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Still need to put some finishing touches on it but we could hunt out of it right now. Spent last weekend piecing this together and getting it in place, then went up a few nights this week to work on buttoning it up. Used just about every bit of the salvaged lumber from the old decks, about all that’s left are a 5-6 short pieces of deck boards and some of the 4x4’s that held the side rails.
Parked it about 25 yards from the first one in a better position to cover more of the meadow. Helps that it sits higher. We'll move the original tomorrow to a different spot, going to flop it onto an old log skidder tire and drag it behind the tractor, once it’s at the new location we’ll use the winch on the SxS to stand it back up. That’s the plan anyway.
This one is 6’x6’, made it tall and deep enough to safely shoot a bow out of if we choose to. The entry door and window were left over from the hose project as well. Figured might as well use them. The main shooting window is 2’x4’ and set up like a vertical pocket door. It makes a bit more noise than I’d like opening it but not too bad. Shouldn’t be a problem. We picked up three deck chairs off a curbside that should work perfectly. They are metal with rubber strapping for the seat and back. Hopefully the cold won’t affect them, so far they are noiseless. Two in one shack and the other will replace a resin chair in the first that creaks terribly.
The Kid already has the hang on stand in the same spot as last year. We’ll get a couple ladder stands set next weekend and wrap everything up. Other than that it’s just a waiting game from here on out. Be here before we know it.
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Parked it about 25 yards from the first one in a better position to cover more of the meadow. Helps that it sits higher. We'll move the original tomorrow to a different spot, going to flop it onto an old log skidder tire and drag it behind the tractor, once it’s at the new location we’ll use the winch on the SxS to stand it back up. That’s the plan anyway.
This one is 6’x6’, made it tall and deep enough to safely shoot a bow out of if we choose to. The entry door and window were left over from the hose project as well. Figured might as well use them. The main shooting window is 2’x4’ and set up like a vertical pocket door. It makes a bit more noise than I’d like opening it but not too bad. Shouldn’t be a problem. We picked up three deck chairs off a curbside that should work perfectly. They are metal with rubber strapping for the seat and back. Hopefully the cold won’t affect them, so far they are noiseless. Two in one shack and the other will replace a resin chair in the first that creaks terribly.
The Kid already has the hang on stand in the same spot as last year. We’ll get a couple ladder stands set next weekend and wrap everything up. Other than that it’s just a waiting game from here on out. Be here before we know it.
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