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mauser06 01-19-2006 04:53 PM

RE: Do you name your stands?
 
me and dad named our favorite spot "the last stand" after custards last stand.....we dropped ALOT of deer from that spot.....and mannnnnnny more got a free pass......

the group i do drives with has a few names for drives...."the killin ditch" used to be very good to them until a bunch of other guys figured out that the posted signs werent supposed tobe there....the big oak...a BIG oak tree out in the middle of a field...man its HUGE....i got 2 named after me..."MY big tree" and "MY corner"...

Schobs 01-19-2006 07:21 PM

RE: Do you name your stands?
 
I named my gun stand The Cedar Stand the first year i hunted out of it a big cedar fell about 50 yards from it and i shot2 does out of a group of five when they came to eat on the branches

uncle matt 01-19-2006 07:43 PM

RE: Do you name your stands?
 
Absolutely have to name them or we'd never get our stories straight.

We got some like......

"the Oaks"

"the Saucer"

"the Opening"

"the Tractor Opening"

"the Edge"

"the Fiberglass Ladder"

"the Creek"

"the Crossing"

"the Corner"

"the Barn"

"the Spider Hole"

"the Dump"

"the Pond"

I know I forgot some.

duxrok 01-19-2006 07:44 PM

RE: Do you name your stands?
 
We have Hemp Hill stand. When my buddy bought the land, we found a certain little odd plant growing wild out there. :shrug:

Other than that....we aren't very original.
[blockquote]The Ridge Stand (Its on a ridge)
The Bottom Stand (Bottom of a draw)
The South Stand (furthest to the south)
The Above the Lake Stand (Its above the...well..you get the point)
[/blockquote]

Scott/IL 01-19-2006 08:04 PM

RE: Do you name your stands?
 
I've got a few...

The Ash Tree
The Foundation
Corner Driveway or the Buck Stand
The Shelf
8 Acres
Alfalfa Ridge
Indian Mint

Not all of these are mine, just some examples of what we use at our farm.

fl.huntress 01-19-2006 08:07 PM

RE: Do you name your stands?
 
i don't really have a name for the actual stands...it's more of the location: ie: freak zone stand, marsh stand, etc.

killer243 01-19-2006 08:36 PM

RE: Do you name your stands?
 
we have a few

crows nest

blood shed

platform

sniper

pie wedge

oak ridge

pine hollow

MY STAND

dads stand

turkey rock

mike's rock

mimi's rock

stream hollow

back ridge

killer

dump

the point

first feild

and a few morei am just to lazy to type up but i think it is a great thing to have names for the stands so everyone knows where everyone else is

Rick James 01-19-2006 08:59 PM

RE: Do you name your stands?
 
Sweet Spot (best early season stand ever)
Taj Mahal
Pines Stand
Skyscraper Stand
lots more..............

jayuu 01-19-2006 11:44 PM

RE: Do you name your stands?
 
name stands and trees that are good for my climber. alpha beta then the point the grove the gulley the crossing and the yard of course.

doughboysigep 01-20-2006 05:30 AM

RE: Do you name your stands?
 
yep got names for all of them and other spots on the ground, even have stands labeled - they are semi-portable, wooded ladder stands.
stands:
"creek"
"line"
"fence"
"woods"
"dump"
"condo"
"state"
"#8"

blinds: (home made):
"condo blind"
"tree blind"
"state blind"
"creek blind"
and more to come

other locations:
"the T"
"turkey hotspot"
"penninsula"
"clear cut"
"the gate"
"trail x-ing"



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