Today while my wife and son took a nap I took off for the woods behind my house in hopes of finding some sheds. I did not find any antlers, however it was a great time out in the woods.
I found loads of deer sign including tracks and droppings.
After searching through a section of my own property I crossed over to an adjacent piece of property that I often hunt. I knew that a guy who lives down the road had put a tree stand up there two years ago. I had run across this stand in my wandering around down back.
Much to my surprise though I found a stand I had not seen before. It was where I shot a huge buck two seasons ago. I told the guy about this deer. It was real close in proximity to his stand. So I am guessing that Timmy built this new stand in my spot.
Upon finding these stands it refreshed my memory of a self climbing stand I had discovered last year during bow season. This stand is further down the edge of the swamp that the other two stands are. So as I followed the edge of the swamp I knew I was approaching the place I had seen this stand last year. Much to my surprise the stand was still there. Whoever hunts from this stand apparently thought it would be a good idea just to leave it there in the woods. Last year I stayed clear of the stand because of being during season. Today I thought I would go over and investigate a little more. This is when I began to chuckle to myself. Now I know I have a lot to learn about hunting and I am not a know it all kind of person. I just found this to tickle my funny bone. First off this stand is in a great tree that is well hidden. The stand is light in color fading right into the cedar tree it sits in. The seat is camo patterned in order to enhance the chances of not being seen. Then the safety straps that hold it on the tree are BRIGHT RED…..!!!! I thought this was funny and if no one else gets a chuckle, I sure had a good one right in the middle of the woods.
