Hey guys,


My name is Andrew, I'm 18 and I'm from Minnesota. I recently bought some land and I want to put up a deer-stand there (place is infested with wildlife.) I know deer season is gone now (at least here unless it's with a bow I believe) but I want to get started on a "treeless deer-stand" to use next hunting season so it's all ready to go.


I want to build something along these lines:



I have pretty basic carpentry skills, I've never done anything fancy like build a house or anything, but at the same time it's not like I've never touched a hammer either. I want to build the deer-stand out of pretty basic lumber, plywood, OSB, and possibly some treated stuff (like maybe the supports so it slows down the rotting process in the ground.)


So I'm just wondering if anyone here might have some deer-stand plans they could share with me, or maybe even a personal how-to/DIY guide by yourself. I think building a deer-stand for the most part would be pretty easy for me personally...


The only thing I'm having trouble thinking of is how I would design the supports for the deer-stand. I obviously don't want it to collapse on me and I want it to hold a signifigant amount of weight. I want the deer stand about 8 feet or more above-ground.


If anyone could share with me how to effectively and safetly create a good support structure for holding the deer-stand in the air, I would really appreciate it!



Thank you,
Andrew