Trivia question

[Don Stenseth]

I bought my first Deer license in 1968. It cost $5.00 and was good for 1 Deer(either sex) and 1 Bear. Can anyone here besides me remember what the legal height for a permanant Deer stand was back then.

[22lex]

I'm going to say ten feet.

Not from memory though....

[HD]

I don't recall a height restriction....course I'm old and don't member to good. 

I'll go with 30 feet...................

[dakids]

I will go with no height restriction.

[Don Stenseth]

You guys are makeing me feel old. No correct answer yet.

[Cody Gruchow]

i think its still was still like 15  or like 8 feet then also, we got  few real old ones on the property and they aint very high at all                                   

[Don Stenseth]

Nope.

[Randy Kaar]

20 ft.?

randy

[wildlifeminnesota]

12 feet

[Joe@deerhunters]

6 ft or 8ft

[deadeye]

It was 9 feet and I'm sticking with that.

[Don Stenseth]

It was 6 feet. Build em right from the ground. then it went to 8 then 9 then 12 then 16

[Randy Kaar]

interesting!  thanks Don!

randy

[NDGUY]

I remember 6 to 8 ft and having the gun handed to me from someone standing on the ground!!!! THEN seeing someone had put one up higher and climbing in it, wishing I could have one this high  

[deadeye]

While on this subject, can someone tell me why you can sit 30 feet up a tree in a 15 inch square platform strapped to the tree with a nylon cord but you can't be over 16 feet up when you construct it with screws, nails and lumber?  I guess you can tell where I stand on the issue.

[Don Stenseth]

Good Question! I could never figure that one out either.

[Grute Man]

While on this subject, can someone tell me why you can sit 30 feet up a tree in a 15 inch square platform strapped to the tree with a nylon cord but you can't be over 16 feet up when you construct it with screws, nails and lumber?  I guess you can tell where I stand on the issue.

Because the manufactured ones are put together by engineers and they will stand behind the product (alegedly).  If you or I do it, there's no guarantee that either one of us knows what we're doing.  The engineers basically put their stamp of approval on their stands saying they can perform up to a certain weight.

I know it still has nothing to do with the height though.

[Cody Gruchow]

it becomes unstable at a point i think. i put my hang on about 20-25 feet up the tree. but i wont gun hunt out of any but the one that i built, i aint to good at off-handed shots.