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Old 04-15-2008 | 08:39 AM
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My hunting spot is about 14 acres, I hunt out of ladder stands only, and I have 6 of them oout right now. I always think I need to get more. But I was just wonderig how many is too many on land this size?
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Old 04-15-2008 | 08:43 AM
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Hard to say......

If you consider 2 stand placements per wind occurrence......it doesn't sound like you have too many. I have a 15 acre woodlot that I could see hanging 6 stands in fairly easily. I wish I had the guts or the money to trust my neighbors to do so.

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Old 04-15-2008 | 08:51 AM
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It depends how bulky looking your ladder stands are. Personally I don't like them, I use a hang on for the reasons of it being less noticeable.
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Old 04-15-2008 | 09:34 AM
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thats a lot of stands

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Old 04-15-2008 | 09:40 AM
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Too many would be one more than the number of trees on the property
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Old 04-15-2008 | 12:44 PM
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hang enough stands so you can walk treeto tree on the stands.
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Old 04-15-2008 | 12:59 PM
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Its not the number of stands. It's the amount of human interferance that is going to make the difference. I would suggest placing a few in strategic locations and not overhunting them. Lets face it 14 acres isn't much land. It won't take long for the deer to figure out your there.
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Old 04-15-2008 | 01:09 PM
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I think GregH hunted a similarly sized woodlot 76 times a couple years ago. I could be mistaken......but I'm pretty sure on the number.....and less sure if it was the same woodlot.
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Old 04-15-2008 | 03:19 PM
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If your not spooking the deer you can go back day after day, but once they notice you idhold back. Having 6 stands will help with not over hunting each one, but 14 acres isnt that much land and if they bust you on a couple stands they could easily re-route themselves around your peice of property.
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