I agree with your height. I had a guy in my stand last year on private land. I went out on my atv to put some corn in the woods when, I seen him in my stand. I drove the atv up to the tree, got the bait put it out never looking at him in MY stand. As, I got on the atv to leave, I looked right at him and said " if i come back here again and your here thier will be a chainsaw with me and the tree and you are coming down." Have not had a problem since.
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ORIGINAL: moosehornhunter
Just a little tip for all you guys getting your stands stolen....I hunt on land that others hunt and I leave my stands up year round without locks on them, and in 20 years I have only had one, thats right, one stand stolen. Not bad considering that I have over 30 up at any given moment. So, why don't they get stolen......#1, I hunt almost entirely out of pine, spruce, and hemlock.....#2, I only clear the tree minimaly and I am carefull about clearing my shooting lanes. Don't cut trees and branches, pull em up by the roots and snap em clean off. Nothing says "there's a stand nearby" than clipped limbs and sawn trees. And #3, I hunt at least 30' high. 35-40 is better, but sometimes the tree isn't big enough. Most guys won't climb that high even if there was a $100 bill flappin in the wind. So even if they see it, it's safe. Just a little friendly advice. And for those that say thats too high and it cuts your angles and all that crap.....bull.