Thoughts on permanent tree stands?

[biggfish]

I personally don't like them on public land, private land I'd be fine with it. Tower box blinds or other permanent ground blinds I'm cool with. A lot of times people nail directly to trees and if the trees you used come up for selected harvest you could be affecting someone's business.

[Naches Sportsman]

Personally, I don't like them.  Mainly because my experience has been that too many of the people who build them - or any other semi-permanent structures on public land - feel entitled to that location and don't honor "first come, first served" on public land and instead instigate confrontations.  I get they put in the scouting time and work, but that's just it - they are trying to claim that trail crossing, saddle, wallow, etc that caused them to choose that spot.  I feel the same way about any claim of "right" to a spot.

  and IMO, they do damage to the natural resources. If you level permanent blinds in on trees, the trees will grow around them and it will not look natural.  I like ground blinds better because you don't hardly do any natural resource damage if you use natural barriers and dead wood.

[ghosthunter]

I have never liked tree stands . Because this old fat boy don't bounce very good.

But I did come across this ground blind that someone put some work into.
Screwed plywood ,2x4 framing , locking door and nice bench.
Took a little scouting break in it.
Did not like the location though.

[Turner89]

To each his own. They dont bother me at all.

[dscubame]

When I see on far from the road, all rotted and scary looking, it makes me grin, kinda like some dude 20yrs ago was thinking the same thing I am, "what a dandy spot!"

Ya that's a cool part that I enjoy seeing/thinking when I see them.

[huntnnw]

i use to find wood stands all the time before the era of the mass produced stands. I just found one last week over a wallow that looks like its 30-40 yrs old

[TommyH]

i use to find wood stands all the time before the era of the mass produced stands. I just found one last week over a wallow that looks like its 30-40 yrs old

Me to, seen an old 30-40 year old one over a wallow. Looked like the guy had to pack all that stuff in quite always!!

[turbo]

I'm 100% against them. They are a black eye on hunters and ammo for the haters. It's not all about you in the woods and you have no right to leave that crap behind. To a hater it's like dumping trash in the woods. Just my opinion.

[Jonathan_S]

I'm 100% against them. They are a black eye on hunters and ammo for the haters. It's not all about you in the woods and you have no right to leave that crap behind. To a hater it's like dumping trash in the woods. Just my opinion.

Haters are going to hate regardless.

I don't think many antis find old tree stands.  Stands are not usually in good hippy hiking areas.  I wouldn't build one and wish that if others did then they would remove them at least after a few years.

[bowtechian]

Found this one 300ydrs fr the pull out on a old logging rd

[4fletch]

Found this one 300ydrs fr the pull out on a old logging rd

that's plain ugly. If I was to leave a stand on a tree it would be a steel tree stand locked up using 3 ft section ladders pull the ladders and leave the stand folded up to the tree. Sportsmans guide has the inexpensive stands and ladders

[bowtechian]

Yea it was scary looking but it was fairly new the truck strap was in good condition

[bigtex]

Most of the public land management agencies actually have regulations for treestands.

As an example, on WDFW lands it is illegal to use artificial fasteners (nails, wires, staples, etc) on stands. It is also illegal to leave unnatural stand materials in the area after the end if the season.

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