Old school

[catchdogs]

Found this today on s new piece of property. Thought was neat never seen one like it. Have found few in past made from barrels bolted to tree but not like this .

 

[Jim Thompson]

Yeah that's different for sure ?

 

[reflexman]

One things for sure I don’t think they took many naps in it

 

[Mr Bya Lungshot]

I’m thinking every barrel stand across Ga was put up by the same idiot.
He was a busy little fella until he fell.

 

[futbolwest]

Killed my first deer out of one in Monroe Co back in 1977. I never helped install one but they were comfortable to hunt out of, well at least our double barrels were....

 

[Lukikus2]

Seeing things like that in the woods made me comfortable sitting in my Baker.

 

[Big7]

I'll pass on that one. I like the double-wide "buddy stands" from wal-marks.

Get with it though. More power to ya'.?

 

[Sixes]

Cool find.

There used to be a couple of mail bags nailed to some tree limbs in Washington county on a club we had years ago.

 

[turkeykirk]

A couple of fellas put some up in a club I was in back in the early 70’s.

 

[alwayslookin]

I've seen a lot of old stands in the woods but never anything like that! lol

 

[godogs57]

I saw a folding lawn chair chained up 12-15 feet up in a tree once. I guess the guy toted a ladder back and forth to the tree each time he hunted it. Monroe county.

 

[catch22]

I would put a stand real near there......old stand sites are usually a good place to start with new property.....

 

[Struttin'-n-Drummin']

What county did you take this photo in? Greene?

My grandfather made and installed many of these in the 60's & 70's. The last one on that was still hanging fell out of the tree last summer. He died in 76' and he had put it up before that. So, I know that barrel was in that tree for at least 42 years. We knocked the steps out of the trees in the 80's to keep people from climbing up.

 

[Gator89]

I’m thinking every barrel stand across Ga was put up by the same idiot.
He was a busy little fella until he fell.

I have seen them as far west as NW Louisiana, the lil feller sure was busy and travelled a lot before he broke his neck.

 

[Mr Bya Lungshot]

The bottoms rust out leaving the sides high and dry. Bad design.

I have seen them as far west as NW Louisiana, the lil feller sure was busy and travelled a lot before he broke his neck.

 

[catchdogs]

What county did you take this photo in? Greene?

My grandfather made and installed many of these in the 60's & 70's. The last one on that was still hanging fell out of the tree last summer. He died in 76' and he had put it up before that. So, I know that barrel was in that tree for at least 42 years. We knocked the steps out of the trees in the 80's to keep people from climbing up.

Hancock

 

[RichardC]

Killed my first deer out of one in Monroe Co back in 1977. I never helped install one but they were comfortable to hunt out of, well at least our double barrels were....

Same as I ...Louisiana though on the edge of a grown up field in December.27 years ago ..Roughly

 

[BeerThirty]

hunting out of a rust bucket, literally.... Never seen that before. But very neat!

I wouldn't trust one for my big rump!

 

[TimBray]

Back in the mid-70s my Dad helped a friend of his (Chuck) put a 55 gal. barrel in a tree similar to that with a nice ladder and a roof. It was late when they finished so he couldn't tell what kind of view he had. Several weeks passed before they made it back down. Dad said Chuck was all excited to get in it and check his view. Dad said about the time he stepped down into the barrel, Chuck started cussing up a storm. Stepped into almost knee-deep water in the barrel. Forgot to put holes in the bottom of it so the rainwater could drain out.

 

[sleepr71]

I was just wondering how much water collected in those jokers..until the bottom rusted out..