whitetails > in central Texas, where I live. The deer are pretty small, probably > averaging 7080 pounds, and are extreemely easily spooked. My stand > was about 2530 ft up in a red oak, which was about 5060 ft total. > > prichard@ias.larc.nasa.gov (Devon Prichard) writes: > > I know things are bigger and better in Texas, but I don't think I'd want > to shoot at a whitetail which weighs three and a half tons. then again, > if I was a halfmile up a tree, I wouldn't worry. ;) Apparently, my news program is broken and doesn't transmit dashes. :( That is something that is beyond my control, but I will mention it to the Unix staff, who maintain it. BTW, I'm one of those VMS people... :) David Barkelew Internet: barkelew@utxvms.cc.utexas.edu University of Texas THEnet: UTXVMS::BARKELEW Computation Center BITNET: barkelew@utxvms Unix/VMS Services YELLnet: (512)4713241 "If I've told you once, I've told you a bazillion times *NO*! "