Treebeard, Im now sure if they will be able to sit still or not lol.. None of them have ever hunted before or even sat in a treestand but I think the reward of introducting someone new to hunting is better than the risk of them spooking deer.. I just wanted to have a halfway decent chance at harvesting something when they are with.. I was mostly going to take them on doe hunts but if a big buck comes in so be it.. lol.. I thought maybe a ground blind but would rather be in the air..

Thanks to everyone that replied ... Lol 60 feet Lol .. I wouldnt wanna have to put together or hang or climb up in that stand or be in it on a windy day.. haha.. lol...

invmp12 I have seen thoses but dont they run around 200 or 300 bucks ??? I was lookin for something in the lower 100s range so I could get 2 or 3 of them to put in various locations..

see if its ok to build them in your area. i enjoy building some. all you will need is two 2 x 4's and some plywood + nails and a hammer.

I have built some permanent platform stands when I was younger but I move around to much to use them now and alot of places I hunt you cant build them on.. Thanks for the info though

12 isoniazid the low side .I prefer to be at 20 -25 . Works best for me not to be spotted

I think a blind would be pretty hard to beat with a new hunter they could get away with a lot more movement. You could always place the blind on a field edge so ur not loosing field of view due to under brush...but all that being said I started hunting with my dad out of a homemade 2 person stand it had a shooting rail around it that we zip tied camo burlap to it wasn't but 12 feet or so off the ground and seemed to work back then

Idk why everyone thinks it's bad to sit lower in the tree, heck I bowhunted on the ground last year sitting in a folding camping chair. saw many deer, had a doe at 5 yards, Even killed a doe that way. I don't even use scent control products either and was never winded. As long as you minimize movement you'll be fine at any height.

I am taking my kids out just as I did during turkey and we are using one of the blinds... As for tree IMO 12 - 16 works for me because I have cover at those hieghts... It depends a lot on where your cover begins...

I hunt from a two person stand I picked up at Dicks for $140. Its a ladder stand and its 20ft.

Actually I lied. Thought it was 20ft but looks like its only 17ft to the bench. And the price went up in the past few years.


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