Menards strikes again!

[mike89]

that's good!!

[LPS]

Looks like a great spot.  You should have a nice view from that stand. 

[HD]

The floor is complete.
Here are the views so far....
The heavy wooded area is directly behind the stand to the Northwest.

[mike89]

nice looking area.   solid stand.   

[glenn57]

awesome................make sure your tied off when you get up there to finish.................SAFTEY FIRST........... and OSHA required!!!!!! mooning-448.gif mooning-448.gif

[Rebel SS]

And bolt the machine gun swivel to the floor.   Great view from up there!! Maybe ya can even add a zip line for quick exits! Just try it with a smurf first, as required by OSHA. 

[Leech~~]

The floor is complete.
Here are the views so far....
The heavy wooded area is directly behind the stand to the Northwest.

Cool, how do you get the water tank up there? 

[Rebel SS]

How is the base "attached" to the ground, HD? I missed if you sank poles in the ground...

[glenn57]

The floor is complete.
Here are the views so far....
The heavy wooded area is directly behind the stand to the Northwest.

Cool, how do you get the water tank up there? 

water tank???????? hell beer cooler!!!!!!!!!

[Rebel SS]

 

[HD]

The hot tub and beer cooler will be air lifted soon...

Reb, I take a fence post (6ft steel) and drive it into the ground next to the base boards. Then drill through them both & bolt together.

[Rebel SS]

Ahh, good deal. Was worried if Glenn came up there, it might tip waaay towards one side....

[glenn57]

Ahh, good deal. Was worried if Glenn came up there, it might tip waaay towards one side....

why you @_&+)_;"#$4+((8_$& confused-3316.gif pouty-1023.gif tut_tut-3315.gif

[mike89]

and the dancing girls too!

[Leech~~]

HD who wet is your area that you have to cross most years to get to your hunt spots? May be one of them there fancy 6 wheeler jobs would be good? 

[glenn57]

HD who wet is your area that you have to cross most years to get to your hunt spots? May be one of them there fancy 6 wheeler jobs would be good?

depends on how many deer he sees as to how wet he gets!!!!!!!!!! sleazy-422.gif

[HD]

HD who wet is your area that you have to cross most years to get to your hunt spots? May be one of them there fancy 6 wheeler jobs would be good?

depends on how many deer he sees as to how wet he gets!!!!!!!!!! sleazy-422.gif

There is some truth to that Glenn.
This swamp has anywhere from shin deep to knee deep on a average year.

But it has gotten up to crotch deep at times.

[glenn57]

hey i hear ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Leech~~]

HD I'm sure you know your land well by now. One thing that I have found useful when hunting swampy or wet areas. Is to bring it up on Goggle Earth and if the fall picture is up without all the green, a lot of times you can get a close enough picture to actually see where the Deer trails are coming and going from high land to high land. Good way to do some scouting for new stand placements without getting wet. 

[glenn57]

Sounds like HD shouldn't have an issue getting out to Hillary's hideaway this weekend.

[HD]

Leech~~yup, I have had this crazy plan in the back of my skull for a long time. This island of trees, is located on the edge of 500 acres of swamp. 40 of that is my property. I have done the Google map, and did notice the trails going into this area. More importantly, when the swamp is frozen, I have kicked a lot of deer out of there doing deer drives. With "global warming" the swamp has not frozen during deer season....But, I'm not getting younger and felt I should get this done now.

So, yes Glenn... I will be out in the swamp this weekend.

[HD]

LPS, I'll take a picture of the anchors today.
I will be doing that, and building the ladder today.

Maynerds has another 11% sale starting tomorrow, so I will be picking up the lumber for the walls then.

[HD]

The ground is to frozen to pound in the anchor posts, I'll have to do that at a later date.

I did get the ladder built before the batteries died.

[glenn57]

 

[HD]

Framing walls yesterday, prolly start staining today.

[glenn57]

nice!!!!!!!!

[HD]

I got the front and back panels stained and Jr helped me get them out to the swamp.

[Gunner55]

Which window does the AC unit go in? Looks like you'll be able to use that 1 for a long time. Cable TV too?

[glenn57]

that last picture.....................typical non-union slug wit his hands in his pocket!!!!!!!!!!

i'm not sure why he's going thru all that trouble............he may as well hunt out of his living room!!!!!!

[HD]

It will have power Gunner, a friend gave me a solar panel. I'm not sure how much, but should be enough to run a light or 2