how long does it take you to set up a fixed postion stand and cut shotoing lanes?

[Tony]

couple of weeks ago i had to move a stand to a better position. so by myself i moved my stand and climing stick. usually it doesnt take me to long, but setting this one up was a pain in the butt. it took me 4 hours to set it up and cut some shooting lanes. i had to remove a 7 inch limb that was in my perfect spot for the stand to be.

this location has deer movement concentrated at a 4 way intersection and no matter what when the deer move through this area, they end up close to that intersection every time. i didnt notice it until late last year and this years trail cameras confirmed it.

so how long does it take you to set up a stand once you have your location picked out?

Tony

[dbHunterNY]

to hang my lonewolf hang-on and climbing sticks and cut shooting openings it usually takes me a couple hours for a new set as long as i bring a chainsaw, machette, climber and pole saw. one stand had a lot of dead pines around and other thick stuff and i didn't have a chainsaw. it took me about 4 hours. most of the times it'll take a couple hours to completely setup to go hunting. it'd take less if i were to set them up for just bowhunting but most stands i setup as a gun stand as well. pruning limbs to shoot through holes way down through woods can take some time. most of the time is spent just selectively choosing what to cut or trim so that things aren't disturbed much at eye level.

[wtnhunt]

Probably depends some Tony on whether it is a new setup or somewhere you hunt year after year and also on whether it is a field edge or in woods with thick cover or brush. I usually put my hang on out on the same edge year after year, not necessarily always in the same tree. Usually takes less than 20-30 minutes to get the stick ladder sections up and maybe 20 minutes to get the stand how I want it secured to the tree. Could go quicker, but I use a linesman belt on the way up with the sticks and then get my climbing system in place before ever pulling up and hanging the stand.

Far as the trimming, chain saw and pruner make it pretty quick, also helps to have another person point out limbs. Never kept track of time, but probably less than an hour.

[Stinger-Hunter]

I have a habit, no matter what season or time of day, of stopping and listening, stopping and listening, so it takes a bit longer for me. When i cut shooting lanes, I'll also help clear out their path to the shooting lanes as well.

Last year i spent 2-3 hours cutting lanes to and from the shooting lane, so putting up the stand (climber stand) didn't take that long - but I ended up not using it. I cut too much and I was totally visible from 2 directions. LOL

I usually cut 50 yards in either direction of their paths, clear underbrush, kick the top layer of dirt off their path, so they can not mistake the fact that they are on the path they are supposed to be on...

i also cut some lower-hanging tree branches so that if a deer was running from the adjacent field, they would have a clear view of the trail that was "most used" and the quickest get-away - right next to my stand....

Like i said, that is a place I know I can hunt for the next couple of years just based on the work i did last year, so I'm good-to-go. it is on Public land too and no one hunts over there, so I'm pretty happy with it. I think i spent a total of 6-8 hours doing everything.

I should probably hunt it a few times, huh? :bang:

[ruttinbuc]

The longest it ever took me was a couple of hours. Most of that time was making the tree usable with the stand. It usually takes less than that. I don't spend a whole lot of time with shooting lanes. Then again, it depends on how covered up the spot is. The thing with trimming the lanes too much in early season leaves you naked once the leaves and brush thin out. I make sure there are just enough holes to shoot through.

Finding a good spot is better than finding a good tree. I always hope to use a multi trunked tree for cover if possible. I have a little travel corridor where I am going to hang a stand in a couple of days. It is pretty open so the tree I select is critical to any success there.

I use the drill and bolt method these days to get up. Pretty fast method of getting it done. (it also gives a fair amount of security from would be thieves) Once I am up to height I pull up the stand and use a ratchet strap to secure the stand first and then deal with the chain or straps of the stand. It goes pretty fast actually. The best part is only having to carry in the stand with the safety belt, bolts and drill in a backpack.

[joeloni]

The longest it ever took me was a couple of hours. Most of that time was making the tree usable with the stand. It usually takes less than that. I don't spend a whole lot of time with shooting lanes. Then again, it depends on how covered up the spot is. The thing with trimming the lanes too much in early season leaves you naked once the leaves and brush thin out. I make sure there are just enough holes to shoot through.

Finding a good spot is better than finding a good tree. I always hope to use a multi trunked tree for cover if possible. I have a little travel corridor where I am going to hang a stand in a couple of days. It is pretty open so the tree I select is critical to any success there.

I use the drill and bolt method these days to get up. Pretty fast method of getting it done. (it also gives a fair amount of security from would be thieves) Once I am up to height I pull up the stand and use a ratchet strap to secure the stand first and then deal with the chain or straps of the stand. It goes pretty fast actually. The best part is only having to carry in the stand with the safety belt, bolts and drill in a backpack.

explain the drill and bolt method to those of us that dont know what that is.

[Flintlock1776]

It does not take long to get the sticks & stand in place. For shooting lans I would trim very lightly

[ruttinbuc]

explain the drill and bolt method to those of us that dont know what that is.

Rather than explain it here is the system I took it from.. All you really need is the drill bit. You can get the GRADE 8-6 !/2 x 3/8 bolts from Fastenal for less.

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[Rhino]

It really depends on where the set up is and how thick it is. I hung one in a new spot for the 1st time this year and it took me right at 3 1/2 hours from the time I started carrying the stand & sticks in until I was finished trimming a couple of lanes. Another day I hung 2 stands in 2 spots starting around 8:30 and finished the 2nd one around 1:30. Didn't bother checking the time between them but both bow hunting stands were set about 150 yards from one another for different winds. Doing it by myself takes a lot longer. With a buddy, trimming is a lot quicker since you have someone to direct the trimming. It's also quicker and easier when you have a buddy on the ground tying off stands, etc. for me to pull up the tree. I do have to take a short break every now and then too but I'm 57 closing in on 58 quick.

When I go to Kansas and hang my own stands, it usually takes me from 8:00 in the morning to about 3:00 in the afternoon to set 3 hang-on stands and trim lanes if I have a good idea where they are going. If not, I'll get 2 hung, trimmed, and ready to hunt and scout out places for a 3rd & 4th to hang during midday hours the first couple of days.