New Deer Stand

[Finfeatherfur]

Just finished a new stand on a very large plot on acreage we acquired at our place in MS. We are always looking for new and better ways to make our club nice, without breaking the bank. Figured I would share this in case someone else has some ideas to help us. We wanted a stand that would last, and room enough for an adult and 2 kids, or two hunters and a tripod. This little section holds tons of deer, and was an old farmstead on 60 acres. It has a 50 yard walk down a gravel driveway (old road to home that is no longer there). There is a pond next to the stand, adn the food plot is made to have two plots in the shape of a big "V". It is placed where the entire window is looking at the "V", with the highway to the back of the stand. We had some steel for the roofing, and one 4x4 treated post leftover from previous projects. With everything else being new, right now I have $242 in this one. It is basically a 4'x8' 3/4 plywood floor, boxed in and I used treated fence board as siding. Running my air compressor on my generator with nail gun made quick work. Only have a few minor details left on next trip, install heater and put carpet down. I am also installing a galvanized corner edge on the outside corners.

[specktator]

Looks very nice! I was checking one out this weekend at a hardware store in St Francisville. It looks like the base of a tree and you could bow hunt out of it. It was awesome!! But they wanted a few grand for it. I would say $242 is a hell of a lot better deal.

[Finfeatherfur]

I saw that same stand at Pat's on 61. Didn't stop, but saw one like it around Woodville and the price tag was $2500. Never even got out the truck. That is just crazy to spend, but if you got it to throw, I guess it works.

[specktator]

Originally Posted by Finfeatherfur

I saw that same stand at Pat's on 61. Didn't stop, but saw one like it around Woodville and the price tag was $2500. Never even got out the truck. That is just crazy to spend, but if you got it to throw, I guess it works.

That's where I saw it at.

[Finfeatherfur]

Here is 1 more with the food plot.

[AceArcher]

Looks great, Whereabouts are you in MS?

Lived in Jackson Ms for a few years about 20 years ago. Was running a business at the airport there. One of my vendors used to take me to his place along the banks of the mississippi river about 30 minutes below vicksburg..

That place was just plain lousy with deer...

[Bdub]

Are you using a propane heater?

[fishfighter]

does that tin roof not spook the deer when it is raining?

[Finfeatherfur]

No - the roof has never spooked a deer that I can recall. All of our stands have metal roofs. Actually had a guy that picked acorns up in his yard. When he was hunting he had 2 stands that he would toss acorns out of, letting one hit the roof every 10-15 minutes. Deer showed up within an hour everytime - according to him they hear the acorns falling and come running.

We are in Franklin County around the Garden City area. HNF is all around us.

[Finfeatherfur]

Originally Posted by Bdub

Are you using a propane heater?

Yep

[mr crab]

looks sturdy. big blind. thats one heck of a food plot you got growing there, what did you plant?

[Slidellkid]

Looks cool with the fencing.

[Finfeatherfur]

Originally Posted by mr crab

looks sturdy. big blind. thats one heck of a food plot you got growing there, what did you plant?

Pic only shows the left "half of the V". It is about 300 yards long and 30 yards wide. It's got rye, wheat, cow peas, rape, and clover for the spring. Once the rye dies off, our clover get knee high.

[fishfighter]

Originally Posted by Finfeatherfur

No - the roof has never spooked a deer that I can recall. All of our stands have metal roofs. Actually had a guy that picked acorns up in his yard. When he was hunting he had 2 stands that he would toss acorns out of, letting one hit the roof every 10-15 minutes. Deer showed up within an hour everytime - according to him they hear the acorns falling and come running.

We are in Franklin County around the Garden City area. HNF is all around us.

Cool, i would have thought that being a strange noise to them, i guess they would get used to it

[AceArcher]

Good stuff... lot of deer in that area, the mississippi river bottoms are exceptional habitat.

[Red Devil]

Man, you could have a party in that thing. Nice stand!