Went in my stand for the first time this year and sprayed for bugs...it is about 150 yards from my house and this will be my fourth year of using it since built. I love sitting in it at about 4:00 in the morning waiting for the sun to rise.
I have used my trusty Winchester Model 70 30.06 since about 1980 and don't think I'll ever switch.

Bucks are getting more frequent

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You look nicely set up. Good job on the stand. Looks great.
How much land do you have?

Nice stand!!! I also like you choice of weapons. I bought my first deer rifle while stationed at Ft. Carson back in 1960. Win. 70 featherweight in 30-06. That rifle kept my family and 2 others in meat through the winter of '60/61. Shot 9 deer with it. All but one legal. They had a special season down in SW Colorado where the limit was 6, and at least 5 had to be does. A buddy had his license and we put two deer on it.

Did some hunting in Iran with it as well and in Germany for 4 years until 1966.

Still have it. Has a Weaver 4X on it. that time in Colorado we could not afford to put a scope on it. Great rifles.

Can you hunt over those salt licks or do you have to remove them when season opens?

Get caught baiting deer here and it will cost you your license, your rifle and your truck if you drove to the hunt in one.

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Originally posted by old rugged cross:
You look nicely set up. Good job on the stand. Looks great.
How much land do you have?

28 acres and resident landowner so deer tags are free.

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Originally posted by PHPaul:
Can you hunt over those salt licks or do you have to remove them when season opens?

Get caught baiting deer here and it will cost you your license, your rifle and your truck if you drove to the hunt in one.

Salt licks are OK year round...I feed corn infrequently year round but start regular feeding in August but I stop feeding corn 14 days before the season starts and that keeps me legal.

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Originally posted by Elk Hunter:
Nice stand!!! I also like you choice of weapons. I bought my first deer rifle while stationed at Ft. Carson back in 1960. Win. 70 featherweight in 30-06. That rifle kept my family and 2 others in meat through the winter of '60/61. Shot 9 deer with it. All but one legal. They had a special season down in SW Colorado where the limit was 6, and at least 5 had to be does. A buddy had his license and we put two deer on it.

Did some hunting in Iran with it as well and in Germany for 4 years until 1966.

Still have it. Has a Weaver 4X on it. that time in Colorado we could not afford to put a scope on it. Great rifles.

My Winchester was a Christmas gift from my employer in 1980 and that brings up a funny/back in the day story.

The construction company I was with usually had a big meeting and then Christmas party every year. I got the Winchester at the meeting (no box)and then the next morning I flew from Nebraska to St. Louis in the 4 seat company plane and I was gonna catch a commercial flight back to South Carolina. I walked right in the St. Louis main terminal holding that Winchester and not a person said anything about it other than a couple of comments about me going hunting or nice gun. I checked it in at the counter and bought a hard case for $25.00 right at the ticket counter...still have that same hard case today....back in the day (1980) and I swear this is a true story.

So more deer shooting than deer hunting.

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Originally posted by cas:
So more deer shooting than deer hunting.

We have plenty of deer on our property and I could limit out and not have to leave the porch so yes it can be easy hunting.

I can't recall seeing a nicer situation than what you've created there. Enjoy it ! And yea, the 06 rocks for anything that doesn't require specialization. Are you doing lung shots with soft bullets, or breaking shoulders, or taking any ethical shot ? And what ammo are you using specifically ?

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Originally posted by SummersAtTheLake:

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Originally posted by PHPaul:
Can you hunt over those salt licks or do you have to remove them when season opens?

Get caught baiting deer here and it will cost you your license, your rifle and your truck if you drove to the hunt in one.

Salt licks are OK year round...I feed corn infrequently year round but start regular feeding in August but I stop feeding corn 14 days before the season starts and that keeps me legal.

I take it you are not in a Chronic Wasting Disease county. You can't use feed or salt licks in some 1/3 of Missouri's counties now.

Cricks work great, I have a set up somewhat similar overlooking a crick with a choke point. Its about a 30 yrd wide wildlife highway.

plenty of deer until the opening morning. They have each other on speed dial to send out a reminder when the season opens. They know the hunting sessions as well as you n I.

I remember your thread building the tree stand. Glad to see it's still providing you enjoyment.

I like it, we put my sons tree stand up in my woods last Sat. morn. He put his camera up also, no bucks yet but some a few doe.

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Originally posted by wrightd:
I can't recall seeing a nicer situation than what you've created there. Enjoy it ! And yea, the 06 rocks for anything that doesn't require specialization. Are you doing lung shots with soft bullets, or breaking shoulders, or taking any ethical shot ? And what ammo are you using specifically ?

I've been using Remington 180gr core-lok and try for the heart shot....I have let many deer pass when I didn't have an almost perfect shot at them.

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Originally posted by SummersAtTheLake:

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Originally posted by PHPaul:
Can you hunt over those salt licks or do you have to remove them when season opens?

Get caught baiting deer here and it will cost you your license, your rifle and your truck if you drove to the hunt in one.

Salt licks are OK year round...I feed corn infrequently year round but start regular feeding in August but I stop feeding corn 14 days before the season starts and that keeps me legal.

I take it you are not in a Chronic Wasting Disease county. You can't use feed or salt licks in some 1/3 of Missouri's counties now.

Cricks work great, I have a set up somewhat similar overlooking a crick with a choke point. Its about a 30 yrd wide wildlife highway.

Salt licks are still OK in my county but next one over is not.

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plenty of deer until the opening morning. They have each other on speed dial to send out a reminder when the season opens. They know the hunting sessions as well as you n I.

The big bucks know that is for sure.

My old Remington 700 ADL has collected quite a few deer over the years. It's a 30.06 and I shoot 150 grain Remington Corelocks, but the past couple of years I've been shooting the Winchester Deer Season polymer tips with great success.

Excellent setup, Summers!

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I've been using Remington 180gr core-lok

My Browning is also a 30.06 but it seems to be a bit more accurate with the Remington 165gr core-lok than the 180gr.

150 yard walk from the house to the hunting grounds is awesome.