So my kids have been hunting with me more and hope to have even more opportunities this season. In my attempt to try and keep things simple and easier when I have two people to set up, Im looking for ideas on how to achieve multiple locations on the property I hunt with out spending excessive money. From early season to late season the deer seem to move different based on cover and pressure. So trying not to just pick one or two spots that work sometime and hope for the best. I had a blind set last year early and not convinced the more mature deer got used to it, and they just don't hold up to the weather. A nice shooting shack is some money to make, and can't seem to come up with the perfect spot yet. There is a few bigger trees around the property that make some nice hide outs to help conceal movement for younger hunters and my self, but the larger sizes makes platforms a little bit of a challenge. Thinking about making wooden platforms wedged into them to stand on and rope climb up into them. But I worry about squeaks in movement from the tree in a breeze or just us moving.
Also have a few heavy limb maples I think would be nice if I got up and trimmed some area out. But would like to have have some pre set platforms. Wood could easily be custom fit to each application, but could result in friction noise. But make some kinda platform, or giant ring of steps could be achieved I would think with some trial and error. So what I'm asking is If anyone has experimented with doing such things and what were the results. I could be chasing a dream as well, and maybe just purchasing a hand full of ladder stands again and hanging to the side of it may be an easier solution. But the idea is to get them into cover for concealment. Which would take some work anyway to cut them in where I want them. My vision is some form of wood platform pre secured to tree. DRT or SRT climb up a rope to the platform and hunt. If anyone has examples of what they have tried or seen please let me know. Even if it didn't work let me know. Than I don't try it..... Maybe. Lol.
Thanks