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Blueprints for Deer Stand
Posted on 5/17/16 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 5/17/16 at 1:00 pm
Looking to build a box stand for at my hunting lease, anyone have or know where to find designs? Something that will seat my wife and I if needed. 8 foot from the floor to the ground would probably be preferred but not necessary. Just need somewhere to start. Thanks in advance.
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Posted on 5/17/16 at 1:10 pm to cole_cole_world
Just build it.
Concrete post. Frame with 2x6 around post. Put a few cross pieces in. Put floor down and then go up with the walls.
If you want lean too style, leave one side shorter and have the side walls meet front to back.
Put in headers for windows.
Concrete post. Frame with 2x6 around post. Put a few cross pieces in. Put floor down and then go up with the walls.
If you want lean too style, leave one side shorter and have the side walls meet front to back.
Put in headers for windows.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 1:58 pm to cole_cole_world
I built this one last year on my lease. I used 4x4x8' posts for the legs. The platform is 4'x 8' and the legs are angled out so they are approximately 5' x 10' at the ground level. Added a little cross bracing for support and then put the stand on top.
I built all of this out on the lease with pre-cut lumber and it worked great.
For the stand... I would pre fab some walls out of 2"x2" lumber and then slap a couple of pieces of tin on the top. Front of blind 7' tall and back of blind 6' tall for a lean-to type roof.
For siding I would recommend some 3/8" exterior sheathing or i've been wanting to try some vinyl siding. I think the vinyl siding would be easy to install on site and make it pretty light to move around if needed. You can also insulate the inside with 1/2" foam board.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 2:33 pm to cole_cole_world
Don't know if this helps, but mine is built on 6 4x4s cemented in the ground. The bottom is 6' off the ground and the inside is 8' from floor to roof. Roof is sloped to the back for rain to runoff behind and not in front of you. The only thing I wish I'd have done differently is to make the Windows a hair lower.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 3:15 pm to REB BEER
Try this.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 3:26 pm to cole_cole_world
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Something that will seat my wife and I if needed
4'x6' floor, bottom of the windows 40" off the floor...
I fricked up my bracing, you want to do the angled pieces instead of the wrap around. I had to fix that after the pics were taken.
This post was edited on 5/17/16 at 3:28 pm
Posted on 5/17/16 at 3:29 pm to cole_cole_world
if you post an email adress, i've got dimensioned plans and cut sheets for a 4x6 one I did a couple years ago I can send you as a starting point.
Its pretty much what reggo described, 2x2 framing, 6' clear inside, walls/roof/floor all separate pieces so I could haul it down and then assemble in place.
Its pretty much what reggo described, 2x2 framing, 6' clear inside, walls/roof/floor all separate pieces so I could haul it down and then assemble in place.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 3:43 pm to ccard257
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Its pretty much what reggo described, 2x2 framing, 6' clear inside, walls/roof/floor all separate pieces so I could haul it down and then assemble in place
I'm going to make another one this summer and probably do try the Vinyl for siding... Ill try to remember to take a bunch of pictures for a build along and post it.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 3:46 pm to reggo75
I don't know anything about deer hunting.
They don't see that monstrosity and GTFO of dodge?
They don't see that monstrosity and GTFO of dodge?
Posted on 5/17/16 at 3:51 pm to StrongBackWeakMind
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They don't see that monstrosity and GTFO of dodge?
They see it everyday and a big boom only goes off a couple of times a year. You have to lull them into complacency. It hides you and keeps you dry.
They aren't mandatory, they're a comfortable option.
This post was edited on 5/17/16 at 4:00 pm
Posted on 5/17/16 at 4:01 pm to StrongBackWeakMind
nah, they don't seem to really give much of a frick
Posted on 5/17/16 at 4:05 pm to Clyde Tipton
I gotcha. I'm not hating on them at all. If I were a deer hunter, I would definitely prefer sitting inside a warm box than freezing my arse off outside.
I just figured they would see that thing that clearly shouldn't be there and avoid it. Clearly not.
I just figured they would see that thing that clearly shouldn't be there and avoid it. Clearly not.
This post was edited on 5/17/16 at 4:06 pm
Posted on 5/17/16 at 4:38 pm to StrongBackWeakMind
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I gotcha. I'm not hating on them at all. If I were a deer hunter, I would definitely prefer sitting inside a warm box than freezing my arse off outside.
I just figured they would see that thing that clearly shouldn't be there and avoid it. Clearly not.
This is why you put your stand up in June.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 4:42 pm to StrongBackWeakMind
quote:Deer dont realize Oak tress and Pine trees grow naturally and Box stands dont
I just figured they would see that thing that clearly shouldn't be there and avoid it. Clearly not
Yes, the first few weeks they will be hesitant of a new stand. After that it is no different than a tree
Posted on 5/17/16 at 4:50 pm to lsupride87
They stand in my front yard in the fall and eat fallen acorns. I was taking the trash out around Christmas, and the sound of my garage door opening didn't scare her off, the sound of me walking outside didn't scare her off. When I slammed the lid on the trash can, she looked up, directly at me, for about 3 seconds, then took off across the road. Cars flying by over the hill past my yard and they don't even blink. A shooting house that is stationary isn't going to cause any alarm.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 11:35 am to ccard257
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if you post an email adress, i've got dimensioned plans and cut sheets for a 4x6 one I did a couple years ago I can send you as a starting point.
wcl0258@gmail.com
Posted on 5/18/16 at 1:42 pm to cole_cole_world
got it, you can take it down.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 5:20 pm to cole_cole_world
I like the little metal brackets you can buy that receive a 2x6 on the top for the floor joist and a 4x4 on the bottom for the leg. They're like $80 a set and make building a big arse box stand really easy. No concrete or anchors or any of that shite needed. Just 4 4x4's, some 2x4's for diagonals, and a box and a ladder.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 5:44 pm to cole_cole_world
I used this as my general plan. Built at home, disassembled, hauled it 4 hours, and put it together in the middle of the day in August.
https://www.scribd.com/doc/24088566/Trophy-Deer-Stand-Plans-4x6
https://www.scribd.com/doc/24088566/Trophy-Deer-Stand-Plans-4x6
This post was edited on 5/18/16 at 5:46 pm
Posted on 5/18/16 at 9:35 pm to StrongBackWeakMind
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They don't see that monstrosity and GTFO of dodge?
Not really. Most deer dont think anything of it after its been there awhile. Its when you pour a sack of corn on the ground. They know damn well that corn didnt just fall out the sky so they are really weary when eating it. Most monster bucks will avoid a box stand but with luck you can catch one passing through. Its all I have ever hunted out of and I see plenty deer. My Summit Viper tree climber was stolen and I never bought another one.
My brother is a welder so all our box stands have a steel frame with plywood sides. the bottom of the box is 10-15ft high off the ground like a tower. When they cut over we can see for a ways.
This post was edited on 5/18/16 at 9:38 pm
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