High Voltage !!!!!with a on and off switch lol

I only hunt conservation land (new kid in town). I have a climber that I pack in and out with me.

I also have a hang-on that I will leave in the tree. However, I pack in my climbing sticks in and out with me.

When I leave, there is a stand 15' up in the air. I know if someone wants it bad enough they will get it, but it's been safe so far {knocking on wood}.

Has anyone else tried this and still had the stand stollen? If so, I might have to rethink my plan!

I've had good success so far (knock on wood) using cable locks and removeable tree steps.

Last fall I had a set of my treesteps stolen and they tried to get my stand as well, but it was cabled to the tree. Unfortunately the thief came back at a later date, climbed the tree with no steps, and stole the STRAP off my stand, but at least I still have the stand itself. I put some removable steps into the tree this year, threw a new strap on it, and killed a deer out of it tonight. While I don't particularly enjoy putting on steps every time I go out, it has become a necessary evil in these parts. After losing 3-4 stands in one season a few years ago I became very cautious of where I put my stands and how I secure them.

When using my Lone Wolf sticks I generally take the bottom two in and out with me as I hunt. With the price of a good stand and set of sticks it's just not worth leaving them out there for any yahoo to run off with. Fortunately the Lone Wolf sticks are a breeze to set up and take down so I don't mind doing it.

As someone said - if the thief wants your stuff bad enough they're going to get it. These suggestions I made are more of theft deterrents rather than theft solutions. My only hope is that some day I catch someone trying to steal my stand in the act so I can find out exactly who it is and why they're doing it before I have them arrested.

Most likely if a thief makes it up to your stand, he's going to take it. If you use a chain-on you can get a tree stand padlock (they even make them in camo!) . But if you can make reaching the stand difficult they'll be less likely to make the effort.

When setting up your stand, keeping camoflauge in mind for the stand is a good idea not only for deer but also for thieves. There's something about a stand sticking out like a sore thumb that I think calls to thieves.

I like to use climbing sticks. In some areas I'll pack the sticks in, but other areas I hunt that's just not feasible in the dark, so I'll find an out of the way spot nearby (but not too nearby) and bury the climbing stick under leaves and sticks. I have a climbing harness style safety harness which makes it easier to put the stick back up quickly and when I reach the top I just get right into the stand.

Last year I had 2 stands stolen. 1 of them was a 2 person ladder stand with a roof!! the other was a remington hang on with a swivel seat... Makes you feel very violated for sure... This season my dad said to me "I saw a white dodge at the diner this morning with a 2 man stand just like the one you had"... Well guess what, That white dodge used to travel through the property we hunt.. I cannot wait to see that truck rolling through again this season. [:@]