Monday, January 27, 2014

And.... We're Back!

Before things go to far... I want to show you what apparently passes for a deer stand in Southern By God Alabama.



yeah kids.  That's 8X8... and there is a porch off the back to shoot your bow off of.  Of course... its carpeted and insulated as well.  Now understand... we were not at some game preserve... or fenced in slaughter house.

This is 35,000 privately owned acres of real damned hunting.  And by real damned hunting... I mean hanging out inside with your feet propped up wondering when the deer were gonna walk by.  All while looking at food plots that look like...  well...



As you can see... we were suffering.

And the craziest thing?



Sunday morning were 13 feet off the ground in this crazy contraption!  I mean seriously.  What the heck?  Tracked mobile deer stands!  God Bless The South.

Now the bad news...

We saw a bunch of deer... and a bunch of turkeys...  but took none.  All little girls... and its just to close to the rut to be killing a doe.

10 comments:

Spacebunny said...

Aw, I'm sorry you guys got skunked. There's always next time!

And most importantly, did you have a good time?

Nate said...

I wouldn't call it skunked... we could've taken some deer if we wanted too... Its a lot easier to come home with no meet when you do it by choice.

Res Ipsa said...

Hunting isn't about killing. Congratulations on a good hunt.

cheddarman said...

Speaking of things more important than hunting, congratulations on being "Southern,by the Grace of God."

Nate said...

Cheds... I hopethe tracked deer stand lived up to your expectations.

Vidad said...

"Hunting isn't about killing."

No - it's about filling the freezer.

I hope you at least filled up some zip-locks with wood beetle larvae or something protein-rich.

Failure aside, that's quite a setup they have there.

Kiwi the Geek said...

Nate, and all you other hunters, might be interested in this:

http://dominanceiseverything.com/

I heard this guy speak a few weeks ago. He spent a lot of time studying deer behavior and figured out how to make a big buck think you're another deer so he'll come to you. Not surprisingly, there are lots of parallels to Game.

Vidad said...

"he ... figured out how to make a big buck think you're another deer so he'll come to you."

Ride a Harley and listen to Kiss.

cheddarman said...

Nate, I am humbled. I will shut the hell up when it comes to Southerners and their hunting.

That is one sweet mobile hunting stand. Kinda reminds me of a german Mk 1 panzer.

I wonder if toothy could outfit it with some proper accouterments, like a 50 caliber mg and a decent cannon?

Anonymous said...

Ok, the track deer stand is beyond cool.

I wonder if toothy could outfit it with some proper accouterments, like a 50 caliber mg and a decent cannon?

The answer would be yes...

We have a scoped single shot Barret in the shop for sale/contingencies at the moment, but the MG can be had for the right price (we are a Class III dealer, after all).

A cannon is on my wish list.

toothy