Moving Stands and checking straps
Hunting season will be here soon so this weekend we did some work at the hunt club. Moving stands and checking stands for safety hazards was a big part of what we did. Safety issues to keep in mind is the health of the tree the stand is in as well as those around it. We had one stand where a large dead pine was leaning against it and it took a bit of an effort to get it out without the stand getting crushed or one of us getting crushed.
Checking straps on the stands is also important and any that are questionable should be replace. The other thing we encounter was wasp nests, treestands seem to be a place they like to build them. Trust me you hate to discover the nest when you 15 feet up in the air.
Clearing shooting lanes and cutting brush off the trails so you can get in and out of the stand quietly and without leaving a lot of scent is also pretty important.
We’ve got a number of stands still left to check and a few other projects including checking the posted signs. Of course this year with the new Landowners Protection Act we can mark the property with purple paint.
