The Treestand Setup Tips Every Deer Hunter Should Know
Deer hunters know that spotting and landing those graceful creatures can be a real challenge, but once you do it gives a great sense of fulfillment. Perhaps the biggest difficulty in hunting them is the fact that they always have heightened senses, making them ever wary about danger.
So what do you do? You need to be in a spot where the deer doesn’t expect to sense you. You need to climb new heights - literally. This is when a treestand is going to be helpful and crucial if you are serious in taking that animal home.
So how do you effectively set up a treestand minus the frustration of failure? Here are a few tested tips that will make sure your deer hunting exploits will more or less end on a successful note
Have Three Reasons
In order to pick the perfect deer hunting treestand, you need to lay out at least three definite reasons why you chose that spot. This ensures that the odds are most likely on your favor, increasing the chances of a deer passing by. Once you have three reasons, you now have a strong spot.
Clean Entrance and Exit
Aside from having those three reasons, you also need to make sure the area you pick is easily accessible. By this, I mean you should be able to come and go as you please without rousing attention from the local deers. You don’t want to send out information about the location you worked hard for to find.
The Wind is Your Friend
Deers have a strong sense of smell. When they get a whiff of your scent, they immediately know that danger is close by and they will flee the area. You need to find a spot where the wind carries your scent to a safe location, such as an open area where they don’t wander off to or a wide river.
Stay Hidden
This goes without saying, but is easier said than done. The spot should not be very close to the deer’s travel direction so that they won’t find you, but shouldn’t be too far away that you can’t get a clear shot. Finding the treestand would be tricky, but a perpendicularly downwind one should be generally a good place.
The Tree is a Utility
When picking a treestand, make sure that it will be more useful than just a spot to wait for the deer. It should have several branches to carry your equipment and that it should be thick enough to hide you.
There’s a lot of effort required to perfecting the craft of hunting, but it will all be worth it in the end. If this is your passion, it will be challenging yet exciting.