let's see your deer stands

[MJ1657]

Its the time of year I think about adding or improving deer stands. I added the window shutters a couple weeks ago to my enclosed stand.I'm going to start building a box stand like in the lower picture but its going to be wider so 2 kids can sit with me and I'm going to add a roof. I'll post some pics of my progress. 

Let's see yours.

[certified jumbo]

MJ.

I enjoyed doing a few coyote sets out of your stands this winter.  Nice stands!!!

[MJ1657]

Thanks!

Glad you can get some use out of them.

[MJ1657]

Here is the latest stand I'm working on. It will be a box stand like in the bottom picture of my previous post. This one will have a roof though. I'm going to build it cantilever style so there will not be any posts to get in the way of shooting. I will put it on 10' legs.

[MJ1657]

I made a little more progress before we got rained out. Rubber roof is done. Just need to finish up the door, trim and paint the siding.

Edited May 25, 2015 by MJ1657

[MJ1657]

Rubber roof

[IceHawk]

Nice work that bugger is going to be sweet too hunt out of. Keep the photo's comeing enjoy seeing the progress it gives me some ideas

[MJ1657]

I had a scoped gun fall over leaning against the rail in my enclosed stand last year. Here's my solution to that. Traced out half a Gatorade bottle cap and cut it out with my jig saw. I need to bring my generator to the woods and do this to my other stands. 

[monstermoose78]

Looks like comfy place to hunt 

[IceHawk]

Great idea for the scoped gun

[monstermoose78]

I would love put one of these where I like to hunt but the Forest Service would be knocking on the cabin door. I could put one on the property, but we normally all hunt the clear cuts behind the property on the Forest Service Land where it is clear cut. I wonder if you could build one on wheels?

[MJ1657]

I would love put one of these where I like to hunt but the Forest Service would be knocking on the cabin door. I could put one on the property, but we normally all hunt the clear cuts behind the property on the Forest Service Land where it is clear cut. I wonder if you could buildon

I'm sure you could build one on wheels. It wouldn't be to hard to do. Here's how I move mine.  

[MJ1657]

[monstermoose78]

That would be great but I think my dad would die if took that down the logging road. 

[MJ1657]

The stand in the tractor pic was built in pieces in case I ever want to set it up where I can't get a tractor. 

[MJ1657]

Its all done. Trimmed it and painted it this afternoon. All of the materials other then the siding is cedar or green treat. Should last a long time.

Its going to sit on the edge of a field that has oats on itit right now. After we combine the oats and bale the straw in late July I'll set the stand up. It will become an alfalfa field after that. 

Edited June 7, 2015 by MJ1657

[eyeguy 54]

My stands a ladders and portables so toooooo boring.

[IceHawk]

Nice Job ! Mj you did a fantastic job and the effort you put forth shows by the quality shown. A well built stand and I hope you get to connect on a Big buck this fall out of her

[MJ1657]

Added some prop rods to the window shutters today. This one is officially done. 

[monstermoose78]

MJ do you bring a propane heater in there with you? 

Looks great MJ!!

[MJ1657]

Yes but I never ran it last year. 

 

Thanks Monstermoose.

[jay83196]

My dad and I built tjis 4-5 years ago, use it mostly late season when it's cold.

More pics...

[birdswacker]

Anyone have an enclosed stand they bow hunt out of?

i'm looking for ideas

[MJ1657]

Got the new one set

[Scott K]

I like the ideas. I need to build a new enclosed stand, but time has ran out this year. I may need to hunt out of a pop up blind. 

 

Question, my land is over 200 miles away, would you recommend building the floor, roof, and the 4 walls at home, hauling them there on a snowmobile trailer? Or, putting it all together at home, and being careful hauling it up? Or just make the entire thing up there? I was thinking making it here, and assembling it up there. 

[MJ1657]

I've done it both ways. I built the fully enclosed stand at home then brought it out to the woods and assembled it. The toughest part was getting the roof up there. I ended up making ramps and winching it up there. I'll see if I can dig up the pics. 

This is the base of what was to become my fully enclosed stand. 

Edited August 5, 2015 by MJ1657

[BobT]

[MJ1657]

This is what I've found works good for mounting the posts to the floor. I cut the posts at a 5 degree angle. 

[perchking]

Just need to install the door and windows and this one should be done.  6x8 platform with a 6x6 box blind.

 

 

[MJ1657]

Here is another one I put together. Built it at home. Raised it up and put the legs on it in the field.