i built this monster august 'o3 using 4" x 4" cca posts sunk as deep as i could dig. i set the posts in concrete ... much to my surprice, it produced 3 does and 1 nice 8-pointer last fall. all shot within 30 yards of the 4' by 6' deck that is only 10 feet off the ground.....i've cut all the thorny locust and hedge trees except for a few to provide "skyline" camo...the ladder is 18' long.

here's the stand from the opposite direction after its been brushed i've planted approx. 3 acres to ladino clover, rye, and turnips and will begin oak and fruit tree plantings in the spring.....
Anybody else bowhunt from a permanent stand?