Tree Stands from Yesteryear Picture Thread

[Highland Lofts]

Here is a newer one we came across today.






I wouldn't want to use it.

 

[troy fairweather]

Is that on state land

 

[armedwalleye]

We bought a piece of property 25 years ago and moved out of St Paul and built a home in a natural clearing on the property. On the edge of the yard there is an old oak tree that still has a few boards hanging from the limbs. I haven't the heart to tear them out. After losing my 25 year hunting spot in Northern MN last year, I decided to hunt my own property this year, and, even though I've walked the woods a number of times, walking it this fall with the intent to hunt it led me to find 2 old stands I never knew were there. Although I hunted from the ground this year, and bagged the doe I'd been watching (wanted a single doe without yearlings), you can bet I'll have a stand in the woods nearby one of the old ones come next hunt. The old timers only went through the effort if they knew it would pay off.

 

[Arkansas Paul]

This stand hasn't been hunted in in probably 10-15 years, since it could see over the trees around it.
It was in a perfect spot at a crossroads where you could see 4 different directions and was the best stand on the lease in it's heyday.

Now with the growth, it is still a great hunting spot, but you set up to see one direction only. I have a stand to the left of what you can see, only about 20-30 feet from the base of this one. I killed a decent 8 point out of it in 2016 and have taken several does there as well.

 

[Arkansas Paul]

Here is a newer one we came across today.

I wouldn't want to use it.

That's just the kind of stands I grew up hunting.
Hated it. Won't do it again unless its in a thicket where you can't see very far.
Long shots out of those with no rest it almost undoable for me.

 

[Highland Lofts]

I love all of the responses so fsr. Keep them coming.

 

[Highland Lofts]

Is that on state land

No that one is on private land over by the Marsh Pond State forest area.

 

[Nature Boy]

A buddy recently sent me a picture of a stand we used to hunt from, located in the middle of the swamp. It’s survived 30 some odd years of hurricanes and he elements, but I doubt it would hold my fat ass today

 

[Highland Lofts]

Today we hunted some state land over in the Pitcher - South Otselic area and come across three tree stands on private property right next to the old dirt road over looking an uncut corn field.







We seen several.others but were to far off of the road to get a picture of them.

 

[22250Rem]

There's one on my friends land that's been there at least 40 years, according to him. All steel and still solid except for the straps used to secure it to the tree. Lower part of the ladder has a brace that went against the tree, ( lower circle), but that strap rotted away. Strap locations circled in the photo. . One strap left at the very top, ( not circled), and the lower one on the top (chair) portion is hanging loose and rotting, ( top circle in picture). With new straps this stand could be put back into service easily but would need to be re-located. Because the deer don't live there anymore. Four decades ago they did but over the years they are all now living further back in the woods from this spot. The area further back has grown up over all those years and become more desirable to the deer. I was told that nobody's been in that stand for at least 20 years. After this season I ought to tell my friend that I'll buy the straps and we should move it. Would be nice to have another stand back in where most deer are.

 

[Highland Lofts]

We hunted over in the Geneganslet State Forest today' a nice large area with lots of seasonal roads through out it. We came across one old broken down tree stand and a small 1800s cemetery.

 

[Highland Lofts]

Here are a few pictures of the knox Cemetery over in Ouaquaga New York where I will be buried in. Several members of my moms family burred over there.

 

[Sebastian the Ibis]

Once upon a time, I came across a hidden lien-too built into a railroad embankment. It was the most magnificent lientoo I have ever seen. The whole thing was put together with natural materials, and whatever bits of garbage were probably found nearby. Even though it was less than 10 feet from the tracks you couldn't see it from the railroad line. There were loops to look out of the lien-too down the railroad line, from a bench made from branches. Someone who really knew what they were doing put it all together. It lasted more or less for a couple years as is it gradually fell into disrepair. At the time, I thought some high school kids must have put it together to play hooky, but when I became older and went to that high school, I realized there was nobody there with the talent to build such a thing. I still wonder who put it together, and why they wanted to observe the rail road track? My guess is poachers, but who knows. i wish I had taken pictures.

 

[Glockula]

Here's one almost directly below one of my most productive stands. I put a ladder stand up but really should build a wooden one. It would be better in this particular spot

 

[Rembrandt]

Neighbor has this sitting in his pasture.....hasn't been used for some time.

 

[Jeff Flannery]

I still have one but it's a gen-you-wine Baker complete with hand climber like yours. I've replaced the original plywood platform with P.T. plywood. The last time I used that stand was about 15 years ago.

I also have a baker . I think it was called the mighty mite. No hand climber. Just hug the tree and up or down you go!

 

[huntsman]

Once upon a time, I came across a hidden lien-too built into a railroad embankment. It was the most magnificent lientoo I have ever seen. The whole thing was put together with natural materials, and whatever bits of garbage were probably found nearby. Even though it was less than 10 feet from the tracks you couldn't see it from the railroad line. There were loops to look out of the lien-too down the railroad line, from a bench made from branches. Someone who really knew what they were doing put it all together. It lasted more or less for a couple years as is it gradually fell into disrepair. At the time, I thought some high school kids must have put it together to play hooky, but when I became older and went to that high school, I realized there was nobody there with the talent to build such a thing. I still wonder who put it together, and why they wanted to observe the rail road track? My guess is poachers, but who knows. i wish I had taken pictures.

Probably an old Bo

 

[Jeff Flannery]

I have

You think Bakers weren't dangerous just do a search on Baker treestand dangers.I don't care how careful you were they would slip. Not life threatening to any one I knew but one guy couldn't hunt for a couple weeks

a baker mighty might that I still use and have never slipped out of it. I just climb trees with good corky like bark so I get a good bite. I replaced the original wood with a slightly longer piece of PT plywood so my feet wouldn't hang over the edge

 

[Hookeye]

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[HoploDad]

Wish I knew the story behind this one:

 

[Highland Lofts]

I like the old truck cab stand.

 

[Highland Lofts]

My search for old abanded tree stands is done until I go back to Upstate New York next deer season.

 

[wild willy]

I have

a baker mighty might that I still use and have never slipped out of it. I just climb trees with good corky like bark so I get a good bite. I replaced the original wood with a slightly longer piece of PT plywood so my feet wouldn't hang over the edge

Just make sure to keep an eye on the rivets where they hinge.That was one of the reasons I stopped using mine.If you look how they are made there are some things that could have been done better.

 

[Patocazador]

Just make sure to keep an eye on the rivets where they hinge. That was one of the reasons I stopped using mine. If you look how they are made there are some things that could have been done better.

Lots of things could have been done better and have been since with climbers. However, remember that Baker was the first one to come out with a climber and it was a big innovation.
The first bow was a bent stick. Look at how far they have evolved. But the cave man who invented them was an innovator for sure.

 

[Jeff Flannery]

Just make sure to keep an eye on the rivets where they hinge.That was one of the reasons I stopped using mine.If you look how they are made there are some things that could have been done better.

Thanks for the reply. Mine didn't fold up. It was rigid and bolted together in all the joints. I put old car seatbelts on the underside so I could carry it backpack style