Just a view from my deerstand...

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:23 pm

...but it's the place I call home, and however dreary the day, or depressing the state of the world, a view like this can bring back a sense of calm, and peace, and pride. Probably the last snowfall of the year, and I just thought I'd share it.

20cows · Post by **20cows** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:33 pm

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh..............

JerryB · Post by **JerryB** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:39 pm

I know what you mean. A quiet place in the woods can be worth a whole lot to a man's peace of mind.

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:08 pm

Nuth'n like a "View to a kill".

Nice pic & thanks for post'n.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:32 pm

I loved Indiana, hunting and fishing-wise......

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 11:00 pm

Very nice view. Looks cold.

LeverBob · Post by **LeverBob** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 11:11 pm

Perfect....just what the doctor ordered!

I needed that after a day like today...

LeverBob

95fan · Post by **95fan** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 11:20 pm

Very nice.

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 6:08 am

Beautiful!

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 6:54 am

You must have wi-fi in that stand - I don't see why you'd leave it to post anything here! Beau-ti-ful!!!

edsguns · Post by **edsguns** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:32 am

AJMD429,
Thanks for sharing! We actually had an unusually heavy snow just last weekend here in north central Tn., and I couldn't wait to get out in the 10" or so of it and look for deer and sign. About 3 hrs later the verdict was 13 deer seen and TONS of sign in the very fresh powder (plus 1 tired fella here after pushing that much snow for about 2 miles..lol). All in all, a wonderful day. Again, Thanks for sharing that awesome view.

rangerider7 · Post by **rangerider7** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:58 am

This is a blind I built for my son when he hunts with my grand kids. I hunt on north of there on Bear Creek. There are no bear anymore but some nice deer. As you can see the beavers have diverted part of the creek and it's a great spot for deer to come to and the sound of the running water is nice to listen to.

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:43 am

edsguns wrote:...I couldn't wait to get out in the 10" or so of it and look for deer and sign.

It's funny, but I have always just picked a spot I liked to sit, and hunted deer there (no looking for 'sign' or anything). It worked because there are lots of deer around my area, and because I could spend alot of time in the woods since we lived in the middle of it. I read lots of shooting magazines about guns, reloading, etc., but no hunting magazines.

Now my kids are different; they read Field and Stream, and are learning all about rubs, tracking, and so forth. It's neat to me, because it was the kids who talked me into getting deer stands (rather than just 'sitting' somewhere), and they found the trails and spots to put them a couple years ago. It adds a whole new dimension to the hunt.

Granted, we get deer either way, which is the object, but they are really learning more about the deer than I ever did (I just shot them if they wandered in front of me). We all have to teach our kids, and of course learn from them in the process. It is our poor kids who have to have the skills and courage to deal with the world we leave them (and with the current political environment we're leaving them a collapsing mess!).

RIHMFIRE · Post by **RIHMFIRE** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:11 pm

GREAT PIC...YOUR RIGHT ABOUT THE SENCE OF CALM AND PEACE.
I CALL IT "SANITY MAINTENANCE"
REMINDS ME OF MY HUNTING GROUNDS IN THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS OF UPSTATE NEW YORK WHEN I WAS A KID...
HERES THE VIEW FROM MINE....

TedH · Post by **TedH** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:14 pm

Makes me relax just looking at your picture.

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:18 pm

hmmm

Nath.

brucew44guns · Post by **brucew44guns** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 5:56 pm

You look at pictures like these, and consider the words of the men who live in this type environments like many of are blessed to do, and you can't but help feel sorry for our forum brethren who are deep into Los Angeles or some other large metropolis where it would be a half days drive just to get to a gravel road and a little space. To be able to pee off the front porch, shoot a 44 mag off the front porch, or dispatch any bothersome critter anywhere on your land is sure a blessing that we all need. I'm getting one of those blinds built down in back of my place this summer, need a place to go hang out with some of my firepower with me.

Texican · Post by **Texican** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:48 am

Here's a favorite spot of mine. (taken with camera phone about 20' up in my 'treehouse') This shot shows about 45 degrees of the 180 panorama I am fortunate enough to enjoy. I do some of my best thinking there...

cnjarvis · Post by **cnjarvis** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:02 am

That looks like a really nice place. Wish I were there right now.

Here's my regular spot.

300 yards to the fenceline in front of me.

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:17 am

all beautiful spots. How long to deer season?

rangerider7 · Post by **rangerider7** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:47 am

This photo is just east of the blind. These are my daughters boys. They love it on the lease too. I just got a call a few minutes ago from my daughter, she is pregnant again so I guess I will have to build another blind soon. These boys want to be hunters. If they have a sister maybe she will be a hunter. My son's boys and daughter are. This is a great day!

Just a view from my deerstand...

Just a view from my deerstand...

appreciative